{"id":383643,"date":"2026-10-01T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-an-off-duty-pilot-rescued-israel-bound-plane-after-cockpit-stabbing\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:00:21","slug":"how-an-off-duty-pilot-rescued-israel-bound-plane-after-cockpit-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-an-off-duty-pilot-rescued-israel-bound-plane-after-cockpit-stabbing\/","title":{"rendered":"How an off-duty pilot rescued Israel-bound plane after cockpit stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/X7pbjqmmaJ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How an off-duty pilot rescued Israel-bound plane after cockpit stabbing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7pbjqmmaJ4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A pilot on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight has been arrested after he stabbed the other pilot in the cockpit and appears to have tried to crash the plane, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu hailed the injured Flydubai pilot \u2014 who was named by the prime minister as Captain Smit Machchhar \u2014 a &quot;true hero&quot; for saving the lives of 174 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker \u2014 preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n<p>The other pilot had apparently stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane, on which dozens of Israelis were travelling, Netanyahu said. During the altercation, the plane plummeted 17,400 feet in just over two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pilot on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight has been arrested after he stabbed the other pilot in the cockpit and appears to have tried to crash the plane, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. 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