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Too early to say who was behind Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack, Israeli PM says

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: BBC News
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What happened

A pilot who stabbed another pilot on an Israel-bound plane is under investigation in Saudi Arabia, Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Key facts

  • Reported by BBC News and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:43:06 UTC.

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  1. Israeli attacks across Gaza kill at least eight

  2. Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

  3. Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight

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

  5. ‘Religious extremist’: What we know about Omani co-pilot who attacked flydubai captain

  6. Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

  7. Too early to say who was behind Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack, Israeli PM says

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