Israelis honoured for landing plane with 'close to zero' survival chance
- President Isaac Herzog awarded the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism to five citizens who helped foil an in-flight cockpit attack, including plumber Yaniv Hayoun, saving all 174 people aboard.
- Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai was scheduled to land in Tel Aviv on Wednesday but diverted to Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot stabbed the captain and "apparently tried to crash the plane," according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker; Dr. Shota Musaev provided lifesaving medical aid while Hayoun steadied the aircraft's controls.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hayoun "a hero who has saved many lives," while National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded the Omani co-pilot be extradited to Israel, claiming he underwent "Islamist radical indoctrination."
- The United Arab Emirates has launched investigations to determine whether the incident involved "terrorist activity or purpose," while aviation experts anticipate the crisis will force more stringent pilot background checks industry-wide.
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Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar after Israel-bound flight scare
Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Indian pilot Smit Machchhar after he foiled an alleged cockpit threat on an Israel-bound flight. The call gave the incident diplomatic weight, along with praise and an invitation to Israel's Independence Day event.
Netanyahu invites Machchar, Modi to Israel's Independence Day
Dubai: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Indian pilot Smit Machchhar a “hero of the entire world” for foiling an alleged attempt by the co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flight, as he spoke with him over the phone. Captain Machchhar was attacked and seriously injured by his co-pilot in the cockpit of flydubai flight … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on…
‘Israelis, Emiratis, Indians standing together against terror,’ posts Israeli Foreign Ministry on X - The Tribune
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Sunday said Israeli passengers, an Indian pilot and Emirati crew members helped thwart an alleged “terrorist” attack on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. In a post on its official X handle, @IsraelMFA, the ministry said the alleged attacker wanted to crash the aircraft and kill everyone on […]
With the last force, pilot Smit Machchhar prevented a disaster on board a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. Now Israel's head of government Netanyahu breaks for the Indian hero with an old tradition and pays him a historic honor.
The pilot of the Flydubai machine, Smit Machchhar, is scheduled to ignite the torch for Israel's National Day next May
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