{
  "id": 10915655,
  "title": "Suspected terror incident diverts Israel-bound flydubai flight to Saudi Arabia; pilot may have tried to crash plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/suspected-terror-incident-diverts-israel-bound-flydubai-flight-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:36:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-30/ty-article/suspected-terror-incident-diverts-israel-bound-flydubai-flight-to-saudi-arabia/000001a0-f0ff-d0bd-a3f5-f8ffb6970000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli authorities are treating the flight as a terror incident, with one of the pilots possibly having tried to crash the plane, an Israeli official told Haaretz. Witnesses said passengers intervened when a pilot appeared to have been stabbed",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Not ‘hjiacked’, Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight lands in Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl: What we know so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/not-hjiacked-flydubai-dubai-tel-aviv-flight-lands-in-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:39:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Flydubai pilot investigated over possible attempt to crash Tel Aviv-bound flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-pilot-investigated-over-possible-attempt-to-crash-tel-aviv",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilot dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-from-dubai-to-israel-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-after",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:58:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "An Israel-bound plane diverts to Saudi Arabia for emergency landing and other Mideast developments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/an-israel-bound-plane-diverts-to-saudi-arabia-for-emergency-landing",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:10:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Macron faces pushback over plan to send soldiers and defence systems to Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/macron-faces-pushback-over-plan-to-send-soldiers-and-defence-systems",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:03:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Daily Briefing Sept. 30 – Israelis land safely in Saudi Arabia after suspected plane terror",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/daily-briefing-sept-30-israelis-land-safely-in-saudi-arabia-after",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:33:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}