The roundup also includes Portugal’s win over Norway and its place in the Nations League quarter-finals.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of security for international flights after an incident aboard a FlyDubai plane travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft declared an emergency on September 30 and was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Israeli media reported that an Omani co-pilot attacked the Indian captain and may have intended to crash the plane in Israel. Those details remain attributed to media reports. Netanyahu’s office said the National Security Council would appoint an examiner to review safeguards for foreign civil aviation.
At its annual conference, the Green Party of England and Wales voted 1,022 to 813 to back a motion treating Zionism as a form of racism. The motion also supports a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine. British Jewish groups and Israel’s government criticized the decision. The party has five seats in the 650-member House of Commons.
Portugal beat Norway 2-1 to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals, with Cristiano Ronaldo absent. Norway took the lead through Kristoffer Ajer, but João Cancelo equalized with a long-range strike before Gonçalo Ramos scored the winner. Francisco Conceição was sent off late after receiving two yellow cards within seconds.