Tel Aviv: Praising Captain Smit Machchhar for his incredible courage during the Flydubai cockpit attack by his co-pilot, former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel stated that the Indian pilot deserves Israel's Medal of Honour for risking his own life to save over 170 passengers from an allegedly attempted crash.
Speaking to ANI, Haskel expressed deep admiration for Machchhar's heroic actions during the mid-air emergency.