Benjamin Netanyahu said that the emergency landing of a Flydubai aircraft in Saudi Arabia was a “very serious security incident.”

According to Netanyahu, after a severe altercation inside the aircraft, the replacement crew took control of the plane. He said the pilot intended to crash the plane with the passengers on board.

Israeli media reports also say that a stabbing attack on one of the crew members caused an emergency situation during the flight.

Report by Babak Eshaqi, a correspondent for Iran International