- Flydubai flight diverted from Israel to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
- Israeli officials state the diversion is not related to a kidnapping.
DUBAI: A Flydubai flight carrying about 150 people briefly transmitted a distress signal en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the incident involving the FlyDubai plane was not a hijacking, following reports on Israeli media outlets suggesting it was a security incident.
The spokesman also said that Netanyahu holds consultations over the diverted Flydubai flight.



