
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked passengers on a FlyDubai flight from Dubai for their courage and resourcefulness, which he said prevented a serious plane crash.
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The Prime Minister of Israel commented on the security incident on board a FlyDubai plane flying from Dubai.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted the courage and resourcefulness of the passengers who were able to prevent the crash of the FlyDubai flight, where an emergency occurred on Wednesday.
"This morning there was a very serious security incident on a flight from Dubai to Israel... I spoke with one of the Israeli citizens (who was on this flight - ed.)... I salute the heroes who showed exceptional resourcefulness and courage. They saved many lives and prevented a serious disaster," Netanyahu said in his video message.

The head of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israel Katz, said that the incident with the hijacking of the Flydubai plane was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack, prevented by the actions of Israeli passengers who burst into the cockpit, neutralized the terrorist and transferred control to other pilots. He also repeated Netanyahu's words about the intention of one of the pilots to crash the plane.

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FlyDubai pilot Smith Machchhar, who during the flight repelled the attack of the co-pilot and prevented a possible sabotage attempt, is an Indian citizen, NDTV reports, citing sources. He was injured in a fight, has been working for FlyDubai for four years, and previously worked for SpiceJet for ten years.

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Flydubai pilot Smith Machchahar, who was injured by a shot from his partner during the flight, is an Indian citizen with more than 13 years of experience in civil aviation and over 9.7 thousand flight hours on a Boeing 737. After the incident, the plane was landed in Saudi Arabia by two passenger pilots on board.