# Israeli officials say diverted flydubai incident may be attempted ‘terror attack’

https://mins.news/en/item/80228

- Reuters, 2026-09-30 12:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/diverted-flydubai-flight-israel-was-not-hijacking-incident-israeli-prime-2026-09-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abcf9c2a32b780001a83710

> Israel’s government believes an incident aboard a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted to Saudi Arabia after sending emergency signals, may have been an attempted “terror attack” by one of the pilots, two Israeli officials said.

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