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Documentary to feature 174 Israelis on flydubai hijacking ordeal

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Israeli filmmaker Eyal Datz is producing a documentary about flydubai Flight 1073’s dramatic ordeal.
KAN 11 and KAN Box announced the documentary project on October 12, 2026.
The film will feature testimony from 174 Israeli passengers who subdued a would-be hijacker.
It will include previously unreleased footage recorded aboard the aircraft and in Saudi Arabia.
Datz began interviewing fellow passengers days after the plane landed safely in Israel.

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Israeli filmmaker Eyal Datz is producing a documentary about flydubai Flight 1073’s dramatic ordeal.
KAN 11 and KAN Box announced the documentary project on October 12, 2026.
The film will feature testimony from 174 Israeli passengers who subdued a would-be hijacker.
It will include previously unreleased footage recorded aboard the aircraft and in Saudi Arabia.
Datz began interviewing fellow passengers days after the plane landed safely in Israel.