Tel Aviv, Oct. 1 -- Ongoing investigations are actively examining the circumstances surrounding a mid-air attack on board flydubai Flight FZ1073, with investigators focusing on whether key warning signs were missed during routine background checks of the aircraft's Omani co-pilot.

The investigation follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confirmation that the co-pilot, who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar in an alleged attempt to crash the Tel Aviv-bound aircraft, had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination.

In a press conference responding to queries of ANI regarding the co-pilot's background and potential pre-flight vetting gaps, a senior Israeli official deferred to Prime Minister Netanyahu's characterisation, emphasising...