Live Updates: Israel to join UAE in flydubai probe, Netanyahu says, Herzog condemns settler violence
Netanyahu, UAE president discuss flight security • Flydubai passengers land safely in Israel • Araghchi denies Iranian link to RAF suspected terror plot
Follow us on GoogleThe flydubai rescue flight for hijacked flight FZ1073 lands in Israel on September 30, 2026.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
IDF kills Hamas terrorist who posed as journalist, entered Israel on Oct. 7
Rubio orders Iran UNGA delegation to leave United States following stalled negotiations - report
The delegation included Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Rubio's Iranian counterpart, who had been involved in indirect negotiations with the United States during his stay in New York.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves as he boards a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama on June 25, 2026.(photo credit: Eric Lee / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar unlocked cockpit, named assailant, while wounded - report
Several passengers, including Israeli dentist Shota Musayev, administered first-aid care to Machchhar, keeping him alive until he was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia.
Trump on flydubai incident: ‘I spoke to Bibi Netanyahu at length’; co-pilot may have been terrorist
US president recounts dramatic version of attempted hijacking, saying an Israeli plumber helped subdue the co-pilot - but cautions: "That’s the story that I heard. I don’t know if it's true."
ByIDAN KWELLERUS President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 30, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)Go to the full article > >
UK has 'strong indications' Iran was involved in RAF airbase bombing plot, Burnham says
Until Burnham's remarks, Britain had not linked the incident to Iran, though counter-terrorism police have said their investigation included the possibility of foreign state involvement.
ByREUTERSArmed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOBY SHEPHEARD)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: Herzog condemns 'vigilantes,' West Bank violence in visit to IDF base after violent riots
Herzog also addressed the flydubai attempted hijacking incident, thanking the passengers on board as heroes and Israels friends and partners in the region.
President Isaac Herzog addresses the attempted flydubai plane hijacking and condemns West Bank violence, September 30, 2026. (Video credit: Gregory Bado (GPO) / Sound credit: Gideon Arnold (GPO))
Netanyahu: Israel to join flydubai probe, ‘we’ll find out’ whether Iran was involved
In a CNN interview, Netanyahu revealed Israel will join the flydubai probe, praised heroes who averted a '9/11 disaster,' denied pre-October7 warnings, and called settler violence framing a 'hoax.
ByIDAN KWELLERIsraeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by supporters, during an election campaign tour in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026(photo credit: Liron Moldovan/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.