Netanyahu invites PM Modi, pilot Smit Machchhar to Israel Independence Day ceremony
- Israeli PM Netanyahu invited PM Modi and pilot Captain Smit Machchhar to light a torch at Israel's Independence Day, in a post on X.
- Netanyahu spoke to Machchhar, 38, on Saturday in a UAE hospital, calling him a hero of Israel, India and the world.
- Machchhar, in the conversation, described his co-pilot striking him repeatedly before he forced the cockpit door open.
- The torch-lighting ceremony is held annually at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, requiring approval via a public advisory process.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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