Shocking new details have emerged from the Flydubai FZ1073 hijack scare involving a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Reports say a violent incident unfolded inside the cockpit, with one pilot allegedly stabbing the other and attempting to take control of the aircraft. Chilling visuals from inside the plane have also surfaced, including footage showing a passenger in a blood-soaked shirt.

The Saudi-Houthi conflict is escalating sharply, with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement claiming that Saudi warplanes carried out 40 airstrikes across Taiz, Marib and Hodeidah within 24 hours. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the strikes were carried out by Saudi F-15 fighter jets operating from Khamis Mushait Air Base. The claims come amid a wider surge in fighting across western Yemen and growing tensions around the strategically vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis have also claimed attacks on Saudi targets, including an Aramco facility in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait air base, using ballistic missiles and drones. The group further claimed that it shot down a Saudi F-15 over Marib using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile. Saudi authorities have not publicly confirmed the F-15 claim, and independent verification of several Houthi battlefield claims remains limited.