Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar, praising him as 'hero to Israel, India, and the entire world,' and extending special Independence Day invitation.

The plane was trying to exercise its ancient rights of self-determination by creating facts on the ground.

<p>B’nai Brith Canada says neo-Nazi flyers were distributed around Belleville, including outside the synagogue targeted in a Yom Kippur shooting.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Simchat Torah and Shmini Atzeret in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>US senators secure a vote on Trump’s proposed Saudi nuclear pact, with concerns over uranium enrichment and its potential impact on regional proliferation.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Simchat Torah and Shmini Atzeret in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

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Five killed in strike on Gaza City building as IDF targets Ali al-Amoudi, a senior Hamas terrorist who has risen to prominence since Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's elimination.

<p>IDF eliminates two senior Islamic Jihad terrorists near Gaza City, after they worked to rebuild the group's military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.</p>

Dubai's Crown Prince visits injured flydubai captain in the hospital, praising his courage after he helped save 174 passengers.