Army Radio reported that Netanyahu told lawmakers at parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee that it was being examined
"The hijacker has just been arrested," Cypriot government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Twitter, without providing further details.
A man emerged from the aircraft and then walked across the tarmac and raised his hands to two awaiting counter-terrorism police officers, an AFP correspondent reported.
They laid him on the ground and searched him for around two minutes before taking him away.
The hijacker had claimed to be wearing an explosives belt when he took over the plane.
The man's motivation was unclear, but President Nicos Anastasiades said the hijacking was "not something that has to do with terrorism" and a Cyprus government official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the man "seems (to be) in love."
While social media was abuzz with concern immediately after the hijack, the mood soon changed to humour when details of the hijack emerged.
- Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 29, 2016
Hijack Her Heart, Not Planes. ;) #EgyptAir
- Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 29, 2016
- Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 29, 2016
- Joy (@Joydas) March 29, 2016
Hijacker: Belt w/ explosives & a soda. ??
Security: Sorry, you can't take soda on-board sir. ??
- NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) March 29, 2016
- Sympathy Mpofu (@sympthesaint) March 29, 2016
- Sir Yograj Singh (@siryograjsingh) March 29, 2016
It should be "Oh crap any idiot can hijack a plane" #EgyptAir
- ~Velyon~ (@darth_sedai) March 29, 2016
- Nishatha Abraham (@Kajraaare) March 29, 2016
- Snober Alan Abbasi (@snobers) March 29, 2016
- Snap? maanimrankhan (@MaanImranKhan) March 29, 2016
- Abdallah Hendawy (@hendawys) March 29, 2016
- RayRay (@RyeDhorat) March 29, 2016
- Alicia Dove (@AliciaEDove) March 29, 2016
- Treasa Nealon (@TreasaNealon) March 29, 2016
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