Indian pilot Smit Machchhar spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his hospital bed after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai plane. 'I knew that the aircraft was going down,' he said.

Earlier on Friday, Israel's flag carrier El Al said it would operate the flights to Dubai only if it receives approval from the relevant authorities

Israel's electoral institutions remain the least damaged aspect of its democracy. And yet, electoral integrity can no longer be taken for granted - and there are steps Israel can take right now, like inviting international election observers