Indian airline captain hailed as a hero after cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai flight bound for Israel

An Indian airline captain, 39-year-old Smit Machchhar, subdued an attacker who breached the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel, preventing a potential hijacking. With help from off-duty pilots and other passengers—including a plumber and dentist—Machchhar overpowered the assailant and safely landed the aircraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the pilot's actions as preventing a disaster.