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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 2026, 06 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: A dramatic incident aboard a commercial flight to Tel Aviv
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  Speaker 1: ended safely, thanks to the bravery of passengers and crew.
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  Speaker 1: A fly Dubai flight from Dubai was diverted to Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit. According to Israeli authorities,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate one pilot may have attempted to seize control
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  Speaker 1: of the aircraft. An Israeli passenger told the Jerusalem Post
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  Speaker 1: that the Copilot stabbed the pilot and tried to force
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  Speaker 1: him from the cockpit as the plane began to plunge.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli officials later stated that the growing assessment within Israel
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  Speaker 1: was of a hijacking attempt with the intention of crashing
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  Speaker 1: the plane. Passengers, including Israelis, intervened to subdue the attacker
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  Speaker 1: and regain control. The aircraft landed safely in Saudi Arabia,
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  Speaker 1: where passengers were met with relief, with ministers exclaiming, Our
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  Speaker 1: father is still alive, and passengers singing, Arm Yisrael Chai,
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  Speaker 1: upon landing. In regional developments, Iran has reportedly struck three
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  Speaker 1: oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. This waterway is
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  Speaker 1: a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments. Palestinian political news
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  Speaker 1: indicates a new electoral alliance. PIJ Deputy Secretary General Mohamed
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  Speaker 1: Al-Hindi confirmed to the Associated Press that Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad,
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  Speaker 1: and exiled Fatah leader Mohamed Dahlan have joined forces to
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  Speaker 1: run in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council elections in November.
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  Speaker 1: This move is seen as significant in navigating election requirements.
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  Speaker 1: On the diplomatic front, Qatari mediators have conveyed US feedback
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  Speaker 1: to Iran regarding its seven-day trust-building plan. According to an
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  Speaker 1: official briefed on the talks, the main sticking point is
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  Speaker 1: the sequencing of proposed steps. The plan aims to reopen
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran's nuclear programme. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the Central Elections Committee chairman, Noam Solberg, has scheduled a
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  Speaker 1: hearing for October 6. This is in response to a
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  Speaker 1: Likud petition questioning the legality of the Fly and Vote initiative,
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  Speaker 1: which helps Israelis abroad arrange travel to vote. Separately, an
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  Speaker 1: investigation is underway in Israel concerning how permission was granted
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  Speaker 1: for an Omani pilot to fly into the country. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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