# Netanyahu meets survivor of FlyDubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after attack

https://mins.news/en/video/81418

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-01 04:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3fqz8UMjdE

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv Hayoun, a passenger on the FlyDubai flight whose pilot apparently tried to crash the plane. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia, and Netanyahu told Hayoun, “You’re the hero.”

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