Two United Airlines pilots reportedly gave up their first-class seats while deadheading on a flight and spent the entire trip in the cockpit because they did not trust the pilot operating the aircraft. The pilot, Capt…

Two United Airlines pilots reportedly gave up their first-class seats while deadheading on a flight and spent the entire trip in the cockpit because they did not trust the pilot operating the aircraft. The pilot, Capt. Ibrahim R. Mossallam, had previously been removed from service after social media posts surfaced in which he defended the October 7 Hamas attack. In a post on October 7, 2023, Mossallam described the attack as "resistance" by "brave people" and blamed what he called the "Zionist regime." United removed Mossallam from service with pay in November 2023 while it investigated his conduct. He later returned to flying for United. According to reporting this week, United had sought to fire Mossallam following the original controversy, but the pilots' union intervened. Two United pilots deadheading on a flight he was operating also reportedly gave up their first-class seats and remained in the cockpit throughout the flight because they did not trust him. Mossallam continued flying Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft for United into 2026. He has also continued posting strongly anti-Israel material on social media since the original controversy, including posts accusing Israel of seeking continued territorial expansion and crediting Palestinian "resistance" with preventing it. Mossallam serves on the board of the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, where he is listed as board vice president. The case came under renewed scrutiny following the attempted hijacking of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 last week, when the co-pilot attacked the captain and attempted to take control of the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight. United was subsequently asked about Mossallam's continued employment. On October 6, the airline said: "We have withheld this pilot from service pending an ongoing review." United has not publicly detailed the findings of its original investigation or said what action may follow the current review.

Border Police officers identified a suspicious Arab man approaching forces in the Jenin casbah and posing a potential threat. According to an initial report, officers spotted a suspicious bag on him and ordered him to…

Border Police officers identified a suspicious Arab man approaching forces in the Jenin casbah and posing a potential threat. According to an initial report, officers spotted a suspicious bag on him and ordered him to stop. After he failed to comply, they carried out an arrest procedure, which ended with shots fired at his lower body. No Israeli forces were injured.

UPDATE: The two women arrested in Namibia are not Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, despite earlier reports identifying them as such. According to Israel Police and a Chabad emissary who personally…

UPDATE: The two women arrested in Namibia are not Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, despite earlier reports identifying them as such. According to Israel Police and a Chabad emissary who personally visited the detainees, the women are reportedly an Iranian mother and daughter who were carrying forged Israeli passports and had identified themselves as Israelis. Rabbi Yosef Rahimi said the pair did not speak Hebrew and communicated in English and Persian. The earlier reports identifying the detainees as Mali and Liel were based on a mistaken identification. The circumstances surrounding the Iranian pair and how they obtained the forged Israeli documents are still being examined.

UPDATE: Israel Police now says the two women detained in Namibia are not Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, reversing earlier reports that the pair had been arrested there. According to police, the…

UPDATE: Israel Police now says the two women detained in Namibia are not Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, reversing earlier reports that the pair had been arrested there. According to police, the detainees are Iranian nationals who allegedly presented forged passports and falsely claimed to be Israelis. A Chabad rabbi active in Africa who went to identify the women also said they were an Iranian mother and daughter and were not Mali and Liel. Mali and Liel Yahalomi remain elsewhere after previously being located in Argentina following their disappearance from Europe in August.