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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 3, 2026, 10 AM Eastern · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, a Christian mother and her daughter, Maysakada Ibrahim
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  Speaker 1: Abu Deirud and Mary Hafez Mitchell Najjar, were killed in
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli airstrike on the night of October 2nd. Their
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  Speaker 1: bodies were recovered from the rubble of their home, bringing
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  Speaker 1: renewed grief to Gaza's small Christian community, identified by the
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  Speaker 1: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Separately, reports indicate a significant assassination
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  Speaker 1: attempt is underway in Gaza, targeting the successor to Hamas
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  Speaker 1: leader Yahya Sinwar, with the IDF reportedly having him in
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  Speaker 1: their sights. This comes amid ongoing operations in the region.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the West Bank, multiple violent clashes between Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: and settlers were reported across the territory during the Sukkot
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  Speaker 1: holiday week. On Thursday, settlers reportedly shot and killed 51-year-old
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian Masha Yassin, and wounded another man in Yassaf village.
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  Speaker 1: Village council head Jumar Abdel, Fatah stated settlers had been
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  Speaker 1: attacking the village since a nearby outpost was established. The
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  Speaker 1: IDF confirmed it is investigating the incident. Shira Ben Sasson,
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  Speaker 1: director of the New Israel Fund, condemned the violence, calling
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  Speaker 1: for the prosecution of attackers. Additional clashes were reported in
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  Speaker 1: other areas, including Beita, where the IDF intervened in disputes
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  Speaker 1: over the olive harvest. Reports from the West Bank also
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  Speaker 1: suggest a loss of governance, with incidents involving settlers reportedly
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  Speaker 1: using clubs and a delayed response from the IDF. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: unconfirmed footage and satellite data indicate a fire at Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Aramco's Riyadh refinery, with speculation pointing to an alleged Houthi attack.
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  Speaker 1: This event occurs amidst escalating hostilities and stepped-up attacks by
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure. though
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis have not yet claimed responsibility. Saudi Arabia is
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  Speaker 1: also reportedly planning an offensive against Houthi militants to break
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  Speaker 1: the Red Sea chokehold. In a development concerning US policy,
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  Speaker 1: Iraq has secured a US sanctions waiver that allows up
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  Speaker 1: to 40 daily Iranian flights to Najaf, framed as pilgrimage,
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  Speaker 1: flights for humanitarian, medical, tourism and educational purposes. This move
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  Speaker 1: bypasses broader US sanctions on Iran, though Mahan Air was excluded.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he still considers the
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  Speaker 1: United Kingdom an ally, despite criticising the British government for
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  Speaker 1: appeasing common enemies and attacking Israel. In an interview, he
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  Speaker 1: highlighted intelligence shared by Israel that prevented an Iranian-sponsored terror
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  Speaker 1: attack in Britain, noting the hypocrisy of being attacked by
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  Speaker 1: those who appease enemies. A British journalist also described an
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  Speaker 1: exceptionally tense atmosphere with extensive security measures during her preparation
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  Speaker 1: to interview the Prime Minister. On the economic front, a
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  Speaker 1: new plan has reportedly been launched, described as being similar
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  Speaker 1: to sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia, with the stated
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  Speaker 1: aim of strangling the Israeli economy. In other news, Thailand
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  Speaker 1: has revoked the citizenship of an Israeli man who had
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  Speaker 1: been naturalised in the country six years ago. The move
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  Speaker 1: is described as unusual and appears unprecedented for an Israeli citizen,
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  Speaker 1: based on allegations of using a foreign passport and concealing
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  Speaker 1: other citizenship. This occurs amid a series of measures affecting
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  Speaker 1: Israelis in Thailand, where suspicion towards harbored houses has grown
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  Speaker 1: and antisemitic chants have been heard at recent demonstrations. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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