Israel has issued new civil aviation security rules tightening background checks and controls on inbound and outbound airline crews, following a pilot-assault incident on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight that exposed security gaps. Under the rules, all foreign and Israeli carriers operating to or from Israel must submit full crew manifests to the national passenger data analysis center 48 hours before departure; any crew changes must be reported no later than two hours before departure, with the final

Israel has issued new civil aviation security rules tightening background checks and controls on inbound and outbound airline crews, following a pilot-assault incident on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight that exposed security gaps. Under the rules, all foreign and Israeli carriers operating to or from Israel must submit full crew manifests to the national passenger data analysis center 48 hours before departure; any crew changes must be reported no later than two hours before departure, with the final manifest updated at takeoff. The measures were ordered by Prime Minister Netanyahu at a security assessment meeting.