Passenger videos show aftermath of alleged pilot stabbing on flight to Israel: "We need help"

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CBS News

What happened

A pilot stabbed another and apparently tried to bring down a commercial airliner en route to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

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  • Reported by CBS News and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:43:34 UTC.

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  1. Pilot on Tel Aviv-bound flight tried to crash plane after cockpit stabbing, Netanyahu says

  2. Netanyahu on alleged FlyDubai pilot stabbing: "I don't think it was a hijacking"

  3. Passenger videos show aftermath of alleged pilot stabbing on flight to Israel: "We need help"

  4. Passengers recount terrifying attempted hijack of Dubai-to-Israel flight

  5. Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says

  6. Passengers and crew foil co-pilot's apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel

  7. What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel

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