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Trump Says ‘Israeli Plumber’ Helped Save Flydubai Jet After Watching Air Disasters

Trump said the passenger watched Air Disasters and helped level the jet after a cockpit fight sent 174 people into a steep descent.

Summary by Ynet News
US president says Netanyahu told him co-pilot was ‘perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack-job’ and passenger helped level plunging jet, but cautions: ‘I don’t know if it’s true’

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A tragedy was averted on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machar and tried to crash the plane. Passengers and crew members managed to get into the cockpit and defeat the attacker. There were 174 passengers on the plane, mostly Israelis, including 27 children.

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Ynet News broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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