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He ran toward the cockpit to fight. Minutes later, he was fighting to save a life.

When screams broke out aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073, Israeli dentist Dr. Shota Musaev didn't wait for anyone to call him. He ran forward and joined the passengers who overpowered and tied up the attacker - one of four who took control of the situation.

"I came to fight the attacker when I heard the screams," he said.

Then he turned to the wounded captain. Captain Smit Machchhar had suffered deep injuries to his head and hands, and Dr. Musaev was the only medical professional among the passengers. He worked to stop the bleeding as the plane made its way to an emergency landing.

The captain told them he was 39, with two children at home. Thanks to the men who stepped in, he's still here to see them.

A dentist. A plumber. A wounded captain. Ordinary people who ran toward danger. Heroes, each every single one of them. 🇮

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The IDF has issued a comprehensive point-by-point response to "NAZA," the documentary that just won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival - flatly rejecting its central claims as factually wrong and manipulative.

Among the IDF's key rebuttals:
🔴 AI has never independently selected targets to strike.
🔴 No IDF strike has ever been planned expecting 500 civilian deaths.
🔴 The term "Lavender" refers to an intelligence database - not a targeting system. And IDF directives explicitly prohibit directing strikes at civilians.

"Had the filmmakers conducted adequate verification and corroboration of facts in good faith, as professional standards require, they could have identified the substantial errors presented in the film," the IDF stated. "The end result shows that they did not."

Notably, the filmmakers never submitted their allegations to the IDF for review before publication - a standard journalistic practice they chose to skip. For the full statement:

https://t.co/dhKyJi295w

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On September 30, 2026, as a flydubai flight to Israel plunged toward disaster, Yaniv, Shota, Asaf, Tzvika, and Captain Smit showed extraordinary courage.

After Captain Smit was stabbed by the attacker, brave passengers and crew members helped overpower the assailant and pulled back on the aircraft’s controls until another pilot could take over.

In a moment of terror, their quick thinking and bravery helped save lives.

We salute them and everyone who stepped up when it mattered most. 💙

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He ran toward the cockpit to fight. Minutes later, he was fighting to save a life.

When screams broke out aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073, Israeli dentist Dr. Shota Musaev didn't wait for anyone to call him. He ran forward and joined the passengers who overpowered and tied up the attacker - one of four who took control of the situation.

"I came to fight the attacker when I heard the screams," he said.

Then he turned to the wounded captain. Captain Smit Machchhar had suffered deep injuries to his head and hands, and Dr. Musaev was the only medical professional among the passengers. He worked to stop the bleeding as the plane made its way to an emergency landing.

The captain told them he was 39, with two children at home. Thanks to the men who stepped in, he's still here to see them.

A dentist. A plumber. A wounded captain. Ordinary people who ran toward danger. Heroes, each every single one of them. 🇮🇱🤍

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🇮🇱 Home at last.

Hours after a cockpit attack forced their flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, the passengers of flydubai Flight FZ1073 were greeted at Ben Gurion Airport by their families.

All 174 passengers, including 27 children, made it home on a replacement flight - thanks to the courage of the passengers, crew and wounded captain who refused to let this end in tragedy.

Welcome home. 🤍

Photos by Jamal Awad/Flash90

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Happy Simchat Torah! ✡️

Simchat Torah, meaning “Joy of the Torah,” is a Jewish holiday celebrating the completion of the annual Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new one.

It is a day filled with singing, dancing, and celebration as Jewish communities around the world rejoice with the Torah.

Chag Sameach! 💙

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It's a bird? It's a plane? No - it's an Israeli plumber who saved 174 lives. 🦸

When a flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain and sent the Tel Aviv-bound plane into a nosedive over Saudi Arabia, an Israeli plumber on board stormed the cockpit, pulled the attacker away from the controls, and grabbed the steering wheel to level the plane - having never flown before in his life.

When asked how he knew what to do, he had a simple answer: he learned it from watching a TV show.

But he wasn't alone. Other passengers tackled and restrained the terrorist co-pilot using earphones. Indian Captain Smit Machchhar - stabbed and bleeding - fought back against his attacker and managed to open the cockpit door, allowing additional crew members to enter and help bring the plane safely to the ground.

"Another 9/11 could have happened," said Israel's ambassador. It didn't - because of an Indian captain who refused to go down, a plumber who learned to fly from television, and passengers who acted without hesitation.

Heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and tool belts. 🇮🇱✈️

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"September 30 marked one year since the last rocket from the Gaza Strip crossed into Israeli territory. One year without rockets or missiles from Gaza - for the first time in this century. 🇮🇱"

- @AmitSegal

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🚨 The IDF has published a dedicated website exposing 170 people mourned worldwide as "journalists" killed in Gaza - who were actually Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists.

118 were active in Hamas's military wing. 49 in Islamic Jihad. 17 participated in the October 7 massacre.

Some were employed by Reuters, CNN, BBC, AP, AFP and ABC.

Their deaths triggered UN condemnations of Israel.

The IDF's website with names, photos and evidence: https://t.co/jFUE1EuQBh

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RabbisUNITED stands in awe of the extraordinary courage and heroism displayed by the passengers and crew members who acted in the face of a terrifying crisis aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

For the full statement:
https://t.co/9TIAKM9z6w

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Here is everything you need to know about the unbelievable heroic story of the flydubai flight, that Israeli officials say could have been another 9/11 style attack - and the extraordinary heroes who stopped it. 🇮🇱✈️

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Emotional moments: Hours after a cockpit attack forced their flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, the passengers of flydubai Flight FZ1073 were greeted by Ben Gurion air traffic controllers as they finally returned home safely.

All 174 passengers, including 27 children, made it home on a replacement flight, thanks to the courage of the passengers, crew, and wounded captain who refused to let this end in tragedy.

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What a day to be Israeli.

After a terrifying cockpit attack on September 30, passengers on flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv were forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

And there, Saudi authorities and medical teams took care of the passengers and crew when they needed it most.
Whatever the politics, humanity matters.

Thank G-d they landed safely. And thank you, Saudi Arabia, for treating them with care and dignity. All 174 passengers, including 27 children, made it home on a replacement flight - thanks to the courage of the passengers, crew and wounded captain who refused to let this end in tragedy.

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WATCH: On October 7th, hundreds of ordinary Israelis didn't wait to be told what to do. They grabbed their pistols, ran toward danger, and didn't stop to ask who agreed with them politically.

@yaakovkatz joins @michaeldickson on the StandWithUs Podcast to discuss what that day revealed: a warrior spirit, a resilience, a country that stood up when it mattered most.

🎧 Listen to the full episode now at https://t.co/9e6JUGurYN

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A plumber who watches Air Crash Investigation. A captain who refused to give up. Passengers and crew who ran toward danger.
On September 30th, they saved every life on that plane. 🇮🇱

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At 17,000 feet, a co-pilot stabbed the captain of a flydubai flight and sent a plane full of Israeli families into a nosedive.

A plumber traveling with his wife and kids ran toward the cockpit.

This is the story of Yaniv Hayoun 🧵

Photo: Kobi Gideon (GPO)

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Off-duty flydubai crew on board secured the plane and landed it safely in Saudi Arabia. Yaniv came home to Israel still wearing his blood-stained shirt.