Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu said the pilot who carried out the attack has been arrested and questioned by Saudi authorities.

Early Wednesday a Dubai-origin flight bound for Ben Gurion airport turned back and landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after pilots entered an emergency code indicating a hijack. About 100 Israeli passengers were aboard. Israeli security services said they have ruled out a security incident and that the emergency signal was triggered by a physical altercation between the two pilots. Israel's transport ministry said Ben Gurion is operating normally and the Israel Airports Authority confirmed Israeli airspace is open. The aircraft will depart from Tabuk to return passengers to Ben Gurion. Two pilots were taken by Saudi authorities for investigation; preliminary assessment reports one is Russian/Russian-origin and the other Ukrainian/Ukrainian-origin.

Japan Meteorological Agency reported a magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck near Yonaguni Island at around 14:00 JST on the 30th. Hypocenter depth 10 km; maximum seismic intensity (JMA) 3.