Overview
- Passengers and crew overpowered an Omani co‑pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which sent emergency squawk codes and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
- A wounded Emirati pilot received first aid and the suspect was restrained on board before the aircraft made an emergency landing and passengers disembarked safely.
- Flight‑tracking data recorded a 7700 emergency call followed by a 7500 hijack code, Israeli jets were scrambled to monitor the plane, and Saudi and Israeli authorities plus Flydubai have opened formal investigations.
- Officials are examining whether the attack was an attempted suicide or deliberate crash attempt while investigators collect witness statements, cockpit evidence and forensic data.
- The episode adds to a day of regional and domestic security stories, including the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, a deadly CISF camp shooting in Kathua, and active probes in high‑profile Indian cases such as the IIT Bombay student death and Delhi campus safety protests.