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Israel Planned ‘False Flag’ Aircraft Hijacking to Draw US Into New War with Iran

Press TV cited a regional source but provided no evidence for the claim that Netanyahu planned a hijacking to pull the United States into war with Iran.

  • On Thursday, Iranian state-run Press TV alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plotted a "false flag" hijacking involving a United Arab Emirates aircraft to draw the United States into war with Iran, citing an unnamed regional source.
  • The report claimed the plan was finalized during Netanyahu's secret visit to the UAE three days prior, with high-ranking military and intelligence officials discussing how to devise an operation to blame on Iran.
  • Flydubai reported a "dispute in the cockpit" on Wednesday, leading flight FZ1073 carrying 174 passengers to make an emergency landing at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia, where the captain and co-pilot sustained injuries.
  • President Donald Trump vowed to attack Iran "very hard" if Tehran was behind the incident, while Saudi Arabia's National Transport Safety Center opened an investigation and Flydubai suspended flights to and from Israel.
  • There has been no official response from Israel, the UAE, or the United States regarding the allegations, which the source also linked to Netanyahu's concerns over his coalition's prospects in the upcoming parliamentary election.
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Following Trump's warning, Iranian media claimed that the incident involving the Israel-bound Flydubai flight may have been a plot orchestrated by Netanyahu and UAE President Bin Zayed. According to the report, the purpose was to divert attention from the October 7 controversy, strengthen Netanyahu's position before the elections, and create a pretext for a new confrontation with Iran.

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The reasons behind the alleged attempt to hijack a flight to Israel are both clear and vague. Whether the attempt was made to avenge the killing of thousands of people by Israeli forces in Gaza or was a case of a sudden deterioration in someone’s mental state, it only benefits one person, and that is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, also traveled from the United Arab Emirates to Israe…

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PressTV broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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