# 'Hero' pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says

https://mins.news/en/item/81193

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 21:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqgmrm7xd8wyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a pilot stabbed the other pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and apparently tried to crash it. Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker, and the aircraft landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The injured pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, is in stable condition.

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