Flight to Israel diverted after pilot broadcasts emergency signal, sources — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-to-israel-diverted-after-pilot-broadcasts-emergency-signal-sourcesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Flydubai Co-pilot Arrested After Attempting to Crash Flight to Israelhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-to-israel-diverted-after-pilot-broadcasts-emergency-signal-sourceshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-to-israel-diverted-after-pilot-broadcasts-emergency-signal-sources#u104715Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:31:54 +0000Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami was arrested after allegedly stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar and attempting to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers and off-duty pilots subdued al-Hammami, preventing the aircraft from crashing. The plane, carrying over 150 Israelis, transmitted a hijack code over Jordan and descended 17,400 feet in just over two minutes before diverting to Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials described the event as an attempted jihadist terror attack, while UAE authorities are investigating possible terrorist links. Passengers have since returned to Israel safe