Middle EastSeptember 30, 2026

The FZ1073 Copilot Planned a Ben Gurion Crash

Israel's Shin Bet has joined the UAE interrogation of copilot Hamam Al Hammami, who reportedly says he took the flydubai job to crash a jet into Ben Gurion airport.

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