{"id":30553,"date":"2026-09-30T07:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30553"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:06:25","slug":"hijacking-scare-on-dubai-tel-aviv-flight-emergency-code-triggered-plane-diverted-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30553","title":{"rendered":"Hijacking scare on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight; emergency code triggered, plane diverted to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134584451,imgsize-20064,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/volcanic-ash-from-ethiopia-disrupts-flights-across-northwest-india.jpg\" alt=\"Hijacking scare on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight; emergency code triggered, plane diverted to Saudi Arabia\" title=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying around 180 people was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after triggering an apparent hijack scare, with Israeli officials closely monitoring the situation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The aircraft initially signalled an emergency before changing its transponder code to 7500, an internationally recognised code indicating hijacking or unlawful interference, according to flight-tracking data.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations with security officials after the flight was diverted from its planned route, three Israeli security officials told Reuters. An Israeli source said the aircraft was expected to land in Saudi Arabia shortly, after which the situation would become clearer.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>However, a spokesperson for Netanyahu&#8217;s office said the diversion was not believed to be a hijacking incident.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/flydubai-flight-to-tel-aviv-carrying-180-diverted-over-saudi-arabia-emergency-declared\/articleshow\/134584388.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying around 180 people was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after triggering an apparent hijack scare, with Israeli officials closely monitoring the situation.The aircraft initially signalled an emergency before changing its transponder 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