Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
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- Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilotsA commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, brief...S1
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning with security officials over the incident.S2
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Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilotsA commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirat…
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Flight to Israel Makes Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning with security officials over the incident.
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Published Sep 30, 2026
What to know
- Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilotsA commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, brief...S1
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning with security officials over the incident.S2
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