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Israeli president invites Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive civilian heroism award

Reported by 6 outlets from 2 countries, in 2 languages, between 8 Oct 2026 and 11 Oct 2026.

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Smit Machchhar, Indian airline captain

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Israeli President Herzog invited Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive a civilian heroism award. This honor recognizes his actions during a Flydubai cockpit attack. The award is also being given to six civilians for their role in preventing the aviation disaster.

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  1. Israeli president invites Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive civilian heroism award Headline of the event's most representative article · Deccan Herald, 10 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Israel. Other places involved: India. See on the map
  3. Reported by 6 outlets from 2 countries, in 2 languages, between 8 Oct 2026 and 11 Oct 2026.7 articles · See all headlines
  4. People named in at least half of the headlines: Smit Machchhar.

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  1. First article seen: “Six civilians who aided in preventing flydubai hijacking to receive presidential award for heroism”
  2. 1 new outlet, including “Israeli president invites Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive civilian heroism award”
  3. 2 new outlets, including “भारतीय पायलट मच्छार को नागरिक वीरता सम्मान देगा इजराइल, राष्ट्रपति ने किया आमंत्रित”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.