Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday he would present “heroism” awards to five Israelis who helped overpower a flydubai co-pilot and prevented him from crashing the plane they were on.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients.
Herzog’s office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients. Today, the whole world saw the beautiful and courageous face of Israeli society,” Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial role, said in a statement. “You put yourselves at risk to save others and prevented a terrible disaster. Yanoun, wearing a still-bloody shirt, was personally welcomed on his return to Israel Wednesday at Ben Gurion Airport by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Manes, his office said, heard the commotion in the cockpit and was the first to alert passengers and call for help. The passengers said they rushed to the cockpit after a woman screamed and said there was a stabbing. “It was an extraordinary incident,” Asaf Rajuan, who helped pin down the attacker and will also receive the award, told Herzog, according to the president’s office.
