# Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing another pilot on Israel-bound plane

https://mins.news/en/video/80528

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 14:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qCekRakXQ

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot on a flight bound for Israel stabbed another pilot and apparently tried to crash the aircraft. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv plane plunged 17,000ft in under two minutes before diverting to Saudi Arabia. A passenger described screams in the cabin before three to five men entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker.

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