Flydubai Captain Recounts Cockpit Attack, Questions Raised on Israeli Security Screening
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By Haaretz
What happened
An Indian flydubai captain, Smit Machchhar, described being attacked by his co-pilot on a flight to Israel, an incident that has raised questions about Israeli security screening of foreign flight crews. Machchhar recounted the assault to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, detailing how he fought back and was eventually saved by passengers and crew who subdued the attacker, leading to a safe landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 01Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot on a flight to Israel.
- 02Machchhar fought back and passengers subdued the attacker, allowing a safe landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 03The incident has raised questions about Israel's security screening of foreign flight crews.
- 04Israeli authorities, including the Mossad and Transportation Ministry, are responsible for screening.
- 05Sources suggest the Transportation Ministry lacks intelligence capabilities for independent screening.
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