Herzog spoke with Yaniv Hayoun, Dr. Shota Musayev, Tzvika Mans, and Asaf Rejwan, who took part in the response to the violent incident aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 on Wednesday.
Miran, who was released from Gaza after 738 days in captivity, said that he views telling the stories of what happened as "an immensely important national mission, a life mission."
After days trapped amid renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, 45 Israeli tourists were rescued in a coordinated operation involving military helicopters and overland escorts to safe areas.
In addition to the two severely injured, four individuals between 50 and 80 sustained moderate injuries, and 18 sustained minor injuries.
In a CNN interview, Netanyahu revealed Israel will join the flydubai probe, praised heroes who averted a '9/11 disaster,' denied pre-October7 warnings, and called settler violence framing a 'hoax.
With estimated war costs of NIS 350b and public debt near 70% of GDP, Israel’s next government must balance surging defense spending with urgent education and labor market reforms.
Herzog also addressed the flydubai attempted hijacking incident, thanking the passengers on board as heroes and Israels friends and partners in the region.
"We have learned a lot about responding to home front disasters emanating from multiple fronts," the district commander said about the most recent drill he directed in the Haifa region.
The additional pilots were added to the flight because possible regional rerouting could extend the journey and push the original crew beyond permitted duty hours.
Ministers and opposition politicians also praised the Israeli passengers aboard the flybubai aircraft, saying that they saved many lives and potentially prevented a disaster on the scale of 9/11.
The hoaxer continued describing the alleged dramatic moments on the flight, saying passengers feared something had happened to the pilot and that the aircraft could crash.
