Tel Aviv, Sept. 30 -- Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that the evidence indicates that the flydubai pilot stabbed his fellow pilot, who he claimed intended to crash the plane.

Referring to the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, which diverted to Saudi Arabia and made an emergency landing at the Tabuk airport, Netanyahu said an Israeli passenger with whom he spoke, and one of the crew members, managed to stop the pilot as he was attempting to damage the plane's systems.

In a video statement, as reported by The Times of Israel, Netanyahu described the incident as "an extremely serious security incident."

He said that another crew member entered the cockpit and managed to stabilise the plane.

He noted that Saudi A...