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Riyadh Airport Attack Dominates War Report · 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: Saudi Arabia has vowed a firm response to a deadly
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  Speaker 1: attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 10.
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  Speaker 1: The strike killed 12 people and wounded 309, leading to
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  Speaker 1: hundreds of flight cancellations. The attack is part of a
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  Speaker 1: campaign by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen targeting Saudi civilian infrastructure.
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  Speaker 1: Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition to
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  Speaker 1: support legitimacy in Yemen, called the incident a terrorist act
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  Speaker 1: and a full-fledged war crime. The United States also condemned
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  Speaker 1: the assault. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated, These
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  Speaker 1: despicable attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for the lives of
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  Speaker 1: innocent civilians. They must stop now, adding that the US
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  Speaker 1: stands with Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, controversy erupted at Columbia University.
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  Speaker 1: On the third anniversary of the Hamas invasion of Israel,
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  Speaker 1: a campus dining hall featured a pasta sauce labelled October
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  Speaker 1: 7th Blush Sauce. The item drew widespread outrage and accusations
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  Speaker 1: of insensitivity. University officials apologised, attributing the wording to an
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  Speaker 1: administrative error, though the explanation has faced scepticism. Vicky Dunn,
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  Speaker 1: Assistant Vice President of Columbia Dining, stated it was an
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  Speaker 1: unfortunate mistake and not an intended reference to the attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to domestic Israeli news, election polls released just two
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  Speaker 1: weeks before the vote indicate an inconclusive race. Surveys by Mariv,
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  Speaker 1: Channel 13 and KAN News show Gadi Eizenkot's party leading.
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  Speaker 1: But neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, nor the opposition bloc,
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  Speaker 1: appears to have secured the 61 seats needed for a
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  Speaker 1: Knesset majority. In legal proceedings, the hearing in the Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: trial has commenced. with former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arriving
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  Speaker 1: under security to give his testimony. Prominent figures including member
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  Speaker 1: of Knesset Taylai Gottlieb were present. This testimony is considered
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  Speaker 1: a pivotal moment following a reported prosecution mistake. In judicial news,
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  Speaker 1: Rowan Abd-Alhai, a former Dhekia aide in Hodharsheran, was sentenced
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  Speaker 1: by the Central District Court in Lod to 10 years' imprisonment.
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  Speaker 1: She was convicted of 277 violent offences against infants, and
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  Speaker 1: the court ordered 450,000 shekels in compensation for the families.
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  Speaker 1: One mother described the aid as still entering her nightmares.
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  Speaker 1: On Israel's northern border, IDF soldiers are continuing searches near
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  Speaker 1: Arab al-Armshah, close to the Lebanese border, following the detection
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  Speaker 1: of an unidentified aerial object that entered Israeli territory on
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  Speaker 1: Saturday night. The object's nature remains under investigation, with possibilities
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  Speaker 1: ranging from a drone to a powered paraglider. Internationally, Hundreds
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  Speaker 1: marched through Toronto, Canada, marking the third anniversary of the
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  Speaker 1: war in Gaza. The demonstration included pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of
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  Speaker 1: whom are Jewish and critical of Zionism, alongside counter-protesters. Canadian
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement condemning Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: reaffirming support for Israel's security. Near the Torquemier Crossing, border
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  Speaker 1: police and IDF forces detained 17 individuals found hiding in
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  Speaker 1: agricultural areas. They are suspected of attempting to cross the
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  Speaker 1: barrier fence. In personal stories of resilience, Adital Zuaretz has
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  Speaker 1: turned to painting to cope with the loss of her son,
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  Speaker 1: Eli Baram, who was murdered by Hamas on October 7th.
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  Speaker 1: Her art serves to keep his memory alive. Separately, President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog has invited Captain Smit Machar, the heroic Indian
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  Speaker 1: pilot of a fly-Jubai flight, who bravely thwarted a hijacking
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  Speaker 1: attempt by his copilot. to Jerusalem to express gratitude for
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  Speaker 1: his actions in rescuing Israelis on board. And in a
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  Speaker 1: domestic incident, police arrested a man in Beersheba after he
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  Speaker 1: reported fatally stabbing his wife. Their five-year-old son may have
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  Speaker 1: been in the apartment at the time. Authorities are investigating
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  Speaker 1: the criminal nature of the event. Finally, Iranian nuclear expert
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  Speaker 1: Avna Wellen warns that Iran is prepared for further attacks
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  Speaker 1: and could achieve outcomes detrimental to Israel, including potentially nuclear weapons.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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