# Who is the 'hero' Indian pilot stabbed on Israel-bound flight?

https://mins.news/en/item/81838

- BBC News, 2026-10-01 08:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje3r3z7g0zzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Indian captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, forcing it to divert to Saudi Arabia. Injured but alert to the aircraft diving, Machchhar acted to help avert disaster. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him a “true hero”.

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