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A six-year-old girl named Nina Manes alerted passengers when her mother heard a cockpit attack during a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, potentially averting disaster. The co-pilot, an Omani national, stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar repeatedly before being subdued by several passengers. Israeli President Isaac Herzog plans to award three individuals for their heroic actions: Yaniv Hayoun, Tzvika Manes, and Asaf Rajuan.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled multiple emergency alerts while flying over Jordan, leading it to divert to Tabuk Airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets due to initial fears of a hijacking. However, Israeli officials later reported that the incident was caused by a fight between the pilots and not a security threat. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, held emergency consultations regarding the diversion. The plane landed safely with all passengers unharmed; it carried around 150 people, mostly Israelis.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverted” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 283 other(s) covering the same event.
A six-year-old girl played a crucial role in preventing a major disaster when a co-pilot attacked a flight captain on board a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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pilot → play → Wednesday
Nina Manes happened to ask her mother Tali to take her to the lavatory on board the flight just as the man, who is an Omani national but has not been named, attacked Indian Cpt Smit Machchhar by stabbing him repeatedly.
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who → happen → him
Her mother raised the alarm after she heard shouting coming from the cockpit prompting cabin crew to rush to the scene.
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shouting → raise → scene
“There was blood all over the cockpit and very, very sharp fighting moves,” Manes told Israel’s Channel 12.
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Manes → be → Channel
“I screamed, ‘He’s stabbing the pilot, he’s stabbing the pilot, come help!’
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he → scream → pilot
People looked at me and didn’t understand.”
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People → look → me
Her husband Zvika Manes said: “The shrieks of my daughters when the plane nose-dived [are still with me].
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plane → say → me
They said, ‘Dad we don’t want to die.’
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we → say → ?
[Their cries] were the triggers that caused me to run inside the cockpit.”
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me → cause → cockpit
Passengers on board the plane have recounted the terrifying moments they felt the plane plunge thousands of feet as a group overpowered the co-pilot and tried to assist Capt Machchar.
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group → recount → Machchar
“We’re here during the hijacking of an airplane,” said one passenger with blood running down his face, in a plea posted to social media during the melee.
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blood → ’re → melee
“At this point we’ve subdued the terrorists, we’re approaching landing.
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we → subdue → landing
Whoever is hearing me, we need help.”
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we → hear → help
Yasmin Abu Kasis, the mother of one of the passengers, said her daughter Miriam heard screaming and saw a man with a weapon put the pilot on the floor.
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man → say → floor
“The plane start to lose control.
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plane → start → control
So all the people, they scream,” she told The Associated Press.
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she → scream → Press
Cpt Machchhar, covered with blood and lying on the floor, had managed to click open the release on the cockpit door so help could get through.
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help → cover → door
“Someone shouted ‘stabbing’ and my husband immediately understood what was happening and rushed to the front of the plane, and along with other Israelis they neutralised the terrorist,” Meital, a passenger whose husband was involved in the onboard brawl, told Israel’s Channel 12.
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husband → shout → Channel
We’re very emotional and under terrible stress; it’s very difficult for me to talk.”
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me → ’re → stress
A plumber who put the attacker in a chokehold and a dentist who gave life-saving first aid to the pilot are among four people who have been recommended for Israel’s presidential award.
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who → put → award
Israeli president Isaac Herzog said he will recommend Yaniv Hayoun, Tzvika Manes, and Asaf Rajuan for the country’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism.
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he → say → Heroism
Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident amid claims by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu the pilot had undergone jihadist indoctrination.
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pilot → continue → indoctrination
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