# Pilot on Israel-bound flight stabbed another and tried to crash, Netanyahu says

https://mins.news/en/video/80609

- Global News, 2026-09-30 15:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48CEe7BxR9A

> Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel stabbed the other pilot and tried to crash the aircraft. A physical altercation broke out about two hours into the flight before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Tracking data showed a descent of more than five kilometres in under two minutes, while passengers and a man alleged to be a pilot were seen covered in blood.

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