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Bereaved Mother Receives Terrifying Call From Daughter Aboard Hijacked Flight
How 1 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Yoni Kempinski, Hezki Baruch
What happened
A mother waiting for her daughter's flight at Ben Gurion Airport received a call from Saudi Arabia, learning her daughter was aboard a plane that experienced a violent incident in the cockpit, leading to an emergency landing. The mother expressed relief her daughter survived but criticized the lack of official support.
- 01A mother received a call from her daughter on a flight that landed in Saudi Arabia due to a cockpit struggle.
- 02The daughter witnessed one pilot allegedly stab another with a pocketknife.
- 03Israeli passengers reportedly subdued the assailant and helped regain control of the plane.
- 04The incident triggered traumatic memories for the mother, who lost another child on October 7.
- 05The mother criticized Israeli authorities for a lack of communication and support.
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The coverage
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