PM's Office Confirms Control Over Aircraft Incident, Focuses on Passenger Return
Netanyahu Honors Passengers Who Subdued Flydubai Hijacker
How 11 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Russian, Hebrew, French, Arabic) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
What happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with four Israeli passengers who subdued a hijacker on a flydubai flight, praising their heroism and announcing they will light a torch on Independence Day. The passengers recounted the hijacker's plea to be killed after being restrained, and security agencies believe he acted alone.
- 01Netanyahu honored passengers who subdued a flydubai hijacker.
- 02Passengers told Netanyahu the hijacker asked them to kill him.
- 03The passengers will light a torch on Israel's Independence Day.
- 04The hijacker was an Omani pilot who stabbed the co-pilot.
- 05Security agencies believe the hijacker acted alone.
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The coverage
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