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The flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that had signaled an emergency landed at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia moments ago.
The incident that led the plane to issue an "unlawful interference" emergency signal, is apparently due to a altercation aboard the flight, according to Israeli security sources.
The incident that led the plane to issue an "unlawful interference" emergency signal, is apparently due to a altercation aboard the flight, according to Israeli security sources.
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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held an assessment on the incident with senior officers, including Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Omer Tischler, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen, and Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder.
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Palestinian media reports at least four dead in an Israeli strike targeting a minibus in Gaza City a short while ago.
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The flydubai flight that landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia appears to have sustained damage to the rudder, likely due to the rapid plunge it took amid the incident.
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Footage taken by a passenger aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the plane took a rapid plunge.
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Another video clip taken by a passenger aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv shows the plane taking a rapid plunge.
According to flight tracking data, the plane dropped more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
According to flight tracking data, the plane dropped more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
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Another video clip taken by a passenger aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv shows the plane taking a rapid plunge.
According to flight tracking data, the plane dropped more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
According to flight tracking data, the plane dropped more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz says the incident aboard the flydubai plane earlier today "was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt."
The copilot of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight allegedly stabbed the pilot in a suspected attempt to crash the aircraft, which later landed in Saudi Arabia.
"The grave incident on the flydubai plane was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there," Katz says in a statement.
"According to the initial information in our possession, the terrorist had one intention: to crash the plane with all its passengers," he says.
The copilot of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight allegedly stabbed the pilot in a suspected attempt to crash the aircraft, which later landed in Saudi Arabia.
"The grave incident on the flydubai plane was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there," Katz says in a statement.
"According to the initial information in our possession, the terrorist had one intention: to crash the plane with all its passengers," he says.
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One of the passengers from the flydubai flight that arrived from Saudi Arabia is being hospitalized, Magen David Adom says.
The ambulance service says it examined all of the passengers, who were on an earlier Dubai-Tel Aviv flight that landed in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot in a suspected attempt to crash the aircraft.
One passenger, a 51-year-old man, is being taken to a hospital in good condition after suffering trauma to his upper body, MDA says.
The ambulance service says it examined all of the passengers, who were on an earlier Dubai-Tel Aviv flight that landed in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot in a suspected attempt to crash the aircraft.
One passenger, a 51-year-old man, is being taken to a hospital in good condition after suffering trauma to his upper body, MDA says.
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A Hamas commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City yesterday, the military says.
The strike killed Ammar Mahmoud Muhammad al-Sharafi, identified by the military as a company commander in Hamas's military wing.
The IDF says Sharafi was advancing attacks on Israeli troops and civilians, and working to restore Hamas capabilities, "while systematically violating the ceasefire agreement."
He was killed to "remove the threat he posed," the army adds.
Palestinian media reported yesterday that a strike in Gaza City killed four.
The strike killed Ammar Mahmoud Muhammad al-Sharafi, identified by the military as a company commander in Hamas's military wing.
The IDF says Sharafi was advancing attacks on Israeli troops and civilians, and working to restore Hamas capabilities, "while systematically violating the ceasefire agreement."
He was killed to "remove the threat he posed," the army adds.
Palestinian media reported yesterday that a strike in Gaza City killed four.
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A Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7 onslaught, and was claimed as a journalist, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military says.
The strike in Khan Younis killed Mohammad al-Najar, who Palestinian media identified after his death as a journalist. The IDF says Najar, as a member of Hamas's military wing, invaded Israel on October 7, 2023.
Najar had been advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians, and attempting to restore Hamas capabilities, "while systematically violating the ceasefire agreement," the military says.
The strike in Khan Younis killed Mohammad al-Najar, who Palestinian media identified after his death as a journalist. The IDF says Najar, as a member of Hamas's military wing, invaded Israel on October 7, 2023.
Najar had been advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians, and attempting to restore Hamas capabilities, "while systematically violating the ceasefire agreement," the military says.
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The Supreme Court has permitted the publication of the name of a senior intelligence officer who is believed to have played a key role in the failures that led to the Hamas terror group’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
Lt. Col. Aryeh Amidror was the intelligence officer of the Gaza Division, the IDF regional unit responsible for the Gaza Strip and its border, and held the position on and before October 7, 2023.
Amidror had dismissed detailed warnings from a non-commissioned officer about the looming onslaught as “completely imaginary.”
In November, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir dismissed several senior officers, including Amidror, over their roles in the failures of October 7, 2023.
But only last month was Amidror officially released from service, after he had fought his ousting in court for months. Amidror also appealed against the publication of his name, even though it had already circulated online for months.
Amidror’s father, retired general and former national security adviser Yaakov Amidror, has been regularly interviewed on Israeli television on security matters without disclosing his son’s role, and once said he opposed a state commission of inquiry into October 7.
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit wrote in the ruling that there is a public interest in publishing Amidror’s name, “as someone who served as the intelligence officer of the Gaza Division during a traumatic event of biblical proportions that befell our country.”
Lt. Col. Aryeh Amidror was the intelligence officer of the Gaza Division, the IDF regional unit responsible for the Gaza Strip and its border, and held the position on and before October 7, 2023.
Amidror had dismissed detailed warnings from a non-commissioned officer about the looming onslaught as “completely imaginary.”
In November, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir dismissed several senior officers, including Amidror, over their roles in the failures of October 7, 2023.
But only last month was Amidror officially released from service, after he had fought his ousting in court for months. Amidror also appealed against the publication of his name, even though it had already circulated online for months.
Amidror’s father, retired general and former national security adviser Yaakov Amidror, has been regularly interviewed on Israeli television on security matters without disclosing his son’s role, and once said he opposed a state commission of inquiry into October 7.
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit wrote in the ruling that there is a public interest in publishing Amidror’s name, “as someone who served as the intelligence officer of the Gaza Division during a traumatic event of biblical proportions that befell our country.”
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A Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket-launching operative was killed in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF says.
The strike in Khan Younis killed Bilal Mahmoud Suleiman Samiri, identified by the IDF as a member of Islamic Jihad's rocket array.
The IDF says Samiri was involved in advancing attacks "in systematic violation of the ceasefire," as well as taking part in "ambushes targeting IDF troops" operating in the Strip.
"The terrorist was eliminated to remove the threat he posed," the military adds.
The strike in Khan Younis killed Bilal Mahmoud Suleiman Samiri, identified by the IDF as a member of Islamic Jihad's rocket array.
The IDF says Samiri was involved in advancing attacks "in systematic violation of the ceasefire," as well as taking part in "ambushes targeting IDF troops" operating in the Strip.
"The terrorist was eliminated to remove the threat he posed," the military adds.
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Two terrorists who participated in the October 7 onslaught, including one who abducted hostages, were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip earlier this week, the IDF announces.
One strike on Tuesday in Gaza City killed Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar, identified by the IDF as a commander of a cell in Hamas's military wing.
On October 7, 2023, Shaar invaded Kibbutz Be'eri and took part in the abduction of hostages Sharon Hertzman-Avigdori, Noam Avigdori, Adi Shoham, Nave Shoham, Yahel Shoham, and Shoshan Haran, according to the military.
A separate strike in Jabalia on Tuesday killed Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, who the IDF says was a commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Balbisi also invaded Israel on October 7, the IDF says.
Both terrorists had recently been involved in advancing attacks against Israeli troops and civilians "in systematic violation of the ceasefire," and they were killed "to remove the threat that they posed," the military adds.
One strike on Tuesday in Gaza City killed Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar, identified by the IDF as a commander of a cell in Hamas's military wing.
On October 7, 2023, Shaar invaded Kibbutz Be'eri and took part in the abduction of hostages Sharon Hertzman-Avigdori, Noam Avigdori, Adi Shoham, Nave Shoham, Yahel Shoham, and Shoshan Haran, according to the military.
A separate strike in Jabalia on Tuesday killed Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, who the IDF says was a commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Balbisi also invaded Israel on October 7, the IDF says.
Both terrorists had recently been involved in advancing attacks against Israeli troops and civilians "in systematic violation of the ceasefire," and they were killed "to remove the threat that they posed," the military adds.
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During September alone, the military says it has killed 70 terror operatives in the Gaza Strip, including three Hamas brigade commanders, two battalion commanders, and nine company commanders.
The IDF says that 17 of those killed had participated in the October 7, 2023, onslaught, kidnapped hostages, or held hostages in captivity.
Those 17 terrorists were killed due to the efforts of a unit led by a unit in the Shin Bet security agency known as Nili, which aims to track down and eliminate all of those who took part in the Hamas-led attack.
The military says the targeted killings come following "prolonged intelligence and operational work that matured into several opportunities over a short period of time."
Some of the operatives and commanders have been hiding in tunnels or densely populated areas, requiring the IDF to employ "prolonged surveillance... to achieve a high degree of certainty regarding their identities and locations and to create conditions that enable a precise strike while minimizing harm to uninvolved individuals," according to the military.
The IDF assesses that Hamas is no longer the military and governing organization it was before October 7, but the terror group "continues attempts to rebuild and rearm."
According to the military, many of the strikes in the past month focused on Hamas operatives involved in building up the terror group's force, as well as secret headquarters and Hamas's civil control mechanisms in the Strip.
The IDF says that 17 of those killed had participated in the October 7, 2023, onslaught, kidnapped hostages, or held hostages in captivity.
Those 17 terrorists were killed due to the efforts of a unit led by a unit in the Shin Bet security agency known as Nili, which aims to track down and eliminate all of those who took part in the Hamas-led attack.
The military says the targeted killings come following "prolonged intelligence and operational work that matured into several opportunities over a short period of time."
Some of the operatives and commanders have been hiding in tunnels or densely populated areas, requiring the IDF to employ "prolonged surveillance... to achieve a high degree of certainty regarding their identities and locations and to create conditions that enable a precise strike while minimizing harm to uninvolved individuals," according to the military.
The IDF assesses that Hamas is no longer the military and governing organization it was before October 7, but the terror group "continues attempts to rebuild and rearm."
According to the military, many of the strikes in the past month focused on Hamas operatives involved in building up the terror group's force, as well as secret headquarters and Hamas's civil control mechanisms in the Strip.
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The Israeli military says it has determined that 170 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who were claimed as journalists following their deaths were actually members of terror groups.
"Following extensive research, the IDF is now revealing that 170 Gazans killed during the war who were presented as journalists and media personnel were in fact serving as terrorists for terror organizations in the Strip, foremost among them Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad," the army says.
According to the military, 118 of the journalists were active in Hamas's military wing, 49 operated in Islamic Jihad, two were members of the Popular Resistance Committees, and one was part of the Mujahideen Brigades.
Seventeen of the journalists/terrorists raided Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, the army says.
Some of the journalists appearing on the IDF's list also worked for international media outlets, including Reuters, CNN, ABC Australia, BBC, AFP, AP, Le Monde and others.
The 170 cases are published by the IDF on a dedicated website. Each includes the name and role of the journalist/terror operative, along with their civil and military ID numbers.
The military says it is publishing "verified evidence, including visual material and documents produced by the terror organizations, some of which were found in the field, indicating the organizational affiliation of those terrorists and the roles they held within the terror organizations."
The IDF says that during the war, various international media outlets "repeatedly accused Israel and the IDF, without presenting verified findings, of deliberately harming journalists."
"This was despite the fact that in some cases the terror organizations themselves presented those individuals as terrorists in their ranks and even claimed responsibility for them," the IDF asserts.
"The information now being revealed illustrates the gap between the picture presented to the world and the reality on the ground, and presents additional and conclusive evidence that the IDF does not deliberately and systematically target journalists, but rather terror organizations and their terrorists, in accordance with international law," the military adds.
"Following extensive research, the IDF is now revealing that 170 Gazans killed during the war who were presented as journalists and media personnel were in fact serving as terrorists for terror organizations in the Strip, foremost among them Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad," the army says.
According to the military, 118 of the journalists were active in Hamas's military wing, 49 operated in Islamic Jihad, two were members of the Popular Resistance Committees, and one was part of the Mujahideen Brigades.
Seventeen of the journalists/terrorists raided Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, the army says.
Some of the journalists appearing on the IDF's list also worked for international media outlets, including Reuters, CNN, ABC Australia, BBC, AFP, AP, Le Monde and others.
The 170 cases are published by the IDF on a dedicated website. Each includes the name and role of the journalist/terror operative, along with their civil and military ID numbers.
The military says it is publishing "verified evidence, including visual material and documents produced by the terror organizations, some of which were found in the field, indicating the organizational affiliation of those terrorists and the roles they held within the terror organizations."
The IDF says that during the war, various international media outlets "repeatedly accused Israel and the IDF, without presenting verified findings, of deliberately harming journalists."
"This was despite the fact that in some cases the terror organizations themselves presented those individuals as terrorists in their ranks and even claimed responsibility for them," the IDF asserts.
"The information now being revealed illustrates the gap between the picture presented to the world and the reality on the ground, and presents additional and conclusive evidence that the IDF does not deliberately and systematically target journalists, but rather terror organizations and their terrorists, in accordance with international law," the military adds.
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The commander of Hamas's Northern Gaza Brigade, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City earlier this week, had been responsible for holding numerous hostages in captivity, the military says.
The IDF says that "following extensive intelligence research," it can reveal that Izz al-Din al-Bik, who was killed on Tuesday, "commanded the captivity of Israeli hostages during the war."
The hostages under Bik's responsibility included Mia Schem, Hisham al-Sayed, Amit Buskila, Uriel Baruch, Corporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, Yitzhak Gelerenter, Eitan Levy, Hanan Yablonka, Ron Benjamin, and Orion Hernandez.
Bik had been in the role since the previous Northern Gaza Brigade commander, Ahmed Ghandour, was killed by Israel on November 10, 2023, according to the military and Hamas.
Before that, he held other top roles, including chief of intelligence in the Northern Gaza Brigade and commander of the Western Jabalia Battalion.
"In these roles, he advanced and financed numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and was among the founders of Hamas’s Nukhba forces in northern Gaza," the military says.
In addition, Bik "commanded and participated in the infiltration into Israeli territory" during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, according to the IDF.
The IDF says that "following extensive intelligence research," it can reveal that Izz al-Din al-Bik, who was killed on Tuesday, "commanded the captivity of Israeli hostages during the war."
The hostages under Bik's responsibility included Mia Schem, Hisham al-Sayed, Amit Buskila, Uriel Baruch, Corporal Nik Beizer, Sergeant Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Shani Louk, Michel Nisenbaum, Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, Yitzhak Gelerenter, Eitan Levy, Hanan Yablonka, Ron Benjamin, and Orion Hernandez.
Bik had been in the role since the previous Northern Gaza Brigade commander, Ahmed Ghandour, was killed by Israel on November 10, 2023, according to the military and Hamas.
Before that, he held other top roles, including chief of intelligence in the Northern Gaza Brigade and commander of the Western Jabalia Battalion.
"In these roles, he advanced and financed numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and was among the founders of Hamas’s Nukhba forces in northern Gaza," the military says.
In addition, Bik "commanded and participated in the infiltration into Israeli territory" during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, according to the IDF.
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An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City overnight targeted senior Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi, according to a security source, with Palestinian media reporting five people killed.
The strike hit a building in western Gaza City.
Palestinian media reported that those killed included a young man, a mother and her daughter, and two other adult women. Amoudi was not named among the dead.
The IDF has not yet commented on the strike as it assesses the results.
Amoudi has been reported to be a frontrunner to succeed Khalil al-Hayya as head of Hamas’s political bureau in the Gaza Strip. He is currently believed to be the de facto senior-most Hamas political official in the Strip.
The strike hit a building in western Gaza City.
Palestinian media reported that those killed included a young man, a mother and her daughter, and two other adult women. Amoudi was not named among the dead.
The IDF has not yet commented on the strike as it assesses the results.
Amoudi has been reported to be a frontrunner to succeed Khalil al-Hayya as head of Hamas’s political bureau in the Gaza Strip. He is currently believed to be the de facto senior-most Hamas political official in the Strip.
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Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders were killed in separate Israeli strikes in Gaza City yesterday, the military announces.
One strike killed Ahmed Mahmoud Harb Ramlawi, who according to the IDF served as a commander in the rocket unit of Islamic Jihad's Shejaiya Battalion.
A second strike killed Munir Ibrahim Masri, a commander of a Islamic Jihad anti-tank squad, the army says.
Both terror operatives had been advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians and were attempting to restore Islamic Jihad capabilities, "in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement," the IDF says.
One strike killed Ahmed Mahmoud Harb Ramlawi, who according to the IDF served as a commander in the rocket unit of Islamic Jihad's Shejaiya Battalion.
A second strike killed Munir Ibrahim Masri, a commander of a Islamic Jihad anti-tank squad, the army says.
Both terror operatives had been advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians and were attempting to restore Islamic Jihad capabilities, "in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement," the IDF says.