First published 9/30/2026, 6:37:15 PM · Last updated 9/30/2026, 6:37:15 PM

Pilot stabs another on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight and passengers subdue him

A Flydubai pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed another pilot in the cockpit and allegedly tried to crash the plane, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with all 174 passengers safe, 166 of them Israelis.

Categories: travel-and-transportation, geopolitics-and-conflicts

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The Israeli prime minister said the attacker apparently tried to crash the plane, but passengers and crew subdued him and the flight landed with all passengers safe.

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Pilot stabs another on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight and passengers subdue him

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