FlyDubai Flight to Israel Targeted in Cockpit Attack

In October 2026, a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv was the scene of an incident in which a co-pilot apparently tried to crash the plane. A survivor said he grabbed the controls, and the co-pilot was subdued. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel received no specific warning ahead of the incident and that the country would get to the "root" of it. Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would demand the extradition of the FlyDubai pilot at a security meeting. The United Arab Emirates investigated the incident as a possible "terror" case, and an Indian pilot was praised as a hero for helping stop the cockpit attack.