‘Hero for Israel, India and entire world’: Netanyahu speaks to FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar
- Posted on October 4, 2026
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‘Hero for Israel, India and entire world’: Netanyahu speaks to FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Smit Machchhar a hero for preventing a co-pilot's attempted crash. Machchhar, who is hospitalized, detailed the traumatic incident during a recent conversation. The flight, which had 174 passengers, experienced serious danger after Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot. Netanyahu invited Machchhar and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Israeli Independence Day.
