Netanyahu Honors Flydubai Passengers as Independence Day Torch Lighters
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Four Israeli passengers who stopped a plane terror attack will light an Independence Day torch.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu met with the passengers and praised their bravery.
- The passengers intervened when the co-pilot attempted to crash the flydubai flight.
- A committee, not the PM alone, selects torch lighters for the ceremony.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with four Israeli passengers from a flydubai flight who intervened to prevent a terror attack onboard. The passengers, Yaniv Hayun, Orah Pardilov, Shota Musaev, and his wife Sigalit, were invited to Netanyahu's office where he informed them they would light a torch at the official Israeli Independence Day ceremony.
Netanyahu praised the travelers for their "exceptional bravery" and "decisive actions" that averted a "major catastrophe" and saved numerous lives, according to The Times of Israel. The passengers recounted how the flight's co-pilot attempted to crash the plane, but they managed to subdue him and prevent the attack.
However, the prime minister does not have sole authority over the selection of torch lighters. A public advisory committee determines the candidates, whose names are then approved through a ministerial process.
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