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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 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: We begin with a dramatic incident aboard a FlyDubai flight
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  Speaker 1: bound for Tel Aviv. Flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai,
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  Speaker 1: was forced to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia,
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  Speaker 1: following an alleged attack by the Copilot. Reports from passengers
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  Speaker 1: describe a terrifying struggle in the cockpit, with one pilot
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  Speaker 1: reportedly stabbed, and the aircraft entering a steep dive. Three
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  Speaker 1: Israeli passengers are being credited with extraordinary heroism, intervening to
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  Speaker 1: subdue the attacker using in-flight headphone cables and helping the
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  Speaker 1: remaining pilots regain control. One passenger described the fear, likening
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  Speaker 1: the moment to 9-11, and called the actions of the
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  Speaker 1: intervening Israelis heroic. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the stabbing
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  Speaker 1: attack and stated that the pilot has been arrested and
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  Speaker 1: is being questioned by Saudi authorities. Israeli sources have indicated
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  Speaker 1: that at this stage, there is no indication of Iranian involvement,
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  Speaker 1: though the investigation into the motive is ongoing. In the
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  Speaker 1: wake of the incident, Transportation Minister Miri Rejev has requested
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  Speaker 1: the Shin Bet Halt all fly-Jubai flights into and out
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. This request follows unverified reports that the pilot
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  Speaker 1: involved might have Omani origins, a potential violation of agreements
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  Speaker 1: for airlines operating in Israel. The incident has also rekindled
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  Speaker 1: public discussion about the safety implications of choosing foreign carriers
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  Speaker 1: over Israeli airlines, especially for routes where Israeli carriers do
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  Speaker 1: not operate. The Israeli passengers from the affected flight are
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  Speaker 1: reportedly being brought back to Israel on another fly-you-by aircraft
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  Speaker 1: sent to pick them up. Turning to a more hopeful development,
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  Speaker 1: areas in northern Israel that were declared war zones in
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  Speaker 1: 2024 are now experiencing a significant return to normalcy and
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  Speaker 1: increased tourism. Sites that once served as fortifications against Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: attacks are now gathering places for children, and Kibbutzim are
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  Speaker 1: welcoming visitors once again. This visible shift from a state
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  Speaker 1: of conflict to one of renewed life and activity is
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  Speaker 1: a welcome sign of recovery for the region. On the
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  Speaker 1: regional front, diplomatic efforts by Qatar to mediate between the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Iran appear to have yielded little progress
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  Speaker 1: this week. Sources familiar with the negotiations suggest the talks
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  Speaker 1: are stalled. leading to concerns among US officials that major
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  Speaker 1: combat operations could resume after the upcoming mid-term elections if
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  Speaker 1: diplomacy fails. Separately, Iran's economic pressures continue. In Turkey, bailiffs
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  Speaker 1: seized a Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 at Istanbul airport to
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  Speaker 1: settle a significant debt. This event follows recent US sanctions
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  Speaker 1: targeting Iran's aviation sector, which have prompted flight cancellations across
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  Speaker 1: the region and intensified financial challenges, for Iranian carriers, already
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  Speaker 1: struggling with sanctions and parts procurement. Meanwhile in Gaza, a
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  Speaker 1: 29-year-old pharmacist named Hiam Taha is stepping into politics. Running
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  Speaker 1: for the Legislative Council, she aims to represent the voices
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  Speaker 1: of those grappling with a collapsing healthcare system and the
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  Speaker 1: consequences of political decisions. Taha, who has been displaced multiple
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  Speaker 1: times during the recent conflict, seeks to challenge gender expectations
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  Speaker 1: and bring a new perspective to leadership in Gaza. And finally,
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  Speaker 1: a brief report from Haifa, where a 14-year-old boy was
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  Speaker 1: struck by a car on Al-Azharov Street. He was evacuated
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  Speaker 1: to Rambam Hospital in Syria, but conscious, condition with head
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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