Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after 'pilot altercation'

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Emergency signal initially triggers Israeli security response before officials rule out hijacking An Israel-bound flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after sending a hijacking alert. Israeli officials later ruled out a hijacking, saying the signal was sent after an altercation between the pilots. The Flydubai flight was travelling from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport, carrying 180 Israeli passengers. It landed in Tabuk, in north-western Saudi Arabia. The initial distress ca