# Israel-bound Flight Hijacking and Aviation Security Incidents — 2026-09 archive https://mins.news/en/topic/israel-bound-flight-terror-incident/2026-09 - 57 reports · 50 videos · 19 outlets - Updated: 2026-09-30 23:53 UTC ## Earlier coverage ### 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Trump says Netanyahu told him a plumber saved a FlyDubai plane](https://mins.news/en/video/81150) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/item/81140) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane headed for Israel](https://mins.news/en/video/81135) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 - [The biggest ‘unknown’ in thwarted plane hijacking](https://mins.news/en/video/81120) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Tel Aviv flight passengers recount harrowing moments during mid-air attack](https://mins.news/en/item/81118) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane](https://mins.news/en/item/81145) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Netanyahu thanks Indian pilot for heroism in rescuing Flydubai passengers](https://mins.news/en/item/81080) — TASS, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [What happened on the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?](https://mins.news/en/video/81083) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-30 - [What to know about the attack aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel](https://mins.news/en/video/81082) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [Israel flight attack: passengers tackle pilot 'trying to crash plane'](https://mins.news/en/video/81050) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 - [What to know about the terrifying FlyDubai flight bound for Israel](https://mins.news/en/item/81037) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai flight diverted after alleged terror attack](https://mins.news/en/video/81045) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 - [How passengers helped stop the Flydubai emergency](https://mins.news/en/video/81044) — DW News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passenger recounts heroic actions aboard FlyDubai flight](https://mins.news/en/video/81046) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 - [Passengers describe harrowing flydubai flight as a 'rollercoaster'](https://mins.news/en/item/81057) — France 24, 2026-09-30 - [Passengers describe harrowing Flydubai flight as a 'rollercoaster'](https://mins.news/en/video/81013) — France 24 English, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - ['Hero' pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says](https://mins.news/en/item/81193) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Flydubai passengers arrive in Tel Aviv after pilot stabbing](https://mins.news/en/item/81002) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing](https://mins.news/en/item/80994) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Flydubai suspends Israel flights pending investigation into plane incident](https://mins.news/en/item/80989) — TASS, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [How did passengers stop a FlyDubai pilot attack mid-flight?](https://mins.news/en/video/80948) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Man who helped subdue knife-wielding suspect on flight to Tel Aviv honored](https://mins.news/en/item/81022) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [A Bloody Stabbing, Then Screams: The Fight to Save FlyDubai 1073](https://mins.news/en/item/80916) — Bloomberg News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Embassy says Flydubai incident may have been attempted terrorist attack](https://mins.news/en/item/80913) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Saudi Arabia investigates flydubai emergency landing in Tabuk](https://mins.news/en/item/80919) — TRT World, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Netanyahu praises Indian pilot who helped save lives on Flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/item/80935) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 - [Former Israeli PM thanks Saudi authorities after cockpit attack](https://mins.news/en/video/80910) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Israel probes theory Flydubai pilot planned skyscraper crash — media](https://mins.news/en/item/80897) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai FZ1073 timeline: How the Israel-bound flight emergency unfolded](https://mins.news/en/item/80896) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 - [GRAPHIC WARNING: What we know about the chaos aboard a flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80879) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 - [NEW DETAILS: Pilot changed transponder code to signal hijacking](https://mins.news/en/video/80847) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 - [Netanyahu says FlyDubai pilot stabbed co-pilot and tried to crash plane](https://mins.news/en/video/80865) — CBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Terror in Skies: FlyDubai Pilot Stabs Colleague as Passengers Intervene](https://mins.news/en/video/80857) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai declines to disclose pilots’ nationalities after emergency landing — media](https://mins.news/en/item/80834) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [BREAKING: Suspected plane attacker in custody](https://mins.news/en/video/80795) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passengers on diverted plane arrive in Tel Aviv](https://mins.news/en/video/80807) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Passenger recounts moment co-pilot tried to crash flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80793) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Israel says Flydubai pilot tried to crash plane during cockpit fight](https://mins.news/en/video/80778) — euronews, 2026-09-30 - [Stabbed Flydubai pilot identified as Indian national Smit Machchhar](https://mins.news/en/item/80776) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Netanyahu says pilot tried to crash Israel-bound plane](https://mins.news/en/video/80800) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 - [LIVE: Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/video/80771) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passengers on diverted plane arrive in Tel Aviv](https://mins.news/en/item/80893) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [FACTBOX: What we know about Flydubai pilots’ fight and emergency landing](https://mins.news/en/item/80763) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [‘Whoever is hearing me, we need help’: how flight 1073 survived its 5,000-metre plunge](https://mins.news/en/item/80762) — The Guardian, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passengers land in Israel amid terror investigation into diverted plane](https://mins.news/en/video/80751) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Netanyahu meets Flydubai passenger who subdued pilot in stabbing attack](https://mins.news/en/item/80740) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Survivors return to Israel after violent cockpit attack](https://mins.news/en/video/80749) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Flydubai plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after stabbing](https://mins.news/en/video/80718) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [Israel says pilot tried to crash flydubai plane during cockpit fight](https://mins.news/en/video/80721) — euronews, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Pilot brawl, rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/item/80691) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [FlyDubai Crash Averted After Pilot Stabbed Colleague](https://mins.news/en/video/80700) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-30 - [Israeli PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane](https://mins.news/en/item/80687) — France 24, 2026-09-30 - [Israel PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane](https://mins.news/en/video/80695) — France 24 English, 2026-09-30 - [DEVELOPING: Netanyahu says co-pilot stabbed captain, tried to crash flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80676) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 - [Pilot Arrested in Possible Terror Incident: What You Need to Know](https://mins.news/en/video/80658) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 - [Netanyahu says pilot stabbed another on FlyDubai flight and apparently tried to crash it](https://mins.news/en/video/80661) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [Jerusalem Daily: Flight carrying Israelis diverted after stabbing](https://mins.news/en/item/80683) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passengers from plane that made emergency landing in Saudi Arabia arrive in Tel Aviv](https://mins.news/en/item/80646) — TASS, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [GRAPHIC WARNING: Bloodied men seen in video on Israel-bound flydubai flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80650) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 - [Tel Aviv-Bound Flight Averts Catastrophe After Cockpit Battle](https://mins.news/en/video/80641) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-30 - [Live updates: Netanyahu says pilot stabbed another on UAE flight to Israel in apparent attempt to crash](https://mins.news/en/item/80613) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [‘Attempted terror attack’: What happened on board the rerouted Flydubai flight?](https://mins.news/en/item/80599) — France 24, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - ['A LOT OF BLOOD': Passengers' families describe chaos on diverted flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80605) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Pilot on Israel-bound flight stabbed another and tried to crash, Netanyahu says](https://mins.news/en/video/80609) — Global News, 2026-09-30 - [What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?](https://mins.news/en/item/80574) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 - [Aviation and security experts react to hijacking attempt on Israel-bound flight](https://mins.news/en/video/80556) — CNN, 2026-09-30 - [Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after violent incident](https://mins.news/en/video/80547) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Passengers recount incident and return to Israel - [Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane](https://mins.news/en/item/80726) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [What we know about alleged stabbing of pilot by co-pilot on Israel-bound flight](https://mins.news/en/item/80538) — The Guardian, 2026-09-30 - [BREAKING: Israeli defense chief says cockpit stabbing likely a 'terror attack'](https://mins.news/en/video/80516) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 - [Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing another pilot on Israel-bound plane](https://mins.news/en/video/80528) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Israeli pilot reassures travelers after reported cockpit attack](https://mins.news/en/video/80475) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [Flydubai confirms cockpit brawl on flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv](https://mins.news/en/item/80442) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Live updates: Netanyahu says pilot stabbed another on UAE flight to Israel in apparent crash attempt](https://mins.news/en/item/80436) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 #### Israeli politicians and Trump speak out - [Israeli opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of playing ‘cheap politics’ over flydubai incident](https://mins.news/en/item/80424) — TRT World, 2026-09-30 #### Cockpit stabbing and airliner diversion to Saudi Arabia - [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 - [Dubai-to-Israel flight lands in Saudi Arabia after pilots fight midair](https://mins.news/en/video/80371) — CBS News, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai flight diverted after apparent terror incident, Israeli security source says](https://mins.news/en/video/80360) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 - [BREAKING: Graphic images revealed from flydubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/video/80341) — Fox News, 2026-09-30 - [Pilots of Flydubai flight that made emergency landing hospitalized with injuries](https://mins.news/en/item/80260) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard incident](https://mins.news/en/video/80271) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-30 - [Israeli officials say diverted flydubai incident may be attempted ‘terror attack’](https://mins.news/en/item/80228) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 - [Animation shows flight path of Israel-bound plane diverted amid reports of onboard fight](https://mins.news/en/video/80232) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Israeli minister calls emergency landing of Israel-bound flight a ‘terrorist’ incident](https://mins.news/en/item/80207) — The Guardian, 2026-09-30 - [Violent incident between pilots forces Israel-bound flight to divert](https://mins.news/en/item/80218) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Forced landing of Israel-bound flight: What we know so far](https://mins.news/en/item/80192) — France 24, 2026-09-30 - [IN BRIEF: Flydubai plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv lands safely in Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/item/80096) — TASS, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after Russian, Ukrainian pilots fight mid-air](https://mins.news/en/item/80013) — TRT World, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai pilot investigated over possible attempt to crash Tel Aviv-bound flight](https://mins.news/en/item/80003) — DW, 2026-09-30 - [Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/item/79981) — The Guardian, 2026-09-30 - [Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert](https://mins.news/en/item/79962) — NBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl](https://mins.news/en/item/79930) — France 24, 2026-09-30 - [Tel Aviv-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after cockpit incident, Israeli source says](https://mins.news/en/item/79915) — ABC News, 2026-09-30 - [Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after alleged pilot dispute](https://mins.news/en/item/79907) — euronews, 2026-09-30 - [LIVE: Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/video/79888) — Reuters, 2026-09-30 - [Israel-bound flight diverted after fight between pilots](https://mins.news/en/item/79871) — BBC News, 2026-09-30 - [Dubai-to-Israel commercial flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after distress call](https://mins.news/en/item/79857) — The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 - [‘Violent’ altercation between pilots forces FlyDubai flight to divert to Saudi Arabia](https://mins.news/en/item/79846) — CNN, 2026-09-30