Following a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former President Donald Trump publicly speculated on the motives of a flydubai copilot involved in an attempted hijacking. Trump referred to the individual as 'perhaps a terrorist or a whack-job,' though he provided no evidence to support these labels.

At the time of these remarks, the Israeli airline Arkia was reportedly preparing to resume its flight route to Dubai. The context of the conversation between Trump and Netanyahu also touched upon broader regional tensions, with Trump suggesting that the United States faces a choice regarding Iran: either negotiate a new deal or take military action, which he described as 'maybe blow them up.'

While the Times of Israel report links these statements to the flydubai incident, it does not provide further details on the specific investigation into the copilot's actions or the official status of the hijacking attempt. The report focuses on the intersection of Trump’s rhetoric regarding regional security and the operational decisions of Israeli commercial aviation in the wake of the security threat.