The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff, according to publicly available flight tracking information. A regional official briefed on the incident said a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots. It wasn't immediately clear what had caused the fight, the official said.

By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said,

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson admits Sunday's second game against Israel is "not going to be a friendly" following comments from the latter's camp after last week's match in Hungary.

For Israelis watching the emergency landing of Flydubai flight 1073 on Wednesday, the events of the attack echoed a painful history of aircraft hijackings. Between 1968 and 1986, Palestinian militants hijacked or attempted to take over at least a dozen planes.

I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a Resolution for the establishment of an independent Jewish State in Palestine, and called upon the inhabitants of the country to take such steps as may be necessary on their part to put the plan into effect.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents accuse prime minister of exploiting incident for political gain ahead of this month’s polls

Passengers on the Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai plane with more than 180 people have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door for help.

Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible ‘maybe a year earlier’.