Israel: President Herzog nominates four citizens for the civil valor award

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will nominate the four Israelis who avoided a tragedy yesterday on the Flydubai flight for the award of the Presidential Award for Civilian Valor. This was reported in a note from his spokesperson.

"You put your lives at risk to save others and averted a terrible tragedy. Today the whole world saw the beautiful and courageous face of Israeli society," the president said while speaking to the four Israelis who acted heroically, Yaniv Hayoun, Shota Musayev, Zvika Manes and Asaf Rajuan.

During the discussions, President Herzog expressed "his deep appreciation for the readiness, courage and sense of mutual responsibility demonstrated by the four in a situation of extreme danger" and communicated his intention to submit their story of heroism to the Advisory Committee for the Presidential Award for Civilian Valor and to recommend that the award be given to all four.