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Israeli officials: flydubai co-pilot planned axe attack before being hired

Investigators say Hamam al-Hammami plotted to crash Flight FZ1073 before flydubai hired him, as Australia and UAE widen probes into how he got into the cockpit.

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What to know

  • UAE prosecutors have classified the flydubai FZ1073 incident as a terrorist operation after the Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit axe over the Red Sea/Jordan approach to Israel.
  • Israeli officials say the attacker, identified as Hamam al-Hammami, told interrogators he planned the attack before flydubai hired him, despite having already been barred from flying by Oman Air over extremist views.
  • Investigations have widened to Australia, where he briefly studied engineering, as scrutiny grows over how a flagged individual was cleared to fly a route into Israel.
  • Netanyahu has ordered a security review of flights into Israel, while the exact motive and full planning timeline remain under investigation.

The dispute Whether this was a genuine lone-wolf terror plot enabled by a security lapse, or a narrative being amplified for political reasons around Netanyahu's election. · positions read across 237 posts and comments

some voices

The incident looks politically convenient and possibly staged or exaggerated given Netanyahu's election and legal troubles.

  • “Netanyahu expected to lose election... He warns of terror plot before elections... 24 hours later flight FZ1073 takes off from UAE to Israel... Logical enough for me.”

    mi_nombre_es_ricardo · reddit ↗
some voices

Skepticism toward the attack's framing is unfounded conspiracy thinking; official findings should be trusted absent evidence otherwise.

  • “Your argument is essentially no body that would be able to actually tell who's responsible for such an attack can be trusted, therefore its safe to assume they're all lying”

    sabamba0 · reddit ↗
many voices

The real story is a security/vetting failure: a man already flagged for extremism was still hired and flew to Israel.

  • “Its not even better screening this guys was a walking red flag who was fired for extremist views thats the bare minimum”

    Dalecn · reddit ↗

Smit Machchhar flydubai captain, attack victimHamam al-Hammami flydubai co-pilot, alleged attackerBenjamin NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Ministerflydubai / UAE authorities airline and prosecuting governmentRMIT University / Australian authorities former institution and investigators

Israeli officials: flydubai co-pilot planned axe attack before being hired
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  1. 8

    OfficialsCo-pilot planned attack before flydubai hired him

    Two Israeli officials said the co-pilot told UAE interrogators he had planned the attack before being hired by the Dubai state-owned airline, raising questions about how he passed vetting despite his Oman Air ban.

    1. 9 outlets Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

      first by NYT Middle East, 9d ago · also Boston Globe, Times of India, Globe and Mail, PBS NewsHour, AP News, Philadelphia Inquirer +2

      7 more headlines
    2. 6 outlets Extremist concerns emerge over FlyDubai co-pilot

      first by The Hindu, 11d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, PBS NewsHour, Boston Globe, AFR

      7 more headlines
    7 more claims →
    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      ⚡ NEWS Alleged flydubai Hijacking Attempt by Australian Student Authorities are investigating Hammam al-Hammami, a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack an Israel-bound flight on September 30. RMIT University confirmed he was a former student who left Australia in 2017 without completing his engineering course. 📰 https://www…

      GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon9d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 3 posts in this stretch
    • thejapantimes@mastodon.social

      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a security review of international flights to Israel, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/ 05/world/israel-flight-security-flydubai-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # worldnews # israel #…

      thejapantimes@mastodon.socialMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash into Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, say Israeli officials – The Irish Times The FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an ‌alleged attempt to crash the plane last week told… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Israel # Aviation # Horizontal

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon8d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 7

    Australia examines co-pilot's past study and security links

    RMIT University confirmed Hamam al-Hammami had studied engineering at its Melbourne campus between 2015 and 2017 without finishing the qualification; Australian state police and the national security agency are examining his time in the country.

    1. 7 outlets Australia probes flydubai co-pilot’s links to the country, police say

      first by Daily Maverick, 8d ago · also Mercury News, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Deutsche Welle EN, Dawn, Al-Monitor

      2 more headlines
    2. 7 outlets Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country

      first by BBC Middle East, 10d ago · also Al-Monitor, Anadolu Agency, Independent UK, Al Jazeera, Newsweek, BBC

      5 more headlines
    3 more claims →
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/3290947/ Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says | Flydubai plane incident # australia

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  3. 6

    Netanyahu orders security review of flights to Israel

    Netanyahu ordered a review of security for flights into Israel after reports that pilots from countries hostile to Israel had repeatedly flown into the country in recent years.

    1. 4 outlets first by Middle East Eye, 9d ago · also SCMP, Japan Times, Straits Times · read ↗

    • According to Italy’s Corriere della Sera, the Omani co-pilot allegedly switched off both engines and planned to kill the captain with an axe before crashing the aircraft into one of Tel Aviv’s skyscrapers. According to the investigation, al-Hammami, who was reportedly dismissed

      @AmichaiStein1X9d ago84▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch
    • thejapantimes@mastodon.social

      The co-pilot who attacked the commanding captain on the Flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv from Dubai had flown for Oman Air before he was dismissed for engaging with what were considered radical views, sources said. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/ 05/world/flydubai-co-pilot-extremism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #…

      thejapantimes@mastodon.socialMastodon9d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • I don't know who needs to hear this but we really did not need bbc releasing a 'hero pilot speaks to PM narendra modi about attack' while netanyahu is out jumping in joy for the attack with media pushing the attack in our faces constantly.

      Wackypunjabimuttleyr/anime_titties9d agoview on r/anime_titties ↗
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  5. 5

    UAE prosecutors declare FZ1073 a terrorist operation

    UAE prosecutors officially classified the flight as a terrorist operation, confirming the Omani co-pilot used a cockpit axe to attack the captain; separate reporting described an alleged plan to fly normally and then crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion airport in a 9/11-style scenario.

    “His plan was…”
    — @RealBababanaras
    1. 22 outlets Flydubai co-pilot 'attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack', UAE says

      first by Sky News, 11d ago · also Middle East Eye, The National UAE, RTE News, Times of India, The Hindu, Anadolu Agency +15

      14 more headlines
    2. 16 outlets Flydubai co-pilot stabbed captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist’ attack: UAE

      first by Al Jazeera, 11d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Guardian, Bloomberg Markets, Japan Today, NYT +9

      14 more headlines
    4 more claims →

    • During a visit to Captain Smit Machchhar… the flydubai pilot who embodied the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life. From us, and from the leadership of the nation, he has our full appreciation and praise. We are proud that he is part of our

      @HamdanMohammedX10d ago81k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 38 posts in this stretch
    • masek@infosec.exchange

      Surveillance Considered Harmful There is an interesting detail emerging from the attempted terrorist attack on Flydubai Flight 1073. According to current reports, the co-pilot had already been barred from flying by Oman Air because of concerns about extremist views. Yet somehow he ended up flying for Flydubai. And somehow an Omani citizen, from a…

      masek@infosec.exchangeMastodon10d ago549▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • pbsnews.org

      The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country's airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said Saturday.

      pbsnews.orgBluesky10d ago36▲view on Bluesky ↗
    all of them →
  6. 4

    WSJCo-pilot was previously banned from flying by Oman

    The Wall Street Journal reported the attacker had already been barred from flying by Oman Air over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views before joining flydubai.

    “previously been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views…”
    — Wall Street Journal (via @spectatorindex), news report · source
    1. 22 outlets 'I was fighting for my life': FlyDubai captain recalls cockpit attack

      first by Euronews, 11d ago · also ABC News, BBC, BBC Middle East, NYT, NYT Asia Pacific, SCMP +15

      11 more headlines

    2. 9 outlets first by VINnews, 11d ago · also WSJ, Hindustan Times, Washington Examiner, Independent UK, NY Post, Jerusalem Post +2 · read ↗

    6 more claims →

    • The real identity of the Omani terrorist pilot linked to the FlyDubai hijacking attempt has been revealed. His name is Mohammed Hamam Al-Hammami. He was fired by Oman Air in 2024–2025 for regularly browsing extremist websites and expressing support for the Islamic State, jihad,

      @RealBababanarasX11d ago7.8k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 22 posts in this stretch
    • newsguyusa@flipboard.social

      WSJ - The FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain and sent Flight 1073 diving toward the ground had previously been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views. https://www. wsj.com/world/middle-east/flyd ubai-attacker-had-been-banned-from-flying-by-oman-for-radical-views-ab363b5d?st=MnzfKV

      newsguyusa@flipboard.socialMastodon11d ago32▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • UAE does not play around He's in Saudi custody, where he is being interrogated. It's up in the air who will get to to try him, UAE, Saudi Arabia or Israel ; will depend on diplomatic negotiation and who wants him most. We know he's Omani. For the rest, let us wait for info instead of unfounded speculations / assumptions

      barath_sr/geopolitics11d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  7. 3

    Netanyahu says co-pilot underwent radical indoctrination

    Netanyahu said the Omani co-pilot, under interrogation, showed signs of Islamist radicalization, as Israel treated the incident as a terror attack.

    “We know that he underwent Islamist radical indoctrination.”
    — Benjamin Netanyahu

    1. 16 outlets first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 12d ago · also Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Australia, NY Post, Al-Monitor, Straits Times, Reuters +9 · read ↗

    2. 9 outlets Australian couple among passengers on diverted flydubai flight to Israel, embassy says

      first by Guardian, 13d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, France 24 EN, ABC Australia, BBC Middle East, BBC, NYT Middle East +2

      5 more headlines
    7 more claims →

    • UAE is in serious trouble. Israel is now suspecting the direct involvement of certain UAE officials in the attempted hijacking of FlyDubai Flight FZ1073. Without several deliberate security violations, the hijacking would have been impossible. To make matters even more

      @Xking332X12d ago3.5k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 42 posts in this stretch
    • reuters.com

      Indian ​pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of Israel-bound flydubai jet, is recovering in a hospital in Saudi Arabia where his flight was diverted after the co-pilot reportedly ​stabbed him mid-air in an attempt to crash the plane

      reuters.comBluesky13d ago278▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      🔴 BREAKING flydubai Co-pilot Radicalization Alleged Amid Terror Probe Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims the flydubai co-pilot who attacked a flight was subject to Islamist radical indoctrination. UAE authorities are investigating terror links after the captain and passengers overpowered the suspect, leading to an emergency landing in Saudi…

      GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon12d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  8. 2

    Captain Smit Machchhar identified and hailed as a hero

    The stabbed pilot was identified as Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, based in Dubai; Netanyahu, Israel's foreign ministry and Indian PM Modi publicly praised his actions in opening the cockpit door to let passengers intervene.

    “My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.”
    — Benjamin Netanyahu
    1. 9 outlets An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight

      first by AP News, 12d ago · also Global News, NYT, NYT Middle East, Times of Israel, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun +2

      6 more headlines
    2. 7 outlets Indian airline captain hailed as ‘hero’ after cockpit stabbing on Flydubai flight

      first by Boston Globe, 13d ago · also NYT, NYT Asia Pacific, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, BBC Middle East, BBC

      4 more headlines
    15 more claims →

    • This man is a hero. Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit. Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door - allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save

      @IsraelMFAX13d ago109k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 63 posts in this stretch
    • carlquintanilla.bsky.social

      * ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER OFFICE SPOKESPERSON SAYS NETANYAHU HAS ORDERED TO 'RAMP UP' SECURITY BOTH ON ISRAELI CARRIERS AND NON ISRAELI CARRIERS AFTER FLYDUBAI FLIGHT INCIDENT @reuters.com

      carlquintanilla.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago117▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • Nonilex@masto.ai

      # Flydubai flight to # TelAviv diverted to # SaudiArabia . Israeli sources suspect co-pilot was trying to # hijack plane after stabbing captain. Flight # FZ1073 was scheduled to land in Tel Aviv, but sources say after a "violent incident" between the 2 pilots, it was diverted to Tabuk airport in northern Saudi Arabia. Flight data shows the plane…

      Nonilex@masto.aiMastodon13d ago18▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  9. 1

    Co-pilot attacks captain, plane plunges before being subdued

    A pilot aboard flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv attacked the other pilot and attempted to seize control; the plane plunged over 17,000ft before passengers and Emirati crew overpowered the attacker and the flight diverted to Saudi Arabia.

    “During the flight, as they approached the country, one of the pilots stabbed the second pilot, and…”
    — Benjamin Netanyahu
    1. 15 outlets Flight from Dubai to Israel lands in Saudi Arabia after pilots fight midair

      first by CBS News, 13d ago · also NBC News, Reuters, Al Jazeera, Daily Maverick, CNBC, Al-Monitor +8

      10 more headlines
    2. 13 outlets Flydubai flight to Israel diverted after pilots reportedly fight in cockpit

      first by Scroll.in, 13d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, American Greatness, The Gateway Pundit, NPR, CBS News, France 24 EN +6

      12 more headlines
    25 more claims →

    • A passenger on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight recounts: “We are currently in Saudi Arabia. One of the crew members attacked the pilot with a knife and disabled the aircraft’s systems. Yaniv (pictured?) and another passenger stormed the cockpit and subdued the attacker. Luckily,

      @pepel_klaasaX13d ago25k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 59 posts in this stretch
    • carlquintanilla.bsky.social

      * A SECOND FLYDUBAI FLIGHT FROM DUBAI TO TEL AVIV, FZ1081, HAS DIVERTED, NOW HEADING BACK TO DUBAI -- FLIGHTRADAR24 @reuters.com

      carlquintanilla.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago264▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • ManyRoads@mstdn.social

      "Pilots on UAE-Israel flight hospitalised after brawl forces emergency landing" # Taco # Nacho # News # Politics # Nato # Military # Russia # USA # Israel # Oil # MAGA # Democrats # WW3 # War # Tariffs # Europe # EU # UN # China # Iran # Asia # Finance # Economics # Economy # WarCrimes # Gaza # Palestine https://www. france24.com/en/middle-east/20…

      ManyRoads@mstdn.socialMastodon13d ago11▲view on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets Co-pilot in FlyDubai attack was Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, according to 3 people with knowledge of the situation

    first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 11d ago · also Independent UK, Japan Today, Boston Globe, Fox News

    4 more headlines
  2. 5 outlets Co-pilot stabbed during Flydubai flight describes lifesaving moment he opened cockpit door

    first by Washington Examiner, 11d ago · also Breitbart, NYT, NYT Middle East, National Post

    3 more headlines
  3. 5 outlets Israel's Netanyahu says co-pilot tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane

    first by France 24 EN, 12d ago · also The Hill, CBS News, France 24, Bloomberg

    5 more headlines
  4. 5 outlets UAE investigation will determine if flydubai incident was linked to 'terrorist activity'

    first by The National UAE, 13d ago · also Anadolu Agency, Washington Examiner, The National, Middle East Eye

    4 more headlines
  5. 5 outlets Netanyahu says Israel will get to the 'root' of co-pilot in foiled bid to crash flydubai flight

    first by Al-Monitor, 13d ago · also Hindustan Times, Investing.com News, Straits Times, Reuters

    1 more headline
  6. 5 outlets Trump Confirms Call With Netanyahu Over FlyDubai Incident: ‘Perhaps a Terrorist’

    first by Townhall, 13d ago · also Bloomberg, Anadolu Agency, Breitbart, Jerusalem Post

    4 more headlines
  7. 5 outlets Netanyahu says one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash Flydubai plane

    first by Washington Examiner, 13d ago · also Indian Express, Times of India, Al Jazeera, CBS News

    4 more headlines
  8. 5 outlets A fight between pilots forces a flight to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing, officials say

    first by Associated Press, 13d ago · also NYT, NYT Middle East, Le Monde EN, The Hindu

    3 more headlines
  9. 5 outlets Flydubai flight headed to Israel turns back over Saudi Arabia after emergency

    first by Hindustan Times, 14d ago · also Middle East Eye, Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, Globe and Mail

    4 more headlines
  10. 4 outlets Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials

    first by ABC News, 11d ago · also Hindustan Times, Newsweek, Indian Express

    3 more headlines

and 163 smaller pieces

What people are saying 11 voices from 4 sites · best of 237 · verbatim

Still unanswered
  • How did a pilot already barred by Oman Air for extremist views pass flydubai's vetting and end up on a route into Israel?
  • Which jurisdiction — UAE, Saudi Arabia, or Israel — will ultimately prosecute the co-pilot?
  • What exactly was his motive and was he acting entirely alone?