# What happened on the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?

https://mins.news/en/video/81083

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-30 22:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U66-LPMRZJg

> Flydubai has suspended flights to and from Israel while investigating a stabbing incident aboard a plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot reportedly attacked the pilot, sending the aircraft down 17,000 feet in two minutes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered tighter security for Israeli and foreign carriers.

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