Stwarted airline attack aimed to strike near Tel Aviv

A foiled cockpit takeover last week aimed to direct a hijacked passenger flight into an Israeli airport.

Security officials reveal a pilot plotted a devastating suicide strike against a major Israeli airport last week. Passengers intervened to foil the cockpit takeover before the aircraft could reach its target. Investigators state the attacker spent months preparing the doomed operation.

• The officialNational security adviser Eytan Ben-David disclosed details of the thwarted aviation plot.
• The preparationAuthorities report the suspect spent months organizing the failed cockpit takeover.