A commercial Flydubai flight en route from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a violent altercation in the cockpit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the other pilot during the flight, an act that reportedly put the aircraft at risk of crashing. The incident prompted distress signals that initially sparked concerns regarding a potential hijacking.

While the flight was diverted safely, the situation remains under investigation by authorities. Israeli officials have confirmed they are looking into whether the stabbing was an attempted terror attack. The sources agree that the flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia and that the co-pilot has been arrested, though they differ slightly in their framing of the event's immediate context. The Hill focuses primarily on the arrest and the Prime Minister’s statement regarding the near-crash, while The Guardian provides additional context regarding the distress signals and the specific investigation into potential terrorism. There is no current information regarding the condition of the injured pilot or the specific motives of the co-pilot beyond the official Israeli statements.