Israeli officials are to question flydubai co-pilot who posted about 'killing Jews' and underwent 'Islamist indoctrination'
From the Newshound archive · first published 2 October 2026.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Yaniv Hayun, who helped restrain an attacker on a Flydubai flight after passengers reportedly heard screams from the cockpit.A passenger on the Flydubai flight has said those aboard tied the attacker up after hearing screams from the cockpit, according to Captain Smit Machchhar's mother.The attacker on the Flydubai flight was restrained by passengers using a belt, Captain Smit Machchhar's mother told reporters.Scenes from flight FZ1073, where passengers reportedly heard screams from the cockpit before acting to subdue the attacker onboard.Birmingham Perry Barr MP Ayoub Khan sparked fury after suggesting the Flydubai terror attack was a false flag.Ayoub Khan, the Independent MP who suggested the FlyDubai terror attack was a false flag, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Captain Smit Machchhar for showing "the highest form of courage.
Israeli officials are to question the unnamed Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing his Indian captain and attempting to crash flydubai Flight 1073 into the sea on Wednesday, as his social media posts reveal he had been "radicalized into jihadist ideology" and discussed killing Jews. Prime Minister Netanyahu told Fox News the co-pilot had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination" and it looked "very likely" he intended to down the plane. A colleague told Israeli media the airline had unknowingly "hired the services of a terrorist", describing how the suspect refused to shake hands with women and displayed extreme religious behaviour. Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are jointly investigating, with Mossad and Shin Bet examining possible links to Iran-directed terror.
Netanyahu admitted a security "loophole" allowed an Omani national — whose country has no diplomatic ties with Israel — to fly the Tel Aviv route unchecked.
Dentist Shota Musaev, 47, who helped subdue the blood-soaked co-pilot, said the attacker begged to be killed after passengers restrained him with his hands and feet tied.
Trump warned Iran it would be hit "very hard" if Tehran is found to have directed the attack, as a pro-Gaza British MP sparked fury by calling the official account a "rat" and refusing to apologise.
