Israel Online — text status

*The Flydubai incident now appears to have been far more serious than initially believed.* *Israeli authorities are investigating suspicions that one of the pilots attempted to deliberately crash the aircraft. Israeli passengers and the co-pilot reportedly intervened and helped bring the situation under control.* *Passengers are currently being kept aboard the aircraft in Saudi Arabia while awaiting a replacement plane.* *Some of the Israeli passengers reportedly have blood on their clothing after helping during the incident.* {.}