# Flydubai attack: Questions grow as Israeli sources cite Gaza motive

https://mins.news/en/item/92503

- CGTN, 2026-10-06 05:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-06/Flydubai-attack-Questions-mount-as-Israeli-sources-cite-Gaza-motive--1R148xelEWY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Israeli sources say the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on flydubai Flight FZ1073 acted alone and told investigators he was retaliating for the Gaza conflict and wanted to die a martyr. The aircraft plunged after leaving Dubai, but the captain and others restrained him; reserve pilots landed it in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The incident has sparked a dispute in Israel over responsibility for screening foreign crew.

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