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Netanyahu invites Indian pilot to light Independence Day torch

Gili Cohen / KAN 11 Gili Cohen / KAN 11
| Published: October 3, 2026
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Saturday evening with Indian pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar, who fought off a co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack a Flydubai plane, and invited him to light a torch at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony.
Netanyahu praised Machchhar’s courage, calling him “a hero of Israel, India and the entire world.”

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