Flydubai Incident LIVE Updates: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, plumber and dentist saved flydubai flight to Israel

Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal met with the injured Flydubai pilot, Smit Machchhar, at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, stating that the captain was in "good health and recovering well" following an attack by his co-pilot. Captain Machchhar, an Indian national, was hospitalized after the incident, which occurred during a mid-air altercation on Wednesday, leading to an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

The embassy shared this information on X, a social media platform. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided a detailed account of the attack, claiming Machchhar was stabbed in the head and his arm was severely injured, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Machchhar's actions, stating that they prevented a "great tragedy" and saved hundreds of lives.