{
  "id": 13019196,
  "title": "Indian Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar To Receive Israel’s Presidential Award For Civilian Heroism After Foiling Flydubai Hijacking Attempt | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/indian-pilot-captain-smit-machchhar-to-receive-israels-presidential",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:43:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/indian-pilot-captain-smit-machchhar-to-receive-israels-presidential-award-for-civilian-heroism-after-foiling-flydubai-hijacking-attempt-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tel Aviv: Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism for his role in preventing an alleged hijacking attempt aboard a Flydubai flight, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced. Also Watch: According to the Government Press Office of Israel, Herzog on Thursday announced while presenting the Presidential Medal for Civilian Heroism to six…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}