Netanyahu and Trump expected to speak tonight

What happened

• Israeli outlets reported that Netanyahu and Trump were expected to speak by phone in the evening following the attempted attack aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel.Arutz Sheva
• Trump later told reporters he had spoken at length with Netanyahu about the incident, saying the co-pilot appeared to have been either a terrorist or mentally disturbed and had stabbed the pilot.jpost.comArutz ShevaMaarivIsrael National News
• According to Trump's account, the wounded pilot managed to open the cockpit door, and an Israeli passenger he described as a plumber pulled the attacker from his seat and was helped by others in restraining him.jpost.comMaariv
• Trump said the same passenger, who had never flown a plane, took the controls and leveled the aircraft, adding that the man credited a National Geographic air-disaster documentary series for what he knew.jpost.comMaariv
• Trump repeatedly cautioned that he was passing on an account he had received from Netanyahu and early sources and could not confirm it, including whether the co-pilot had intended to crash the plane.jpost.comMaariv

Why it matters

A direct Trump-Netanyahu call put a security incident on a commercial flight to Israel onto the US-Israel agenda within hours, with the American president publicly characterizing it as a possible terror attack while stressing the facts were not yet established.Arutz Shevajpost.comArutz Sheva

What pro-Israel voices are saying

• Several listed pro-Israel accounts focused on Netanyahu's meeting with the passenger credited with stopping the attacker, including footage of the prime minister thanking him and of the rescue plane landing in Israel.Maariv
• Ben Shapiro's channel took a summary approach, laying out what was known so far about the hijacking attempt.