Australian authorities are investigating the links between Australia and the Flydubai copilot who attacked the aircraft commander on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv the previous week. They are examining whether the Omani man was radicalised while studying in Australia between 2015 and 2017; a single report said he received a student visa in 2014 and that it was withdrawn in 2019 because he was no longer studying. Reports said the copilot had previously been banned from flying by an employer in Oman. They also reported that he attacked or stabbed his colleague in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport. One report said he had discussed such a plan before joining the airline. Separately, regional officials reportedly said that the United Arab Emirates had shared the flight's passenger and crew lists with Israel before departure.