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‘Hero of Israel, India & world’: Netanyahu invites pilot Smit & PM Modi to Independence Day ceremony
Published on Oct 04, 2026 07:44 am IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Indian Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar for helping prevent a catastrophic cockpit incident on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight and invited him to light a ceremonial flame at Israel’s next Independence Day celebration. Netanyahu also extended the invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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