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Watch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’

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What happened

Watch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’ — full report at The Hindu.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Hindu and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:40:24 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Netanyahu invites ‘true hero’ Indian flydubai captain to Israel

  2. Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack

  3. Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country

  4. 'Not afraid of death': Co-pilot's chilling admission after trying to crash flydubai jet

  5. Watch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’

  6. Crew of flydubai demanded release of co-pilot after he attacked Smit, claim flyers

  7. Who are the mystery pilots who successfully landed endangered Flydubai flight 1073?

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