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Meaningful Minute · Oct 5, 2026

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“I could not let all those people die.” After being violently attacked by his co-pilot aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073, Captain Smit Machchhar was badly wounded as the plane plunged and passengers screamed behind him. With what he called “one last fight left in me,” he fought his way to the cockpit door and opened it, allowing passengers to rush in and overpower the attacker. 174 people are alive today because he refused to give up. Netanyahu told him: “You are a hero of Israel, India, and the entire world.” Join Meaningful Minute

“I could not let all those people die.” After being violently attacked by his co-pilot aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073, Captain Smit Machchhar was badly wounded as the plane plunged and passengers screamed behind him. With what he called “one last fight left in me,” he fought his way to the cockpit door and opened it, allowing passengers to rush in and overpower the attacker. 174 people are alive today because he refused to give up. Netanyahu told him: “You are a hero of Israel, India, and the entire world.” _Join Meaningful Minute_ https://chat.whatsapp.com/CknDJXt5goQ7wntsuecmQk

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