Saudi Arabia Hands flydubai Co-Pilot Suspect to UAE

In October 2026, Saudi authorities handed an Omani co-pilot to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi officials said. The co-pilot is suspected in an incident involving a flydubai plane, and Saudi authorities said he attacked the pilot. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the co-pilot was a radicalized Islamist who had been indoctrinated. US President Trump said the United States would hit hard if Iran was involved in the plane incident.