https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/netanyahu-calls-stabbed-indian-pilot-a-hero-flydubai-halts-israel-flightsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/netanyahu-calls-stabbed-indian-pilot-a-hero-flydubai-halts-israel-flightshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/netanyahu-calls-stabbed-indian-pilot-a-hero-flydubai-halts-israel-flights#u101406Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:47:28 +0000Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a hero for saving 174 people on a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight after a co-pilot stabbed him. The incident caused the plane to plunge before passengers, including a plumber and a dentist, helped subdue the attacker. Flydubai has halted all flights to Israel while Emirati officials and a security team investigate possible terrorist links. Netanyahu claims the Omani co-pilot underwent Islamic radical indoctrination, though he noted it is too early to confirm if Iran played a role.Why it mattersThe attack occurred on flight FZ107