{
  "id": 11827636,
  "title": "'Hero Of India, Israel & Entire World': Netanyahu Invites Pilot Smit Machchhar & PM Modi For Independence Day Honour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/hero-of-india-israel-entire-world-netanyahu-invites-pilot-smit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:16:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/hero-of-india-israel-entire-world-pm-netanyahu-invites-pilot-smit-machchhar-pm-modi-for-independence-day-honour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, October 4: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended an invitation for FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to illuminate a celebratory flame during Israel's next Independence Day ceremony. In a telephone chat on Sunday, Netanyahu referred to the Indian pilot, who thwarted a mid-air assault, as a hero of India, Israel, and the entire world. He expressed his desire for the pilot and Prime Minister Modi to join the festivities. Netanyahu conveyed his warmest wishes for the pilot's swift and complete recovery.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Oct 4: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel and the entire world, during a telephone conversation with him on Sunday. \"Captain, I want to invite…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}