“I grabbed the controls”: FlyDubai survivor recounts dramatic cockpit attack as he meets Netanyahu

Loading the video Israel Video. “I grabbed the controls”: FlyDubai survivor recounts dramatic cockpit attack as he meets Netanyahu Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 01/10/2026 - 6:20 GMT+2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met passenger Yaniv Hayun at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday after the Flydubai flight he was travelling on was diverted to Saudi Arabia following a cockpit attack. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hayun was among the passengers who entered the cockpit and helped restrain the co-pilot after the captain was stabbed. Netanyahu hugged Hayun and praised him as a hero. The flight later arrived safely in Israel after the passengers were flown back from Saudi Arabia. Benjamin Netanyahu Dubai United Arab Emirates flight Top stories Now playing Next “I grabbed the controls”: FlyDubai survivor recounts dramatic cockpit attack as he meets Netanyahu Now playing Next Israel says pilot tried to crash flydubai plane during cockpit fight Now playing Next ‘Let workers have a say’: Protesters target OpenAI conference Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 1st, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 30th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Thousands of firefighters march in Paris demanding more resources Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 30th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Iranian jet with passengers on board seized at Istanbul over €3m debt Now playing Next Israel says pilot tried to crash flydubai plane during cockpit fight Now playing Next Euronews Defence Summit: 'Stop nuclear threats,' Rutte tells Russia Now playing Next Albanian PM says fate of Kushner resort to be decided by 'science' Now playing Next US ambassador slams 'Made in Europe’ defence push as ‘self-interest' Now playing Next Europe Today: Rutte tells Russia to stop nuclear threats at Euronews defence summit Now playing Next 'Alternative Nobel' honours women taking on authoritarian rule, patriarchy and Big Tech Now playing Next Can cities cope with Europe's tourism boom? MEPs debate in a special edition of The Ring Now playing Next AIIB reaffirms commitment to close global infrastructure financing gap at Doha meeting ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Morocco Morocco's King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister Qatar Global economic impact of Iran war ‘unbearable,’ Qatar warns as talks continue Mexico Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane, cutting power and causing floods Turkey Iranian airliner with passengers on board seized at Istanbul over €3-million debt Europe News UK ends 'one in, one out' migrant returns deal with France Europe News The War in the Sky: Kyiv braces for another winter of Russian attacks Europe News Macron backs Spain over Ceuta migration crisis and urges firm EU action Cult Uzeyir Hajibeyli festival celebrates a lasting musical legacy Europe News ‘There is no immediate threat to NATO territory,’ Secretary General Rutte tells Euronews Europe News Spain to investigate claims its soldiers have tortured migrants in Ceuta Make it Work EU-backed scheme helps rural Swedish households on lower incomes go electric Grand Voyager Grand Voyager | Exploring Berlin beyond the landmarks ADVERTISEMENT Europe in Motion EU commercial flights rise despite higher jet fuel prices Europe News Exclusive: Ukraine's partners could access new tech to counter jet-powered drones, Budanov tells Euronews Culture news Sound and vision: Creators Olivier Calvert and Jose Luis Agreda on the art of animation Europe News US ambassador slams EU's 'Buy European' weapons push as ‘self-interest’ The Cube No, Macron isn't planning to trigger a war with Russia to stay in power No Comment Flooding and destruction as Hurricane Polo hits Mexico Europe News Belgian minister Theo Francken warns Europe: 'Everything has to go faster' on defence No Comment Rehabilitated green sea turtle Jurassic returns to Atlantic ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT