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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and MK Yitzhak Kroizer visit the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
UAE slams Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount visit, days after hosting Netanyahu in Abu Dhabi
By ToI Staff
Abu Dhabi decries 'systematic extremist campaign that... threatens social peace, and risks further escalation'; Iran warns Emiratis of 'highly dangerous consequences' after PM's trip
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by supporters, during an election campaign tour in the southern city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
Likud says Netanyahu has sued media outlets over reports of Egyptian, UAE warnings ahead of Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
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Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region. (AFP)
Israelis rescued from northern Ethiopia after days trapped by rebel advance
By Nava Freiberg and AFP
Assaf Rajwan, right, who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to hijack and crash a plane full of Israelis, at Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 1:13 am
Copilot ‘was perhaps a terrorist or a whack-job,’ says Trump after call with Netanyahu
Israeli carrier Arkia says it’s gearing up to resume Dubai route following flydubai attempted hijacking * US president warns ‘time has come’ to either make a deal with Iran or ‘maybe blow them up’
By ToI Staff
Passenger Yaniv Hayun, with blood stains on his shirt, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to hijack and crash a plane full of Israelis, at Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)
October 1, 2026, 12:53 am
Landing in Israel, passengers describe midair ‘miracles’ that thwarted apparent hijack attempt
Indian flydubai pilot saluted for using ‘last moments of his energy’ to click open cockpit door so copilot could be subdued by group of Israelis, one of whom says he knew how to then stabilize the plane from watching TV show about air crashes
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel and Nava Freiberg
L: President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 11:52 pm
Netanyahu, Sa’ar speak to Emirati counterparts, vow cooperation after flydubai attack
Foreign Ministry briefs Israeli diplomats that attemped hijacking was attack on Abraham Accords; US AG says Washington coordinating with Mideast counterparts; flydubai temporarily suspends route
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Harun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to hijack and crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 30, 2026, 11:26 pm
Flydubai attack becomes election flashpoint as opponents draw Oct. 7 parallels
Government allies say attack vindicates Netanyahu’s warnings of pre-vote attacks; opposition says it instead recalls state’s security failures, civilians forced to fend for themselves
By Ariela Karmel
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
September 30, 2026, 10:26 pm
Israel to expand security checks on pilots after flydubai airplane attack
PM orders authorities to ‘ramp up security’ on flights operated by Israeli and non-Israeli carriers alike, as questions arise about UAE civil aviation regulator’s vetting process
By Reuters
A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft is pictured on the tarmac after landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 9:20 pm
Israel maintains unique air security arrangements, but flydubai incident shows vulnerabilities
With air marshals, screening and cockpit rules — not to mention the IAF — Israel has famously secure civil flights. Does that help when foreign airlines have different rules?
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
President Isaac Herzog on a visit to the IDF Judea and Samaria Division headquarters in the West Bank, on September 30, 2026. (Shalev Shalom)
September 30, 2026, 9:07 pm
Herzog says Israeli politicians have not done all they can to halt settler violence
During visit to IDF West Bank headquarters, president insists attacks on West Bank Palestinians ‘can be stopped’ if officials employ all legal tools at their disposal
By Lazar Berman
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his Leader’s Speech during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
September 30, 2026, 8:17 pm
UK’s Burnham says ‘strong indications’ Iran involved in airbase incident
Iranian embassy says it ‘categorically rejects’ accusations that it was involved in suspicious activity around airbase used by US that triggered major security incident
By AFP
Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback speaks to college students and supporters at a restaurant near the University of South Florida in Tampa, on July 30, 2026. (Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters)
September 30, 2026, 7:43 pm
Far-right Israel critic James Fishback likens abortion to the Holocaust at Ole Miss event
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate in Florida says abortion ‘holocaust’ is ‘worse than the other one’ at event organized by Turning Point USA, and demands Trump cut off Netanyahu
By Sharon Udasin
Passengers who were on a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates that suffered an emergency mid-air, with the copilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane, arrive back home at Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
September 30, 2026, 7:39 pm
Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe
There appears to be no prior instance of passengers thwarting a pilot’s attempt to crash a commercial airliner
By David Horovitz
Passengers from a flydubai flight whose copilot allegedly sought to hijack and crash the plane arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, September 30, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 30, 2026, 7:02 pm
Passengers laud ‘heroism’ of Israelis who subdued flydubai flight attacker, as videos show moments of fear
Passenger Tzvika Manes describes a crew member entering cockpit and throwing copilot out, as he and two other Israelis jumped on him, tied him up with airline headphones
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Then-Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed, File)
September 30, 2026, 6:02 pm
Ex-Fatah strongman Dahlan may join with Hamas to challenge PA’s Abbas at ballot box
Talks underway with exiled power broker for creation of unified Palestinian list to run in November election, including members of Islamic Jihad, though unclear if slate will get go-ahead, or vote will even occur
By Nurit Yohanan and Jacob Magid
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 30, 2026, 5:09 pm
Iran indicates it received official US response to latest offer on ending war
Officials don’t say what reply contained; FM Araghchi updates Tehran cabinet on his trip to UN General Assembly; UK monitors says three ships hit in Hormuz
By Agencies
Iraqi security officers flash victory signs while riding in vehicles decorated with national flags during a convoy celebrating the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
September 30, 2026, 4:49 pm
Iraqis celebrate final US troop withdrawal as government takes charge of security
Military parades mark departure while PM says fight against terrorism continues; Washington pledges targeted training and intelligence support will continue as concerns rise over militias and Islamic State
By Ahmed Rasheed and Muayad Hameed
Syrian army soldiers patroling along the Syrian-Lebanese border in the rural area of Al Qusayr on April 1, 2026. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
September 30, 2026, 2:56 pm
Syria says it dismantled Hezbollah-linked cell preparing rocket launchers
Terror group denies connection to arrested operatives, insisting it has no presence or military activity in Syria; accuses Israel of seeking to disrupt Lebanon-Syria relations
By AFP and ToI Staff
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