16 days ago · Israel
Netanyahu says a flydubai pilot tried to crash a plane of mostly Israeli passengers
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. NPR News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 13:35 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Netanyahu says a flydubai pilot tried to crash a plane of mostly Israeli passengers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
"As the plane was approaching Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot and tried to crash the plane with everyone on board," but a passenger and crew member broke into the cockpit to stop it. (Image credit: Jack Guez)
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NPR News
A pilot stabs another pilot and tries to crash their flight to Tel Aviv, Israel says
- New development reported by NPR News
On flight to Israel, pilot is stabbed, plane plunges before passengers tackle attacker
- New development reported by NPR World
Netanyahu says a flydubai pilot tried to crash a plane of mostly Israeli passengers
- Picked up by NPR News
Israel says a flydubai pilot tried to crash a plane of mostly Israeli passengers
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
Reported by 1 outlet
- NPR