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"We have learned a lot about responding to home front disasters emanating from multiple fronts," the district commander said about the most recent drill he directed in the Haifa region.

The additional pilots were added to the flight because possible regional rerouting could extend the journey and push the original crew beyond permitted duty hours.

The planned student vigil is scheduled for the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. A separate screening of a film titled "The Gaza Ghetto Uprising" is also scheduled.

Ministers and opposition politicians also praised the Israeli passengers aboard the flybubai aircraft, saying that they saved many lives and potentially prevented a disaster on the scale of 9/11.

The hoaxer continued describing the alleged dramatic moments on the flight, saying passengers feared something had happened to the pilot and that the aircraft could crash.

While Israeli officials increasingly view the incident as an attempted hijacking and a disaster that was narrowly avoided by heroes on the plane, many in the Gulf appeared wary of reporting details.

"The consequences of a US agreement with Iran are very severe even if they do not have an effect on Israel’s freedom of action," former national security council head Meir Ben-Shabbat explained.

"We are interested in an Israeli plane to take us; we don't want to board the horrible company that put us through hell here today," one passenger told The Jerusalem Post.

Lapid issued the statement following the incident aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an apparent attempt by a pilots to seize control of the aircraft.

"The pilot has been arrested and is currently being questioned by the Saudi authorities," Netanyahu said.

The attacker was trying to push the other pilot out, apparently to take control alone. Israeli passengers sitting near the front rushed toward the struggle.

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"From what I understand, the pilot tried to kill himself together with us," one passenger said. "Some of the passengers helped the other pilot take control of him until they landed the plane."