WorldPingSaudi Arabia says the attacker and pilot who was stabbed have both been sent back to United Arab Emirates.
Emirati officials are investigating the incident for possible terrorist links.
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WorldPingIsraeli passengers, the captain and other pilots on board intervened, allowing the plane to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Most of the passengers were Israeli and were later flown from Saudi Arabia to Israel.
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No warning was given before the deadly Israeli attack hit Remal, one of Gaza City's most crowded neighbourhoods.
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Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed while flying an Israel-bound plane, shared new details about the incident from his hospital bed. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot's attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
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Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible 'maybe a year earlier'.
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Israeli Gen. Nitzan Alon told a Washington Institute forum that all Gaza captives could've been freed a year earlier.
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