Israeli PM thanks Indian pilot Smit for saving lives, salutes his 'extraordinary bravery'

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for saving lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens, after his Omani co-pilot stabbed him on a Tel Aviv-bound flight in an attempted terror attack. "My salute to…Captain Smit…for his extraordinary bravery…Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back…preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster," wrote Netanyahu.