Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination
Passengers and crew subdued the suspect after the captain was stabbed, and the aircraft made an emergency landing with 180 people aboard, officials said.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, an Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an emergency axe aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073; passengers and off-duty pilots subdued the attacker, allowing the aircraft to land safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged the co-pilot underwent "Islamist radical indoctrination" prior to the attack, while Transportation Minister Miri Regev questioned why the airline assigned a pilot from Oman—a country lacking diplomatic relations with Israel—to the flight.
- Flight data shows the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged nearly 17,000 feet during the struggle; passenger Yaniv Hayoun and others restrained the attacker using headphone cords, a move Netanyahu hailed as "tremendous act of heroism."
- Flydubai suspended service to Israel while authorities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel investigate the motive; Captain Machchhar is in good health and recovering well after receiving medical treatment.
- The incident has become a focal point ahead of Israel's October 27 election; while President Donald Trump suggested possible Iranian involvement, Israeli officials maintain investigations are ongoing without confirming external state actor links.
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Thanks to the tenacity, bravery, and ingenuity of some everyman Israeli passengers, we’ll remember Sept. 30 as just another day, rather than another 9/11. But it came close. Last Wednesday, a routine Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was menaced when a co-pilot stabbed his captain and commenced a wrenching nosedive that saw the aircraft lose nearly three miles of altitude in around a minute. Quick-thinking Israeli travelers stormed the cockpit, subdued the …
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. In mid-flight, the Omani co-pilot attacked the captain in the cockpit with a knife. Passengers managed to overpower the co-pilot after a dive, and another pilot was able to safely land the aircraft in the Saudi city of Tabuk. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the co-pilot was subjected to “radical Islamist indoctrination”.
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