India, Oct. 1 -- By Ayushi Agarwal

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 1 (ANI): Weighing in on the grave national security implications following a terrifying mid-air incident aboard an Israel-bound flight following a violent mid-air cockpit attack, former director of the Israel National Security Council, Helit Barel, stated that the event must be treated as a potential terror attack.

Speaking to ANI, Barel said, "Well, I think it's definitely both. It's a very grave incident in terms of national security for Israel. It clearly has been some violations of aviation security, although I'm not clear at this point whether the weapon with which the co-pilot stabbed Smit Machchhar, the pilot, was the axe, the rescue axe that's within the cockpit or so...