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A co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv on 30 September by stabbing the captain, Smit Machchhar, sending the plane plunging more than 17,000 feet before passengers tackled the attacker and the wounded captain forced open the cockpit door to allow the plane to be diverted and land safely in Saudi Arabia. Passengers described terrifying scenes, including one man recounting hugging his children as the aircraft nosedived, and Machchhar has been hailed a national hero after recounting the ordeal to India's PM Modi. The incident prompted FlyDubai to suspend all flights to Israel, stranding passengers in Dubai; Israel's El Al scrapped planned repatriation flights after its landing permit was reportedly revoked, while Arkia and Israir flew Israelis home from Dubai instead. Netanyahu said the attacker showed