Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns any power behind flydubai co-pilot attack will pay a very heavy price

On October 2, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the flydubai incident, in which a co-pilot attacked the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flight on September 30. The co-pilot, described as radicalized, stabbed the Indian pilot, but passengers overpowered him, and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with no deaths. Netanyahu did not name a culprit, but US President Donald Trump said he was hearing Iran was involved. The investigation is ongoing.