{
  "id": 11022440,
  "title": "Netanyahu to Indian Flydubai pilot: A true hero",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/netanyahu-to-indian-flydubai-pilot-a-true-hero",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694513"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a statement saluting Captain Smit Machchhar, the Flydubai pilot who fought off his terrorist co-pilot and was stabbed in the process.</p><p>\"My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery. Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Extraordinary Bravery\": Netanyahu \"Salutes\" Indian Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/extraordinary-bravery-netanyahu-salutes-indian-hero-pilot-smit",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:14:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Indian pilot credited with saving 174 Israelis on Flydubai flight, says Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indian-pilot-credited-with-saving-174-israelis-on-flydubai-flight",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:41:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Israel's Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchar's heroics in saving 174 lives aboard flydubai aircraft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israels-netanyahu-hails-indian-pilot-smit-machchars-heroics-in-saving",
        "published": "2026-09-30T20:09:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Israel PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-pm-hails-indian-pilot-wounded-in-diverted-flydubai-flight",
        "published": "2026-09-30T20:45:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}