{
  "id": 11408040,
  "title": "Israel honours Captain Smit Machchhar’s valour with billboards in Mumbai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israel-honours-captain-smit-machchhars-valour-with-billboards-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:40:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/israel-honours-captain-smit-machchhars-valour-with-billboards-in-mumbai/article71536325.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Consulate of Israel has launched a public awareness campaign across major roadways in Mumbai to honor Captain Machchhar's bravery. Billboards have been erected at various junctions, including the Warden Road and Napean Sea Road, the BKC-Sion connector, Andheri-Jogeshwari flyover, and Tulsi Pipeline Road near Mahim, bearing the message \"Thank You, Captain Smit, For Saving Israeli Lives! Wishing You a Speedy Recovery.\" Consul General Yaniv Revach expressed Israel's gratitude to Captain Machchhar and the four Israeli passengers who saved 174 lives. Revach drew parallels to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, emphasizing the shared cultural value of preserving innocent life in both Indian and Jewish traditions. The incident occurred on a flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the pilot stabbed his co-pilot and attempted to crash the plane. Captain Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the attacker and safely land the aircraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to thoroughly investigate the incident, and the act of bravery has deepened the friendship between India and Israel.",
  "summary": "The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai, in a press release, said billboards across the city to thank the pilot for saving 174 lives, have been put up in various locations in Mumbai.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "PM Modi speaks to injured pilot Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pm-modi-speaks-to-injured-pilot-smit-machchhar",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:19:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "'I Was Injured But Couldn't Let Passengers Die': Captain Smit Machchhar To PM Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-was-injured-but-couldnt-let-passengers-die-captain-smit-machchhar",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:00:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "PM Modi speaks to flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchaar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pm-modi-speaks-to-flydubai-pilot-captain-smit-machchaar",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:37:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "‘Son Of Mumbai’: Milind Deora Urges Ashoka Chakra For Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/son-of-mumbai-milind-deora-urges-ashoka-chakra-for-flydubai-captain",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:11:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "‘Told myself, this will be last push’: Smit Machchhar to PM on flydubai cockpit fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/told-myself-this-will-be-last-push-smit-machchhar-to-pm-on-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "‘Our hero’: India rallies behind flydubai Captain Smit after cockpit attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/our-hero-india-rallies-behind-flydubai-captain-smit-after-cockpit",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:56:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Pilots’ body urges PM Modi to give flydubai captain Smit Machchhar a bravery award for saving 182 lives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pilots-body-urges-pm-modi-to-give-flydubai-captain-smit-machchhar-a",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:58:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}