# Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight makes emergency landing after pilot allegedly tries to stab colleague

https://mins.news/en/item/80378

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-30 13:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-30/dubai-tel-aviv-flight-lands-in-saudi-arabia-after-on-board-issue

> A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided catastrophe after one pilot tried to stab a colleague. The confrontation sent the aircraft into a steep plunge and forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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