{"id":2673164,"date":"2026-09-30T12:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hijacking-attempt-in-cockpit-of-israel-bound-plane-sends-fighter-jets-scrambling\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:14:40","slug":"hijacking-attempt-in-cockpit-of-israel-bound-plane-sends-fighter-jets-scrambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hijacking-attempt-in-cockpit-of-israel-bound-plane-sends-fighter-jets-scrambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijacking Attempt in Cockpit of Israel-Bound Plane Sends Fighter Jets Scrambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhijacking-attempt-in-cockpit-of-israel-bound-plane-sends-fighter-jets-scrambling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2673164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A hijacking attempt on a flydubai commercial jet heading to Tel Aviv from Dubai was thwarted on Wednesday when passengers rushed the cockpit and subdued the attacker. The incident involved a co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot and attempted to hijack the plane, causing it to lose 4,000 meters in altitude. Israeli authorities scrambled jets, and the aircraft safely landed in Saudi Arabia. Reports indicate the plane carried over 100 Israeli passengers,and the motives and nationality of the attacker remain unclear. Passengers described chaos and blood in the cockpit, with some fighting the attacker with their bare hands. Israeli officials emphasized the seriousness of the threat, with some calling for accountability for those responsible. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-emerges-as-dividing-line-for-dems-in-pennsylvania-senate-primary\/\" title=\"Biden Emerges as Dividing Line for Dems in Pennsylvania Senate Primary\">incident raised concerns<\/a> about airline security and potential terrorist motives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An attempt to hijack a commercial jet heading to Tel Aviv from Dubai ended Wednesday when passengers rushed the cockpit and subdued the would-be hijacker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne pilot stabbed the other and tried to do 9\/11,\u201d an official told Channel 12, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/30\/world-news\/israel-bound-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-saudi-arabia-after-pilots-brawl-sparks-hijacking-fears-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were either going to crash or be murdered. It was like a terrorist attack in mid-air,\u201d a passenger told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/international\/artc-us-withdraws-forces-from-bases-in-iraq-on-tuesday-raising-fears-of-vacuum-for-terror-groups-live-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">i24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The FlyDubai jet had more than 100 Israeli passengers on board, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-910155\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli official said a \u201cmajor disaster was narrowly avoided\u201d amid an Israeli assessment of the incident, during which the plane lost 4,000 meters of altitude.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli jets were scrambled during the incident. The plane eventually landed safely in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Questions outnumber answers Wednesday about the motivation and nationality of the co-pilot, who allegedly stabbed the pilot to take sole control of the aircraft. Israeli sources said the pilot was a native of Oman, which does not have normal diplomatic relations with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear if the pilot wanted to hijack the plane to a specific destination or crash it.<\/p>\n<p>Yasmin Abu Kasis, whose daughter Miriam was on the flight, recounted that her daughter said a man took a knife and brought the pilot to the floor amid screams and blood.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli passenger said one man in the cockpit stabbed another as the plane began to dive. The passenger added that Israelis near the cockpit fought the attackers as the plane kept diving until she told two other pilots in the back to take control of the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to \u201caddress the intent and not the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever tried to crash a plane and murder 180 Israelis must pay as if he murdered. He and every state or terrorist organization that sent him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard screams on the plane, and when they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,\u201d passenger Miriam Ohayon said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/09\/30\/world\/dubai-flight-tel-aviv-israel-pilots?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.VrAr.lgHv5x-06ngN&#038;smid=url-#flydubai-flight-israel-plane-passenger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Ohayon\u2019s mother, Yasmin Ohayon, said a woman sitting next to her daughter saw the fight in the cockpit and alerted passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin a few minutes, our plane completely lost control, and we felt that this was it \u2014 we were about to crash,\u201d Miriam Ohayon said.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers overcame the attackers while a doctor and nurse tended to the wounded pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how the passengers overcame the attacker, Ohayon said, \u201cI believe with their bare hands inside the cockpit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/international\/artc-us-withdraws-forces-from-bases-in-iraq-on-tuesday-raising-fears-of-vacuum-for-terror-groups-live-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">i24<\/a>, which reported that there were 150 Israelis on board, the additional flight crew on board was present as part of a routine drill.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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