By Hyunjoo Jin and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

The search warrant lists charges of professional negligence resulting in death after 179 people were killed on a Jeju Air flight.

South Korean police raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport Thursday, as the investigation into the deadly Dec. 29 plane crash that killed 179 people ramped up.

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, including its director, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave and Israel's military.

Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on site that killed almost all passengers aboard the aircraft last weekend, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.

SEOUL - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Jan 2 immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any issues as authorities ramp up a probe into Dec 29's deadly air crash.

South Korean police raided Jeju Air and the operator of the Muan airport as they ramped up their investigation into Sunday’s catastrophic plane crash that claimed 179 lives, marking the worst aviation disaster in the country’s recent history.

South Korean investigators said Saturday they were close to finalising the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder from a fatal plane crash that left 179 people dead last week."The transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) is expected to be completed today,

Muan-gun, South Korea - December 30, 2024 South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Saturday that the remains of all 179 victims of the devastating passenger jet crash in Muan County,