Flydubai attempted hijacking

The flydubai attack was a failure before it was a plot - analysis

Officials in Oman and Australia reportedly raised concerns about the flydubai co-pilot. Whatever the Iran probe finds, investigators must explain why the warnings failed to stop him from flying.

Flydubai passengers react and check after realising there is commotion in the cockpit Sunday, 4th October 2026
‘There was nobody in the cockpit’: Israeli passenger reconstructs flydubai attack

‘There was nobody in the cockpit’: Israeli passenger reconstructs flydubai attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Yaniv Hayoun, a passenger on the FlyDubai flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, at the Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, October 1, 2026.

Flydubai attempted hijack security failure exposes Israel’s deep accountability crisis - analysis

B'Yachad leader and former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, September 29, 2026

Bennett: 'Direct line' connects flydubai attempted hijacking, Oct. 7 after gov. trades blame


Flydubai hijacker, wounded pilot accompanied by Emirati security team to UAE, Saudi Arabia says

Both were cleared to fly by medical professionals after being hospitalized once the aircraft landed in Tubuk.

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

'The cockpit was empty': Israeli recounts fight to survive flydubai attempted hijacking - exclusive

At a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv, Tal reconstructs the moment he had to get two additional pilots to the controls, the efforts to secure the aircraft and the moment he thought about his children.

Tal, an Israeli businessman who was aboard the flydubai flight, is seen during the onboard crisis and later speaking to The Jerusalem Post in Tel Aviv on October 1, 2026

Thank you, Saudi Arabia: Israel should return the favor through actions not just words - opinion

When an Israel-bound airliner fell into danger over the desert, Riyadh answered with deeds, not statements. Israel should now answer in kind.

Passengers at Tabuk airport after a Flydubai aircraft that was bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals, in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab obtained from a video dated September 30, 2026.

'It's possible': Omani flydubai pilot could be linked to Iran's IRGC, Trump suggests

However, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the working assumption remains unchanged despite Trump's comments, insisting that the co-pilot acted as a "lone wolf."

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One as he departs for Denton, Texas, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, October 1, 2026.

Omani flydubai hijacker told passengers to kill him after he was restrained, Israelis tell PM

The group added that, at the time, they were unsure whether any other members of the flight crew were in on the Omani attacker's plot to crash the plane.

PM Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayoun, Or Pardilov, and Dr. Shota Musayev and his wife, Sigalit on October 1, 2026.

Nearly $80,000 raised for wounded flydubai pilot

A GoFundMe campaign organized by Jewish Breaking News raised more than $73,000 toward a $130,000 goal for flydubai Capt. Smit Machchhar.

Flydubai pilot, capt. Smit Machchhar.

Watchdogs uncovered conspiracy theories blaming Israel for staging flydubai incident

Within an hour of the attempted hijacking of a flydubai headed for Tel Aviv, conspiracy theories began circulating online positing that Netanyahu and the Mossad staged the incident.

A flydubai plane carrying passengers from flight FZ1073 arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, after a suspected terror attack aboard their original flight from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026.

Co-pilot in flydubai attempted hijacking underwent Islamist radical indoctrination, Netanyahu says

"We'll get to the root of this attacker, whether he had accomplices, whether Iran was behind it. I think we'll find out very soon," Netanyahu said.

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

IDF rejects claims made in NAZA film as El Al and Israir to operate Dubai rescue flights

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The Israeli-American Council in New York in a campaign ahead of the first screening of the film NAZA in the city, September 27, 2026.

Ben-Gvir to demand extradition of flydubai pilot to Israel after attempted terror hijacking

"Our security doctrine must be clear: Anyone who tries to murder or harm Israelis, the State of Israel will pursue them and settle the score with them anywhere in the world," he said.

National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, arrives to submit the Otzma Yehudit party list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.