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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. Photo: Reuters

What happened aboard the flydubai flight and what investigators are examining

During interrogation by UAE authorities, al-Hammami confessed that he intended to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport or a Tel Aviv skyscraper before Israeli fighter jets could intercept it

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei. Photo: AFP

‘False flag’: Iran denies link to flydubai incident, says claims based on ‘fabricated evidence’

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, 30 September 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Who is the mystery co-pilot behind the flydubai attack?

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, 30 September 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

‘War isn’t over’: Al-Qaeda calls for ‘copycat attacks’ on US, Israeli planes after flydubai plot

Palestinians inspect the site of Wednesday's Israeli strike on a house whose residents were pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate, in Gaza City, July 30, 2026

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza: Health officials

Iranian missiles are displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, 27 September, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA

Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds

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. Photo: Reuters

Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination, says Netanyahu

Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. 30 Sept, 2026. Photo. Photo: AP

Attacker's identity, motive unclear after FlyDubai flight makes emergency landing

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, whom the leaders of Israel and India hailed as a hero for saving passengers ' lives. Photo: Collected

Who is Smit Machchhar? Hero Indian pilot who thwarted alleged flydubai flight crash attempt

Yaniv Hayun (left), one of the men who helped incapacitate the attacker on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, holds an Israeli flag after arriving at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sep 30, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot

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, 30 September 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight

Screengrab taken from Netanyahu's video statement, Israeli Prime Minister's Office via REUTERS

Netanyahu says pilot arrested after trying to crash Israel-bound flydubai plane

A screengrab taken from Flightradar24 shows a flydubai flight to Israel which was diverted to Saudi Arabia 30 September, 2026.

Passengers overcame pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Israel says