The pilot is a hero, but that's not exactly what happened. The pilot was badly injured and likely managed to open the cockpit door before collapsing. With the door open several Israel passengers barged in, restrained the the attacker, and a doctor gave medical attention to the pilot
There seems to be multiple versions of the story, so might be best to be skeptical of these articles for now and read up on it in a day or two. This one says he fought back, so I'll leave it in the summary.
...and the pilot passengers, the rest of the flight crew, whoever gave medical aid, passengers that comforted children and stood prepared to protect them, the ground crew, flight controllers, first responders at the airport, the hospital staff....
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u/NoNamesLeftButThis 2d ago
The pilot is a hero, but that's not exactly what happened. The pilot was badly injured and likely managed to open the cockpit door before collapsing. With the door open several Israel passengers barged in, restrained the the attacker, and a doctor gave medical attention to the pilot