Within an hour of the attempted hijacking of a flydubai headed for Tel Aviv, conspiracy theories began circulating online positing that Netanyahu and the Mossad staged the incident.

"Our security doctrine must be clear: Anyone who tries to murder or harm Israelis, the State of Israel will pursue them and settle the score with them anywhere in the world," he said.

IRAN AFFAIRS: There is now another account of those weeks by the Iranians who were living through them, one that was recorded as events unfolded live.

However, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the working assumption remains unchanged despite Trump's comments, insisting that the co-pilot acted as a "lone wolf."

British counterterrorism police arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, amid an investigation into suspicious activity near an air base.

The group added that, at the time, they were unsure whether any other members of the flight crew were in on the Omani attacker's plot to crash the plane.

A GoFundMe campaign organized by Jewish Breaking News raised more than $73,000 toward a $130,000 goal for flydubai Capt. Smit Machchhar.

“Recognition alone is not enough,” WIZO President Anat Vidor said as Israeli and Ukrainian legal experts examined how to preserve evidence and pursue accountability.