Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Houthi Attack Prompts FAA Warning; Netanyahu-Eisenkot Debate Poll
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Turning first to regional developments, the Federal Aviation Administration has
- 0:16Speaker 1: issued a warning to US airlines, advising them to exercise
- 0:20Speaker 1: caution when flying in Saudi Arabia. This comes after recent
- 0:23Speaker 1: Houthi airstrikes targeted Riyadh's international airport. One attack killed 13
- 0:28Speaker 1: people and wounded more than 300. The FAA's advisory is
- 0:33Speaker 1: particularly timely, as Delta Airlines is scheduled to begin direct
- 0:37Speaker 1: flights to Riyadh on October 23, highlighting ongoing security concerns
- 0:41Speaker 1: in the region. Domestically, Israeli politics are seeing renewed focus
- 0:45Speaker 1: ahead of upcoming elections. A new poll from Can11 News
- 0:49Speaker 1: suggests over half of respondents, 54%, support a televised debate
- 0:54Speaker 1: between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eizenkot.
- 0:59Speaker 1: While Yashar currently leads Likud in individual party polls, with
- 1:03Speaker 1: projections of 22 seats to Likud's 20, Prime Minister Netanyahu's
- 1:08Speaker 1: political bloc maintains a narrow advantage, projected at 53 seats
- 1:12Speaker 1: compared to Eisenkot's bloc at 50. The report also noted
- 1:16Speaker 1: significant numbers of undecided voters and those considering switching blocs
- 1:20Speaker 1: from previous elections. Meanwhile, analysis is shedding light on the
- 1:24Speaker 1: collapsed July 2024 hostage deal, raising further questions about Prime
- 1:29Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu's coalition manoeuvring and political motives, and the profound
- 1:33Speaker 1: impact on hostages and their families. For continuing coverage of
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- 1:43Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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