Netanyahu meets Hayoun Praises Flydubai rescuer

Sep 30

In this released GPO airport excerpt, Yaniv Hayoun apologizes to Benjamin Netanyahu for being unable to change clothes despite repeatedly asking for his luggage. Netanyahu calls him a hero and a lion, asks about the blood on his shirt and praises what he did. Hayoun confirms that the blood came from the other man and says that man will need time to recover; surrounding wording is inaudible. He introduces his wife Meital and daughter Noa, and another brief voice gives the name Amit. Netanyahu greets the family and credits Hayoun with saving lives, while both acknowledge uncertainty about what might otherwise have happened. Hayoun thinks they were near the border and recalls having roughly an hour and ten minutes until landing, qualifying this with 'if I am not mistaken.' These are his recollections, not verified flight-position measurements.

On September 30, Netanyahu meets Flydubai passenger Yaniv Hayoun and his family at Ben Gurion Airport after the passengers' return. In the GPO release he calls Hayoun a hero, examines the blood on his shirt and praises his actions; Hayoun says he repeatedly requested luggage to change clothes and offers qualified recollections of the flight's timing and position. Longer airport replays in France 2 and Kan carry Hayoun's account of removing the attacker and pulling back on the controls, with knowledge he says came from television. France 2 characterizes the reception as a convenient pre-election photo opportunity. Vremya alleges deliberate presentation in bloodstained clothing and airs Konstantin Yaroshenko disputing the amateur recovery account. These appraisals and allegations remain attributed; the reception footage does not settle the flight's motive or establish political staging. In his October 1 Fox & Friends interview, Netanyahu explicitly recalls meeting the family at the airport the previous day and asking Hayoun's wife not to wash the bloodstained clothing. The complete question and answer also describe the wounded captain's injuries and the dentist, passengers and relief pilots' teamwork. These are his retrospective account and praise, preserved from the newer existing source; they do not establish the flight's cause.