Benjamin Netanyahu Invites 'True Hero' Captain Smit, PM Modi to Light Independence Day Flame
- On Wednesday, September 30, Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot with a crash axe mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with 174 passengers aboard.
- Co-Pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, reportedly initiated the attack after asking to pray, with Machchhar recalling, "While he was praying, out of respect, I was just looking at the front and not at the back."
- Fighting through blurred vision, Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door from the inside, allowing crew members to intervene; he is now recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Machchhar on Saturday, calling him a "hero of Israel, India and the world" and inviting him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a flame at Israel's Independence Day.
- Authorities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are investigating the incident, with Netanyahu alleging the co-pilot underwent "Islamist radical indoctrination" while officials examine potential terrorism links.
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"You are a true hero of the brave peoples of India and Israel," said the Israeli Prime Minister in a video on Saturday in Israel. "The man, assaulted by his co-pilot, had prevented a tragedy by opening the door to his cockpit. - "You are a hero for the whole world": Netanyahu invites the Indian pilot of the Flydubai flight in Israel (International).
Netanyahu invites PM Modi, Pilot Smit for Israel Independence Day
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 3, Saturday(local time) spoke with Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who displayed extraordinary courage and helped save lives after being attacked by the Omani co-pilot aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv during the September 30 terrorist attack. PM Netanyahu praised the courage and composure of Captain Smit Machchhar during the confrontation inside the cockpit. …
‘One last fight left in me’: Smit Machchhar details cockpit attack, struggle to open door
Recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, Indian pilot Smit Machchhar told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu how he fought through blurred vision to open the cockpit door, allowing the crew to intervene.
Netanyahu Calls Smit Machchhar A ‘Hero’, Invites Pilot To Light Israel Independence Day Flame
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with injured Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed him as a “hero” and invited him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a flame at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony, while Machchhar recounted how his co-pilot allegedly attacked him in the cockpit
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