In further details from today's meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu recounted to the flydubai flight heroes how the stabbing co-pilot was subdued and tied with a headphone wire, and quoted him as saying 'Kill me,' which Netanyahu interpreted as the attacker acknowledging mission failure and preferring death.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has disclosed further details from his meeting with the Israeli passengers who subdued an attacker aboard a Flydubai flight. According to the prime minister's account, the stabbing co-pilot — an Omani national — was physically restrained by the passengers and bound with a headphone wire. The assailant said "Kill me," which Netanyahu described as the attacker recognizing his mission had failed and preferring death.
The meeting took place earlier today. As The Zioneer reported at 18:00, Netanyahu told the four passengers — Yaniv Hayon, Or Fardilov, Dr. Shota Musayev, and Sigalit Musayev — that they would light a torch on Independence Day in recognition of their civilian heroism. During the meeting, Netanyahu also warned that Israel is in a "very sensitive period" and that enemies intend to harm the country. The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit was transferred from Saudi Arabia to Dubai and is said to be recovering well.
The hijacking attempt occurred when the Omani co-pilot stabbed the captain midair on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Israeli passengers intervened and subdued the attacker, securing the aircraft. The attacker remains in Saudi custody; Israeli officials are pursuing extradition efforts that are currently assessed as having a low probability of success.
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