# Mother of Israel-bound flight passenger describes incident

https://mins.news/en/video/80467

- Guardian News, 2026-09-30 14:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9WZZo2VMU

> The mother of a passenger on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel said her daughter told her the aircraft lost control before other pilots took over and it landed in Saudi Arabia. Yasmin Abukasis said her daughter heard screaming and saw a man draw a knife and force the pilot to the floor.

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