{
  "id": 10978359,
  "title": "Israel PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-pm-says-pilot-of-rerouted-flight-tried-to-crash-plane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/israel-pm-says-pilot-rerouted-flight-tried-crash-plane"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers gave a similar account of the incident on board, describing a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "What happens when a plane bound for Israel signals a hijacking?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/what-happens-when-a-plane-bound-for-israel-signals-a-hijacking",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israel PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-pm-says-pilot-of-rerouted-flight-tried-to-crash-plane-10991908",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:57:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}