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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

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Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv

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Section: World news
By: Jason Burke
Published: Oct 9, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 9, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

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Tel Aviv

City in Central Israel

Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.

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UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flightReutersUnited Kingdom31 hr. ago
UAE: Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attackDW.comGermany20 hr. ago
Flydubai Pilot Planned 9/11-Inspired Attack on Tel Aviv Airport, UAE SaysNewsweek11 hr. ago
FlyDubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack on Israel’s main airport, UAE saysThe Washington PostUnited States24 hr. ago
UAE: Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned Suicide Attack on Israel's Ben-Gurion AirportHaaretz35 hr. ago
FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport inspired by 9/11, prosecutor saysFrance 24France35 hr. ago
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack in Israel inspired by 9/11Euronews.comFrance33 hr. ago
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutorAFP.com19 hr. ago
Flydubai co-pilot plotted ‘suicide’ attack on Israel, UAE saysAl JazeeraQatar31 hr. ago
Inspired by 9/11, Flydubai co-pilot sought to crash plane into Israel airportSouth China Morning PostHong Kong SAR China35 hr. ago
UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flightLexington Herald Leader35 hr. ago
UAE confirms flydubai copilot was planning 9/11-style ‘suicide attack’ on Ben Gurion AirportThe Times of Israel32 hr. ago

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