According to information from Israeli sources dated October 4 local time, the Omani first officer, Hamam Hamami, who attacked the captain aboard a Dubai Aviation passenger jet on September 30, confessed during interrogation in the United Arab Emirates that he had planned to fly the aircraft "directly into" Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Sources said Hamami chose to attack the captain while the jet was flying over Jordanian airspace, intending to let the aircraft continue on its normal flight path until it was nearing Ben Gurion Airport, when Israeli military jets would no longer have time to intercept it, and then crash the plane into the airport terminal.

The wounded captain, at all costs, managed to open the cockpit door and thwarted Hamami's plan.

Israeli sources said Hamami stated during interrogation that he had already planned the attack before being hired by Dubai Aviation.

He had researched which airlines operated routes flying to Tel Aviv, attempted to apply for positions with them, and was ultimately hired by Dubai Aviation.

On September 30, a security incident occurred during Dubai Aviation flight FZ1073 from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv.

According to UAE sources, the flight's first officer allegedly stabbed the captain with a knife inside the cockpit, causing the aircraft to suddenly descend sharply.

After other crew members and passengers subdued the attacker, the crew regained control of the aircraft.

Following the incident, the jet was diverted and landed safely at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.