Netanyahu Invites Indian Pilot Who Thwarted Hijacking to Light Independence Day Torch
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu invited Indian pilot Smith Macher to Israel.
- Macher thwarted a hijacking attempt on a Flydubai flight.
- The invitation is to light a torch on Independence Day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Smith Macher, the Indian first officer of the Flydubai flight that thwarted a hijacking attempt. During the emotional conversation, Netanyahu warmly thanked Macher and officially invited him to visit Israel to light a torch during the upcoming Independence Day ceremony.
Macher was the first officer on the Flydubai flight that was the target of a hijacking attempt. He is credited with taking control of the situation and preventing the attack.
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