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Israel to Start Repatriation Flights for Passengers Stranded in UAE Following FlyDubai Attack

Israeli officials said the flights will resume Friday as authorities investigate an onboard attack that left 182 people aboard the aircraft at risk.

  • On Friday, Israel began repatriation flights to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two nations was suspended following an attack on a pilot during a Tel Aviv-bound flight.
  • During the Wednesday FlyDubai flight, the copilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar, forcing an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; the wounded captain opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to restrain the attacker as the Boeing 737 descended sharply.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that the Omani copilot underwent "Islamist radical indoctrination," though he provided no evidence to back the assertion, while Emiratis lead the regional investigation.
  • President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that the United States will "hit them very hard" if Iranian agents were involved, adding uncertainty to diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the seven-month war.
  • Dispatching roughly 9,000 more troops to the Middle East, the United States is further complicating the political climate during the upcoming midterm elections; this deployment brings the total regional naval presence to more than 20,000 sailors and Marines.
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Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following FlyDubai attack

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel will begin repatriation flights on Friday to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended in the wake of the attack on a pilot…

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According to the Israeli Ministry of Transport, as of tomorrow, Israeli airlines will begin carrying out evacuation flights to return the Israelis stuck in the United Arab Emirates, once final security clearance has been obtained. According to the Hebrew newspaper Idiot Ahernot, on Thursday, the Ministry stated that it had sent an urgent request to the United Arab Emirates Air Federation to increase the number of its flights from Abu Dhabi to Is…

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Al-Shorouk broke the news in Egypt on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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