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Israel received list of Flydubai passengers and crew before hijacking attempt: Report

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Carter, C. (2026, October 4). Israel received list of Flydubai passengers and crew before hijacking attempt: Report. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4753426/israel-list-flydubai-passengers-crew-hijacking/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-04 · by Claire Carter

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Israeli authorities received a list of passengers and crew from the United Arab Emirates before a Flydubai flight that was later hijacked by its co-pilot. The hijacker, an Omani national named Hamam al Hammami who had previously been barred from flying due to extremist views, attacked the Indian pilot with an axe but was eventually overpowered. This incident has raised concerns about security lapses and how such a suspect could pass routine checks, leading Israeli officials to dispute responsibility for reviewing the information provided by UAE authorities ahead of the flight.
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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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Topics

Flydubai Israel Israeli UAE the Associated Press

Subjects

Israel GPE · 9× Flydubai ORG · 2× Israeli NORP · 2× Saudi Arabia GPE · 2× UAE GPE · 2× al Hammami PERSON · 2× the Associated Press ORG · 2× Dubai GPE · 1× Tel Aviv GPE · 1× the United Arab Emirates GPE · 1×

Narrative

Oman does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has long-standing guidelines intended to prevent pilots from countries without diplomatic relations from operating flights in the Jewish state.
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🔮 The disclosure could deepen scrutiny of the security failures surrounding the flight after officials revealed the Omani co-pilot had previously been barred from flying in his home country over concerns about his extremist views.
2026-10-04 · Washington Examiner
Israel received list of Flydubai passengers and crew before hijacking attempt: Report · mixed framing

Claims (15 extracted, 5 hedged)

Israeli authorities received information, including the nationalities, of the crew and passengers aboard a Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates before its co-pilot attempted to seize control of the aircraft and crash it, but Israel did not flag any concerns, according to a report. uncertain
Israel → receive → report
Authorities in the UAE provided Israel with a list of passengers and crew members ahead of Wednesday’s flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, according to the Associated Press, which has raised questions about how the alleged attacker escaped scrutiny. uncertain
attacker → provide → scrutiny
The disclosure could deepen scrutiny of the security failures surrounding the flight after officials revealed the Omani co-pilot had previously been barred from flying in his home country over concerns about his extremist views. uncertain
pilot → deepen → views
The co-pilot, identified as Hamam al Hammami, allegedly attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar with an axe kept in the cockpit for emergencies before attempting to take control of the aircraft. uncertain
pilot → identify → aircraft
The plane rapidly lost altitude before Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers and other crew members to enter and overpower al Hammami. asserted
passengers → lose → Hammami
The aircraft ultimately made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before passengers continued to Israel aboard another flight. asserted
passengers → make → flight
Al Hammami previously worked for Oman Air but was removed from flying duties and reassigned to an administrative position because of concerns that he had developed extremist views, according to the Associated Press. uncertain
he → work → Press
He was later hired by Flydubai after undergoing standard security checks that apparently focused largely on whether he had a criminal record. asserted
he → hire → record
His nationality has also prompted questions in Israel. asserted
nationality → prompt → Israel
Oman does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has long-standing guidelines intended to prevent pilots from countries without diplomatic relations from operating flights in the Jewish state. asserted
Israel → have → state
Israeli officials have since disputed who was responsible for reviewing information provided ahead of the flight. asserted
who → dispute → flight
The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service, said Transportation Minister Miri Regev is responsible for vetting passenger lists on foreign flights. asserted
Regev → say → flights
However, Regev said security agencies are responsible for aviation security and maintained that the Transportation Ministry received neither a passenger list nor warnings about the flight. asserted
Ministry → say → flight
Netanyahu has since told the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review security procedures involving foreign civilian flights to Israel. asserted
Netanyahu → tell → Israel
Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the UAE are investigating the hijacker to uncover the key questions surrounding the suspect’s identity, motive, and how a weapon entered the cockpit. asserted
weapon → investigate → cockpit
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