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Summary Article What you need to know: Plane landed safely at Tabuk airport, all passengers are accounted for, airline saysFlight transmitted general emergency signal, then possible unlawful interference signal, Flightradar24 saysIsraeli official says pilots sent emergency signals after physical altercation with each otherFlightradar24 data showed aircraft plunged nearly 14,000 feet within 30 seconds A flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals following a fight between the pilots, an Israeli official said on Wednesday.

The Boeing 737 plane, which Israeli media said had around 150 Israeli passengers on board, then again transmitted the initial general emergency signal before later landing at Tabuk airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia, the website said.

Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted over Jordanian airspace towards Saudi Arabia, transmitting a general emergency signal and then another emergency signal that indicated possible unlawful interference several minutes later, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.