An emergency landing of a Flydubai flight in Saudi Arabia after a security incident in the cockpit

Hebrew Channel 12 reported that Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev is demanding that Flydubai's flights to Israel be halted.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid questioned the security incident that occurred on a Fly Dubai flight over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, considering that the incident was not mentioned in the security update and that Netanyahu is practicing a cheap policy.

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk announced that it received a distress call today from flight No. FZ1073 of Flydubai, which made an emergency landing at 8:44 am.

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth published a video clip showing the pilot of the Flydubai plane who was stabbed. It also published testimonies from the passengers of the plane, which, according to the Israeli security assessment, was involved in a security incident during its flight over Saudi Arabia.

Conflicting stories continue about what happened on board the Flydubai plane that was heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv, before it diverted its course and landed in Saudi Arabia. The plane diverted course after the two pilots argued in midair and sent an emergency code, sparking panic about a possible hijacking.

The flight of a Flydubai plane heading from the Emirates to Israel almost ended in disaster over Saudi Arabia, as one of the pilots tried to shoot it down with a sharp descent from 30,000 feet, amid reports of a knife fight in the cockpit.