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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 03 PM 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: Heroic passengers and crew aboard a fly-you-by flight to Tel
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  Speaker 1: Aviv subdued an Omani pilot who attacked and stabbed the
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  Speaker 1: Copal at mid-flight. Passengers recounted how they used a headphone
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  Speaker 1: cable to restrain the hijacker, who reportedly told them to
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  Speaker 1: kill me after his mission failed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: met with the heroes, praising their bravery and and announcing
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  Speaker 1: they would be honoured with a torch-lighting ceremony at Israel's
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  Speaker 1: upcoming Independence Day event. He also urged Israelis to remain
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  Speaker 1: vigilant during these sensitive times. The incident has drawn international attention.
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  Speaker 1: While an Israeli official maintained that the copilot acted as
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  Speaker 1: a lone wolf, and no Iran link has been found,
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump stated it is possible. There was
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  Speaker 1: a link between the Omani pilot and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps, adding that the answer is yes based on
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  Speaker 1: what he had heard. though investigations are ongoing. The Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet had previously warned for months about security gaps on
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  Speaker 1: UAE flights, including FlyJuby, which falls outside the agency's direct control.
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  Speaker 1: In other developments, the IDF has launched an online database
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  Speaker 1: detailing alleged terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed during
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  Speaker 1: the Gaza war. The army states this is a response
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  Speaker 1: to major international media outlets that have repeatedly accused Israel
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  Speaker 1: of deliberately harming journalists. Meanwhile, British police are investigating a
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  Speaker 1: suspected terror plot targeting a US-run airbase in London. Officers
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  Speaker 1: are questioning a suspect, a British-Iranian dual national, and searching
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  Speaker 1: properties in the capital as part of what they describe
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  Speaker 1: as a hugely complex investigation. In antisemitic incidents, there is
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  Speaker 1: an initial report of a stabbing at Lodz Central Station.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic news, the National Crime Unit detained a
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  Speaker 1: senior official at a government company on suspicion of fraud
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  Speaker 1: and forgery. The new political party, the Democrats, formed from
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  Speaker 1: a merger of Labour and Meretz and led by Yair Golan,
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  Speaker 1: is also preparing for upcoming elections. Recent reports also recall
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  Speaker 1: a warning from former Shin Bet chief Ronan Barr, who
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  Speaker 1: months ago cautioned lawmakers that internal divisions were eroding deterrence.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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