**🇮🇱 Israel – Saturday, 3 October 2026**
**Flydubai co-pilot named, vetting lapse exposed**
Sources named the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hamami; Omani surveillance had flagged him visiting radical websites, but flydubai hired him without clearing it with Oman first, Al Jazeera reports, as Abu Dhabi investigators probe possible accomplices.
**Arab Israeli indicted for spying**
Israel indicted a 25-year-old Arab Israeli today on suspicion of spying for Iran, one more case in a string of Iran-linked espionage arrests during the war, as campaigning intensifies ahead of the October 27 Knesset election.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-02-2026/
**Previously:**
Al Jazeera
How was the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked his captain cleared to fly?
The Flydubai scare has raised several questions for Israel and the civil aviation industry.
**🇮🇱 Israel – Friday, 2 October 2026**
**FlyDubai suspect moved to UAE**
Saudi Arabia handed the Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing the flydubai captain over to UAE custody in Abu Dhabi, where investigators are probing possible accomplices and ideological motive. The wounded Indian captain was also moved to Abu Dhabi and is "recovering well."
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/usa-news/saudi-arabia-hands-over-flydubai-co-pilot-to-uae-as-investigators-probe-midair-stabbing-incident
**Previously:**
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