FlyDubai Flight Diverted to Saudi Arabia After Emergency Alert

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The Flydubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, according to publicly available flight tracking information. The airline confirmed that the plane 'experienced an incident while en route,' adding that it landed safely at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport and all passengers are safe and accounted for. More details will be shared later. The incident that caused the plane to issue an 'unlawful interference' alert was reportedly due to an altercation between the pilots on board the flight, according to Israeli media outlets citing Israeli officials. The Israeli military stated that Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir held an assessment of the incident with senior officers following the reported incident.