Haaretz journalist: My mother was on board, we were close to disaster

Haaretz correspondent Noya Shpigel reported that her 74-year-old mother was on board a Flydubai flight that came under attack. In an interview with 103FM, the journalist stated that passengers and crew were "close to a disaster of an absolutely insane scale" and emphasized that their combined actions prevented a tragedy.

Haaretz correspondent Noya Shpigel reported that her 74-year-old mother was on board a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel that came under attack. In an interview with radio station 103FM on Thursday morning, the journalist shared her feelings: "It was a terrible experience. I'm so glad it ended this way. We were close to a disaster of an absolutely insane scale." According to Shpigel, as her mother recounts new details, it becomes clear how crucial the actions of passengers and crew were. "There's a whole chain of coincidences involving this hero and another hero, and together they managed to take control of the situation and save so many people," she noted. Earlier, the journalist wrote about her feelings, stating that the person who subjected her mother to such an experience "should not meet me." The article was published on the Cursor Info website.