A planned meeting between Israeli and Emirati officials about an alleged terror plot involving a flydubai flight has been canceled at the last minute. The meeting was expected to take place this week, but the reason for the cancellation remains unclear.
The meeting was expected to allow officials from the United Arab Emirates to present findings from their investigation into an alleged attack plan involving flydubai. The incident reportedly took place about two weeks earlier and was described as a thwarted terror attack.
According to Israeli Channel 13, the cancellation means the results of the Emirati investigation will not be presented to Israeli authorities as planned. The report said the television network had received conflicting accounts about why the meeting was called off.
One account suggested that the UAE canceled the meeting because it did not want the participation of Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev to be viewed as a political event. Under this explanation, Emirati officials were concerned that her attendance could draw political attention away from the investigation.
A different account suggested that Regev herself canceled the meeting. The reason for that decision was not known, according to the report.
Neither explanation has been independently confirmed in the available report. It also remains unclear whether the two sides will arrange another meeting or when Israeli officials might receive the findings.
The planned talks came amid security concerns following the reported plot involving the Emirati airline. The investigation was expected to provide information about the incident and help officials discuss its possible implications for aviation security.
However, the cancellation has delayed the planned exchange of information between the two sides. Without the meeting, Israeli authorities will not receive the findings through the process that had been scheduled for this week.
The case also highlights the sensitivity of security cooperation between Israel and the UAE. Both countries have shared interests in regional stability and aviation safety, but meetings involving senior political figures can carry wider diplomatic significance.
Regev’s possible participation appears to have become one point of dispute in the accounts surrounding the cancellation. One version suggests the UAE wanted to avoid the appearance that the meeting was being used for political purposes. The other places responsibility for the decision on the Israeli minister.
The different accounts leave key questions unanswered. It is not clear which side initiated the cancellation, whether disagreements over attendance played a central role, or whether other issues affected the plans.
The findings of the Emirati probe could be important for understanding what happened and how authorities assessed the reported threat. Yet details of the investigation have not been presented to Israeli officials at the planned meeting, according to the report.
There has been no confirmed public explanation resolving the conflicting claims. Further information from the Israeli or Emirati governments could clarify why the meeting was canceled and whether a new date will be set.
For now, the planned discussions remain on hold. The delay means officials must wait for another opportunity to exchange information about the reported flydubai incident and the findings of the UAE investigation.
The cancellation does not, by itself, establish that security cooperation between the countries has ended. It does, however, leave the immediate next steps uncertain as both sides face questions about the meeting’s cancellation and the timing of any future briefing.
