‘They saved many lives’: Netanyahu hails passengers who overpowered rogue pilot on Flydubai jet

September 30, 2026

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said one of the pilots on the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other and ‘tried to crash the plane with everyone on board.’

He hailed passengers and crew, who overpowered the attacker, as ‘heroes’ who ‘saved many lives’. pic.twitter.com/wSpipEf6kf
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 30, 2026

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
A video circulating on social media on September 30 shows a man at the center of a bloody scene aboard the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai plane, which was forced to land in Saudi Arabia after the pilots reportedly fought in the cockpit https://t.co/l8SrXZcb1s pic.twitter.com/mpnloilFwc
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2026

The Israeli passenger who subdued the Omani co pilot trying to crash the Flydubai flight carrying about 180 passengers, including 30 children, met Prime Minister Netanyahu after returning to Israel.

Netanyahu told him: “You are a hero.” pic.twitter.com/vkANMR0X7X
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) September 30, 2026

#WATCH: Israeli passengers rush the cockpit to rescue their Flydubai flight after the copilot attempted to hijack it. pic.twitter.com/rs9L3EzL2B
— Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) September 30, 2026

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