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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 11 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 averted mid-air. The co-pilot
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  Speaker 1: of a fly-Dubai flight en route to Israel attempted to
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  Speaker 1: hijack and crash the plane, identified by Israeli officials as
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  Speaker 1: an Omani national who had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and
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  Speaker 1: appeared suicidal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Thursday that the
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  Speaker 1: investigation is examining the copilot's background and potential motives, including
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  Speaker 1: the possibility of Iranian involvement, though he stressed it was
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  Speaker 1: too early to draw final conclusions. The flight plunged more
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  Speaker 1: than 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds during the incident.
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  Speaker 1: Disaster was prevented when the wounded captain managed to unlock
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  Speaker 1: the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. A
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  Speaker 1: reserve crew then landed the plane safely with over 170
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  Speaker 1: people aboard at Tabak Airport in Saudi Arabia. Indian pilot
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  Speaker 1: Captain Smit Machar, who was seriously wounded during the incident,
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  Speaker 1: was hailed as a hero by Indian Prime Minister Narendra
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  Speaker 1: Modi for saving hundreds of lives. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced
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  Speaker 1: that the heroes of the FlyJubai flight will carry the
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  Speaker 1: torch of civil heroism on Independence Day, marking significant national
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  Speaker 1: recognition for their actions. In developments related to Iran's proxies,
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  Speaker 1: A new report estimates Hezbollah acquired approximately $ 157 million worth
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  Speaker 1: of weaponry in 2024. According to research from the Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Center for Research of Terror Financing, the vast majority, some
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  Speaker 1: $ 129 million, was donated by Iran as an in-kind grant,
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  Speaker 1: with Hezbollah itself spending about $ 28 million in cash. This research,
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  Speaker 1: part of a series aiming to assess Hezbollah's financial health,
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  Speaker 1: identifies key supply chains to disrupt and ways to weaken
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  Speaker 1: the Iran-backed group. Researchers analysed various military equipment acquired by Hezbollah,
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  Speaker 1: including rockets, missiles and drones, to better understand its expenses
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  Speaker 1: and its ability to sustain its arsenal if Iran's support
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  Speaker 1: were reduced. Turning to the West Bank, Palestinian election candidate
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  Speaker 1: Dr Ahmad Shadid warned that withheld Palestinian authority, tax revenues
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  Speaker 1: and rising unemployment could trigger a major explosion. He stated
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  Speaker 1: that unemployment, currently at 27.9% and pushed to 32% by
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  Speaker 1: recent events, coupled with the PA's financial struggles, poses a
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  Speaker 1: significant risk with potential repercussions for Jordan and the region.
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  Speaker 1: Shadid emphasised the need for the next Israeli government to
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  Speaker 1: release the tax revenues and called for an end to
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  Speaker 1: measures he described as the occupation that prevent workers from
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  Speaker 1: accessing jobs and negatively impact local industries. Former US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump shared his views on the lead-up to the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th attacks. In an interview, he stated he does
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  Speaker 1: not believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned in advance
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  Speaker 1: by Egypt or the UAE about the Hamas attack, suggesting
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  Speaker 1: that if he had known, he would have acted. Trump
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  Speaker 1: also declined to directly endorse Netanyahu for another term, though
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  Speaker 1: he noted he wouldn't underestimate Bibi. He also commented briefly
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  Speaker 1: on Gadi Eisenkot, saying he doesn't hear bad things about him.
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  Speaker 1: An Anti-Defamation League report released Thursday documents what it calls
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  Speaker 1: the systemic exclusion and marginalisation of Jewish and Israeli artists
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  Speaker 1: across American cultural life. The study, examining art museums, publishing
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  Speaker 1: and live performance venues, found that major institutions often fail
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  Speaker 1: to include Jewish identity in their diversity, equity and inclusion commitments.
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  Speaker 1: Authors reportedly face editorial pressure to remove Hebrew words or
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  Speaker 1: change Jewish character names to get published. and Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli performers have been harassed off stages. ADL CEO Jonathan
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  Speaker 1: Greenblatt called the findings antisemitism and anti-Israeli discrimination. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, watch
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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