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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 3, 2026, 11 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: We begin with concerning news from the United Kingdom. Two
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  Speaker 1: Iranian nationals who sought asylum in Britain have been charged
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  Speaker 1: with plotting a terror attack against Manchester's Jewish community. Prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: allege the pair conducted hostile surveillance on Yom Kippur, scouting
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  Speaker 1: locations like the Manchester Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue.
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  Speaker 1: The prosecution claims the plot was directed by a handler
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  Speaker 1: operating from Iran and that the men sought materials for
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  Speaker 1: a homemade bomb. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned that
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  Speaker 1: Tehran targets British Jewish communities through proxies and criminal networks.
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  Speaker 1: Iran has denied involvement in the alleged plot. In other news,
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  Speaker 1: a powerful personal account emerges from the aftermath of October 7.
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  Speaker 1: Emily Damery, who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: has shared previously unreleased photos and detailed her harrowing experience.
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  Speaker 1: Marking three years since her abduction on the Hebrew calendar,
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  Speaker 1: Damery described severe injuries, including a gunshot wound to her
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  Speaker 1: hand and a shrapnel injury to her leg, which ultimately
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  Speaker 1: required the amputation of two fingers. She recounted being treated
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  Speaker 1: in Shifa Hospital under horrific conditions, surrounded by blood, with
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  Speaker 1: a corpse nearby, and facing armed captors. Damery stated that
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  Speaker 1: her survival is a miracle. noting that improper medical care
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  Speaker 1: during captivity led to ongoing complications. She and her partner
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  Speaker 1: have since become engaged and recently celebrated their wedding in
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv. Turning to domestic security matters, an incident involving
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  Speaker 1: an Omani pilot has exposed potential gaps in Israel's security systems.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate that the pilot's details were sent to Israel
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  Speaker 1: before take-off, but no agency flagged his nationality. This situation
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  Speaker 1: highlights what appears to be a disconnect between the Transportation Ministry,
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  Speaker 1: intelligence services and passenger data systems. In response, the Transportation
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  Speaker 1: Ministry commented that there is no 100% in security. And
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  Speaker 1: on a note of resilience, we look at an initiative
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  Speaker 1: providing education and a safe haven for displaced Gazan children.
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  Speaker 1: In Egypt's North Sinai, Gazan teacher Hadil Zerab has established
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  Speaker 1: the region's only Palestinian school. The free school serves nearly
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  Speaker 1: 400 students, aged 6 to 18, who were uprooted by
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  Speaker 1: the war. Zerob, herself displaced by the conflict, transformed a
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  Speaker 1: rented building into an educational centre, offering lessons based on
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian curriculum. The school provides a vital space for
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  Speaker 1: children to learn and escape the trauma of war, with
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  Speaker 1: support from Egyptian charities. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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