# What we know about the cockpit stabbing on an Israel-bound flight

https://mins.news/en/item/81929

- NBC News, 2026-10-01 13:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/know-cockpit-stabbing-israel-bound-flight-rcna600881

> A pilot attacked a colleague aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, sending the plane plunging thousands of feet and creating the potential for a midair disaster. Here is what is known about the incident.

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