{
  "id": 13677743,
  "title": "Israel President writes to flydubai Indian pilot Smit Machchhar: ‘Hero of Israel, India, all of humanity’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/israel-president-writes-to-flydubai-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hero",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:17:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/israel-president-writes-to-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hero-of-israel-india-and-all-of-humanity-101791701478116.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli President Isaac Herzog will present Indian captain Smit Machchhar with Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism after he recovers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Herzog invites Captain Smit Machchhar of flydubai flight to Jerusalem in gratitude for heroism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/herzog-invites-captain-smit-machchhar-of-flydubai-flight-to-jerusalem",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:18:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}