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Netanyahu warns 'very heavy price' if any power behind flydubai incident

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Friday that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the flydubai incident involving a hijacked plane bound for Tel Aviv. Without providing evidence or naming specific countries, Netanyahu suggested that the attacker was likely Islamist radicalized and may have been sent by another entity to crash the aircraft. U.S. President Donald Trump echoed Netanyahu's sentiments, indicating potential Iranian involvement without offering concrete proof.
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On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and was diverted to land at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. The incident initially raised concerns about a possible hijacking, prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. However, Israeli officials later reported that the emergency signals were due to a physical altercation between the plane's two pilots rather than a hijacking attempt.

The flight, identified as Flydubai Flight FZ1073, transmitted multiple emergency alerts after takeoff and over Jordanian airspace before landing safely in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on board managed to overpower the attacker, who was later identified by UAE officials as Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami. Al-Hammami allegedly attempted to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport but was stopped by passengers.

UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi stated that signs of al-Hammami’s radicalization first emerged in 2017 while he was studying engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He reportedly became influenced by extremist literature and online content glorifying terrorist organizations during this period.

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Israel and the United States have linked Iran's Shia clerical state to numerous attacks around the world since the Islamic republic was founded in 1979. But it has little-known connection to hijackings, hallmarks of Al-Qaeda during the September 11, 2001 attacks and of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the 1960s and 1970s.
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🔮 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday (October 2, 2026) that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the flydubai incident, without offering evidence that any country was responsible.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday (October 2, 2026) that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the flydubai incident, without offering evidence that any country was responsible. asserted
country → warn → evidence
Also read: Flydubai incident | Complete coverage "As time passes, the picture is becoming clearer: The attacker underwent Islamist radicalisation. asserted
attacker → read → radicalisation
He came to crash the plane with all passengers on board," Mr. Netanyahu said in a statement. asserted
Netanyahu → come → statement
"We are investigating whether he was sent, and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price," Mr. Netanyahu said of the co-pilot assailant. asserted
Netanyahu → investigate → assailant
Mr. Netanyahu did not identify any country as a potential culprit, but for years has been quick to point the finger at Iran, which Israel and the United States attacked in February. asserted
Israel → identify → February
U.S. President Donald Trump, who in April reached a ceasefire with Iran that is now in tatters, said Thursday (October 1) in response to a question that he was "hearing" that Iran was involved and that the country will "be hit very hard" if so. asserted
country → reach → question
Israel and the United States have linked Iran's Shia clerical state to numerous attacks around the world since the Islamic republic was founded in 1979. But it has little-known connection to hijackings, hallmarks of Al-Qaeda during the September 11, 2001 attacks and of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the 1960s and 1970s. asserted
it → link → 1960s
Mr. Netanyahu has previously said the pilot was from Oman and earlier left open the possibility that he was experiencing mental problems. asserted
he → say → problems
Israeli officials and witnesses say the co-pilot of the Tel Aviv-bound flight on Wednesday stabbed the Indian pilot, who let passengers come into the cockpit to overpower the attacker. asserted
passengers → say → attacker
The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with no deaths. asserted
plane → make → deaths
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