Muslim pilot ‘tried to do 9/11,’ attempts to crash Israel-bound passenger plane, passengers overpower him

“Kill them wherever you find them” — Qur’an 2:191, 4:89, 4:91, cf. 9:5

The Islamic jihad against Israel is worldwide. Numerous Islamic jihad groups have called for the murder of Jews all over the world.

It’s noteworthy that the pilot who attempted this aerial jihad was Omani. Oman is not often heard from in connection with jihad, and many assume that the Muslims there are “moderates.” The jihad, however, is universal. In fact, when a Muslim land is attacked, Islamic theology holds that defensive jihad is obligatory upon every Muslim worldwide. And many Muslim authorities consider the very existence of Israel to constitute the attack of a Muslim land.

“Israel-bound plane pilot stabbed by co-pilot, causing jet to plunge 18K feet: They ‘tried to do 9/11,’” by Chris Bradford, New York Post, September 30, 2026:

An Israel-bound passenger plane pilot was reportedly stabbed several times by the jet’s co-pilot in the cockpit — and the terrifying scenes caused the aircraft to plunge almost 20,000 feet in minutes, sparking fears of a “terrorist attack in mid-air.”

The jet, which departed Dubai for Tel Aviv just before 7 a.m., was cruising at around 34,000 feet before violence broke out in the cockpit around two-and-a-half hours into the flight, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.

The co-pilot tried to take control of the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, which was carrying 174 passengers including 27 children, and attacked the pilot several times, the outlet reported.

“We were either going to crash or be murdered,” one passenger told I24 News.

“It was like a terrorist attack in mid-air.”

“One pilot stabbed the other and tried to do 9/11,” an official said, according to Channel 12.

“A very serious disaster was averted,” they said, fearing a repeat of the July 1976 incident where an Air France Flight bound for Paris was hijacked.

The jet dropped from an altitude of approximately 33,000 feet to around 15,400 feet in just 12 minutes, according to FlightAware data.

Israeli fighter jets were scrambled as a precaution and the flight crew and passengers rushed to stop the aggressor. The plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia — a civilian and military base in the kingdom.

Pictures have since surfaced showing passengers covered in blood, the Mail reported….

“Passengers Heroically Stopped Omani Pilot From Crashing Plane,” by Efrat Briner, C14News, September 30, 2026:

A dramatic and shocking turn of events has emerged in the investigation of the incident involving the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv: according to initial accounts from those on board, this was not merely a medical emergency or a routine internal dispute, but rather an attempted hijacking and deliberate crash by one of the pilots, an Omani citizen. Witnesses report that the pilot initiated a steep, dangerous dive with the intent to crash the plane; only the extraordinary quick thinking of Israeli passengers—who joined forces with another crew member to physically subdue the suspect—managed to halt the descent at the last moment, saving the lives of approximately 180 Israeli citizens and the other passengers.

The incident, which triggered an urgent response from security and aviation authorities in Israel and across the region, began just minutes after takeoff. The aircraft suddenly plunged to an altitude of about 15,000 feet, deviated from its original flight path toward Saudi airspace, and broadcast the general emergency code 7700….

However, as the minutes ticked by, the astonishing reality emerged: it was not hostile actors attempting to hijack the flight, but rather a physical altercation that had broken out inside the cockpit between the two pilots in charge. Amidst the exchange of blows and the loss of control within the cockpit, the critical distress signal was activated, prompting regional authorities to prepare for a worst-case scenario. Data from the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s monitoring and tracking systems reveal a harrowing picture, illustrating the moments of terror experienced by those on board: during the cruise phase, at an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet, a sudden, vertical plunge occurred at an unfathomable rate—peaking at roughly 30,976 feet per minute—accompanied by a ground speed exceeding 500 knots (about 930 km/h).

During those critical seconds, the engines and flight controls were driven to execute a maneuver with a single, clear implication: a deliberate crash of the aircraft into the ground. According to information now coming to light, the co-pilot recognized the attempt at mass suicide; he lunged at his colleague in the cockpit and engaged in a fierce physical struggle for control of the flight stick and controls. Amidst the in-cockpit battle, distress signals 7700 and 7500—the latter indicating a hostile takeover or unlawful interference—were transmitted, triggering alerts across security systems in Israel and the Middle East and leading to a halt in takeoffs at Ben Gurion Airport. The second pilot managed to overpower the pilot who intended to crash the plane, leveling it off at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet and halting a dive that could have caused the airframe to disintegrate due to extreme G-forces and speed. Immediately after stabilizing the aircraft, the crew member took control of the flight, executed a U-turn, and returned to Dubai International Airport for an emergency landing.

Shocking footage from inside the cabin shows one of the Israeli passengers with blood-stained clothing—likely the result of the direct physical altercation or injuries sustained from the violent turbulence and heavy G-forces during the sudden dive. Their combined struggle ultimately succeeded in arresting the descent at around 15,000 feet, stabilizing the aircraft, and bringing it back for an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport….

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