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Riyadh Airport Attack, Northern Border Alert · 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 significant escalation in the region. Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Arabia has vowed a firm response following a deadly missile
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  Speaker 1: strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 10.
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  Speaker 1: The attack killed 12 people and injured 309, according to
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  Speaker 1: the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority. Among the dead were citizens
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  Speaker 1: from the United States. Jordan, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine and Bangladesh,
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  Speaker 1: alongside Saudi nationals. The Saudi-led coalition, as reported by Arab News,
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  Speaker 1: blamed the Iran-backed Houthis, calling the strike a full-fledged war crime.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthis themselves have reiterated warnings for airlines and travellers
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  Speaker 1: not to use Saudi airports, with reports suggesting they are
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  Speaker 1: targeting civilian infrastructure to disrupt life. In Washington, President Trump
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  Speaker 1: stated the US may join Saudi strikes against the group,
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  Speaker 1: indicating potential US involvement. This follows earlier Houthi attacks on
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  Speaker 1: Saudi aviation infrastructure this past week. Meanwhile, near the Lebanese border,
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldiers continued searches on Sunday morning around Arab al-Aramshah,
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  Speaker 1: after an unidentified aerial object was detected entering Israeli territory
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  Speaker 1: Saturday night. Hostile aircraft infiltration alerts were activated, and while
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  Speaker 1: initial assessment focused on a drone or UAV, the possibility
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  Speaker 1: of a powered paraglider could not be ruled out. according
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  Speaker 1: to a military source. Searches are ongoing to rule out
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  Speaker 1: any security threat. In security preparations, the IDF Central Command
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  Speaker 1: has completed its readiness for the Palestinian olive harvest in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank. This comes amid growing concerns over potential
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  Speaker 1: nationalist violence, terrorist attacks and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
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  Speaker 1: Military sources describe the season as sensitive, with a risk
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  Speaker 1: of extremist groups, including anarchists and radical activists, attempting to
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  Speaker 1: disrupt the harvest and incite violence. The IDF is also
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  Speaker 1: alert to the possibility of terrorist attacks occurring under the
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  Speaker 1: cover of the harvest. On the issue of antisemitism, Harvard
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  Speaker 1: University is facing criticism for promoting a profile of Nobel
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  Speaker 1: Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay in its Harvard Gazette. Critics,
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  Speaker 1: including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, condemn Pillay for alleged
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism and bias against Israel, accusing her of propagating blood libels,
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  Speaker 1: and turning human rights language into a weapon against the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish state. UN Watch and the Conference of Presidents of
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  Speaker 1: major American Jewish organisations have also voiced strong condemnation of
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  Speaker 1: the prize and Pillay's past actions. Turning to domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: election polls released by Mariv, Channel 13 and KAN News
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  Speaker 1: show an inconclusive race just weeks before the vote. The
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  Speaker 1: surveys indicate that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor
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  Speaker 1: the opposition is projected to reach the 61 seats required
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  Speaker 1: for a Knesset majority, suggesting a complex government formation process ahead.
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  Speaker 1: In more positive news, President Isaac Herzog has invited Captain
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  Speaker 1: Smit Matshar, the fly-Jubai pilot who heroically resisted a hijacking attempt,
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  Speaker 1: to Jerusalem. President Herzog expressed gratitude for the captain's judgment
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  Speaker 1: and bravery in rescuing Israelis on board, calling him a
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  Speaker 1: treasured part of Israel's history. and noting the growing connection
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  Speaker 1: between India and Israel. And finally, a team from the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli rescue organisation, Havrim Mechaltzim, successfully located the body of
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  Speaker 1: missing Israeli army, Yogov, on Mount Olympus in Greece, after
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  Speaker 1: local teams were unable to find him in the difficult terrain.
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  Speaker 1: The complex operation involved extensive support networks and technological assistance.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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