Flydubai terror attackFlydubai co-pilot ‘planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion airport’Hamam al-Hammami has allegedly told Emirati investigators that he had planned to carry out the attack on an earlier flight but had postponedBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Flydubai terror attackHeroic Flydubai captain ‘who was attacked with axe’ invited to Israel for Independence DayPrime minister Benjamin Netanyahu extends honour to Smit Machchhar who defied injuries to help save 180 passengers and crew on Flight 1073 from disasterBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Flydubai terror attackFlydubai pilot underwent ‘Islamist indoctrination,’ Netanyahu claimsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
By Stephen PollardWhat the terror scare on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight showed about the power of the Abraham AccordsThe emergency landing underscored the evolving security cooperation between Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia – a reminder that the peace agreements have reshaped the region far beyond diplomacy and trade3 min read
Flydubai terror attackEl Al launches repatriation flights for Israelis stranded by Flydubai terror attack at £188 a ticketIsrair is also due to launch a service returning people from the UAE, costing £226, according to the Transportation MinistryBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
Flydubai terror attackHerzog nominates Israeli Flydubai passengers for civilian heroism award over foiled terror attackThe Israeli president commended the four men for acting ‘without hesitation’ to save the more than 150 people on board the flightBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
By Roger MacmillanThe Flydubai attack reveals the threat from within that airlines must confrontAfter 9/11, the industry learned to secure the cockpit against a threat from the cabin. It must now recognise that the person inside matters just as much and build a safety system that relies neither on luck nor on the bravery of a wounded captain and passengers3 min read
Observers baffled after Miliband describes Flydubai terror attack as ‘incident’The foreign secretary was rebuked by Israeli officials and political rivalsBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||October 1, 2026 14:15
Netanyahu: Too early to say whether Iran was involved in Flydubai attackThe Israeli prime minister hailed the heroism of passengers who subdued the co-pilot and helped the Tel Aviv-bound aircraft land safelyBy Melanie Swan2 min read||October 1, 2026 12:15
Flydubai pilot who ‘tried to bring down plane’ was a ‘terrorist or a whackjob,’ claims TrumpIsraeli authorities have branded the incident an ‘attempted jihadist terror attack’By Hayley Cregor1 min read||October 1, 2026 11:05
‘I think I smell a rat’: Pro-Gaza MP casts doubt on ‘speed’ of Israeli investigation into Flydubai attackAyoub Khan, who has previously called for British military intervention against Israel, appeared to suggest that Israel’s investigation of the incident was suspiciousBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 1, 2026 10:49
‘I put flight attacker in a chokehold, pulled up the controls and stopped the plane diving’, says brave passengerIsraeli Yaniv Hayun tells Benjamin Netanyahu he knew how to work the jet’s controls because he watched documentary series Mayday about air crashesBy JC Reporter1 min read||September 30, 2026 19:23
Netanyahu orders tighter security for Israel flights after Flydubai cockpit attackThe flight’s co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to bring down the aircraft in what Israeli authorities said was an ‘attempted jihadist terror attack’By Hayley Cregor2 min read||September 30, 2026 16:59
‘Off-duty British pilot helped rescue plane after cockpit stabbing’Israeli authorities believe the incident was an ‘attempted jihadist terrorist attack’ with the goal of crashing the aircraftBy JC Reporter1 min read||September 30, 2026 16:26
Heroic passengers on Flydubai Tel Aviv plane prevented ‘major disaster’ by storming cockpit‘We thought we weren’t going to make it out alive,’ said one Israeli who was on the planeBy Jamie Shapiro4 min read||September 30, 2026 15:35
Israeli authorities confirm Flydubai ‘hijack’ alert was ‘attempted jihadist terrorist attack’The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed an altercation between the pilots in the cockpit of the Flydubai plane, which has now landed safely in Saudi Arabia.By Jacob Jaffa3 min read||September 30, 2026 09:27
