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Lital Hirschl-Shahar, a mother traveling with her four young daughters on flydubai Flight 1073 from Singapore to Israel, described the chaos when co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attempted to hijack the plane. During the incident, which occurred on Wednesday, the plane experienced a sudden drop of about 18,000 feet within 12 minutes as passengers intervened to save the pilot and secure the aircraft. The flight ultimately made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with assistance from off-duty pilots onboard. Hirschl-Shahar emphasized her reliance on prayer throughout the ordeal, highlighting the fear and trauma experienced by herself and other passengers.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled multiple emergency codes during its journey, leading to speculation of potential hijacking. The plane was initially seen turning around over Jordan before landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations as the Israeli Air Force scrambled fighter jets due to concerns about a possible hijack. However, security officials later revealed that the incident stemmed from a physical altercation between the two pilots and not a hijacking attempt. The plane safely landed with all passengers reported safe; it carried around 150 people, predominantly Israelis.
Written for “Israel Bound Flight Diverted” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 297 other(s) covering the same event.
A mother who was sitting with her four young daughters on the flydubai plane when it was hijacked by a suspected terrorist says she had only one thing to say to her kids: Pray for a miracle.
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she → sit → miracle
Lital Hirschl-Shahar, 39, said chaos broke out on Wednesday’s flydubai Flt. 1073 bound for Israel when someone near the front of the cabin started yelling that the pilot was under attack and that a large amount of blood was all over the cockpit.
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amount → say → cockpit
“It all happened so fast, and the plane just started dropping down,” Hirschl-Shahar told The Post.
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Shahar → happen → Post
We all thought we were going to die.
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we → think → ?
“I was talking to God nonstop, believing prayer was the only thing that could save us.
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I told my daughters to pray, too.
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I → tell → daughters
“We needed a miracle, and I couldn’t help but think, ‘Is this how you’re going to die?
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Is this how your girls are going to die?’ ” the mom said.
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mom → go → ?
Hirschl-Shahar said she was returning from a family vacation in Singapore and Thailand with her four girls — ages 14, 11, 7 and 5 — when co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attempted to hijack the plane.
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Hammami → say → plane
Pilot Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed multiple times during the attack, fought off al-Hammami long enough to open the cockpit door, alerting everyone to the crisis taking place.
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who → stab → place
“We heard a lady in business class shouting.
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She sounded so terrified, in a way I’ll never forget,” Hirschl-Shahar recalled.
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Shahar → sound → way
Plumber Yaniv Hayun, who was seated behind the panicked mother and her daughters, was among the men to immediately spring to action to help the pilot and stop al-Hammami, who was allegedly attacking the control panel to take down the plane.
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who → seat → plane
During the confrontation, the plane took a nose dive, dropping about 18,000 feet within the span of 12 minutes.
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But Hayun and his fellow passengers were able to quickly restrain al-Hammami and provide first aid to Machchhar, with the plumber stabilizing the flight by using what he learned from the Canadian flight disaster documentary series, “Mayday.”
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Two off-duty pilots were also onboard and helped the plane conduct an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, with the aircraft arriving safely despite damage to its rudder.
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aircraft → help → rudder
“It was just a miracle wrapped in a miracle wrapped in a miracle,” Hirschl-Shahar said.
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The family is now home recovering from the ordeal, with Hirschl-Shahar’s 7-year-old suffering a fever from the stress of the event.
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Hirschl-Shahar said she’s also had to confront comments from social media claiming that the attempted hijacking was staged, undermining the terror that she and the 173 other passengers have had to endure.
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