{
  "id": 11885812,
  "title": "Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/flydubai-co-pilot-allegedly-planned-to-crash-plane-into-tel-avivs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T08:45:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694711"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Flydubai co-pilot allegedly attempted to take control of a plane traveling to Israel and crash it into Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers. According to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, Israeli Mossad agents and aviation experts have joined the UAE investigation into the alleged terror plot.\n\nThe co-pilot, reportedly identified as Hamam al-Hammami by multiple media outlets, allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers managed to overpower him and successfully take control of the plane, as per BBC World.\n\nThe incident is being investigated by UAE authorities, as well as Australian authorities, who are looking into the co-pilot's links to Australia. The co-pilot had been issued a student visa in 2014 and studied in Australia between 2015 and 2017, according to sources.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "FlyDubai captain describes fight for his life after attack on flight to Tel Aviv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/flydubai-captain-describes-fight-for-his-life-after-attack-on-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-04T05:39:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}