UAE Investigates FlyDubai Co-Pilot's Alleged Plan to Crash Plane into Tel Aviv Airport in Terrorist Plot

10/10/2026

FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

10/10/2026

The flydubai attacker meant to carry out a September 11-inspired suicide mission, crashing the plane into Israel's largest airport, Emirati investigators said.

10/10/2026

The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.

10/10/2026

The United Arab Emirates' attorney-general also alleges the co-pilot was trying to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport.

10/09/2026

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain of a flight to Tel Aviv last month intending to crash the plane into Israel’s main airport terminal.

10/09/2026

The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United...

10/09/2026

The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and fly it into the passenger terminal at Israel's main...

10/09/2026

An Omani Flydubai co-pilot had intended to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he ‌was thwarted by...

10/09/2026

The alleged hijacker of a flydubai plane planned to crash into Israel's Ben Gurion airport, according to a senior Emirati official.

10/09/2026

The Emirati attorney general provided the first official timeline of Hamam al-Hammami’s travels before the attacker joined the Dubai airline.

10/09/2026

A preliminary UAE investigation also found that Hamam al-Hammami allegedly planned to hijack the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport terminal to cause maximum...