# FlyDubai Hijacking Turns Into Flashpoint in Israeli Election

https://mins.news/en/item/87243

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-06 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/flydubai-incident-turns-into-battleground-in-israeli-election?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4481592573c0001e82319

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to associate himself with the heroism of Israelis who helped stop a FlyDubai co-pilot from crashing a plane bound for Tel Aviv.

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