From His Nationality to What He Tried to Do.. What Do We Know About the Pilot Accused of Attacking His Colleague on the Flydubai Flight to Tel Aviv?

- The identity of the pilot - who allegedly attacked the aircraft's captain before attempting to take control of Fly Dubai flight FZ107 heading to Israel - remains unclear, as does the motive behind his actions or the weapon he used. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the alleged attacker holds Omani nationality.

An Israeli official told the Ufaq News network that the pilot had been working for Fly Dubai for only 8 months before the alleged attack. Netanyahu explained to the network that the attacker was trying to "jam the aircraft's devices" when a passenger - described as a hero and later identified as a plumber named Yaniv Hayon - stormed the cockpit.

The Israeli Prime Minister stated that Israel did not receive any specific warnings from intelligence agencies prior to the attack, adding: "We were receiving a lot of information indicating that Iranian agents - particularly Hezbollah and Hamas - were planning to launch attacks against Israel and Israeli civilians abroad, but I cannot say that we received a specific warning regarding this particular incident." Netanyahu also mentioned that the suspect used an axe, although this information has not yet been confirmed.

International investigation: Netanyahu added that the suspected attacker is expected to be transferred to the UAE soon for questioning, with Israel participating in the investigation. There are no official diplomatic relations between Oman and Israel, and it is still unclear how the Omani pilot obtained permission to fly to Israel. Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that the suspected attacker has been detained and is being questioned by Saudi authorities.

However, questions remain about the circumstances of the incident and what drove the pilot to instigate that bloody altercation. It is noted that the passengers arrived safely in Israel on an alternative Fly Dubai flight after Saudi Arabia rejected an Israeli request to send a military or civilian aircraft to bring the passengers home.

One of the passengers, named Asaf Rajwan, said that the person who attacked "Matschar" was "quickly subdued" by a group of passengers and the flight crew. Rajwan mentioned that he helped - along with about five other people - to subdue the attacker, adding in a statement to Afaaq News: "It wasn't a long fight; we subdued him very quickly, and there was no real struggle," adding: "There were no punches thrown or anything like that."