Several passengers, including Israeli dentist Shota Musayev, administered first-aid care to Machchhar, keeping him alive until he was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia.

The additional pilots were added to the flight because possible regional rerouting could extend the journey and push the original crew beyond permitted duty hours.

Lt.-Col. Amidror is considered to have firmly rejected the possibility that Hamas would carry out its raid scenario, known as the "Jericho Wall" plan.

According to the IDF, the intelligence interviewees were not experts, but rather a middle step of the targeting process, who knew much less about the final step.

The court is hearing these cases after the Central Elections Committee voted earlier this month to disqualify them from the election run, and all petitioned against it. 

The investigation looks to establish whether or not the hijacking was motivated by terrorism.

US President Donald Trump's administration, which has cracked down on pro-Palestinian voices, says Sarsour was convicted of throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces.

Netanyahu also discussed the recent attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, praising the heroism of Yaniv Hayoun in "preventing another 9/11."