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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 2, 2026, 12 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 a maritime security incident in a critical
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  Speaker 1: global waterway. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported
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  Speaker 1: that a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck
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  Speaker 1: by an unknown projectile, identified as likely Iranian. The UKMTO
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  Speaker 1: stated the impact caused a fire and a blackout on board,
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  Speaker 1: though the fire has since been extinguished. and the vessel
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  Speaker 1: is underway again. In Gaza, the IDF announced it has
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  Speaker 1: eliminated the chief of the Northern Gaza Brigade, a Hamas
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  Speaker 1: commander identified as allegedly having been involved in the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attack and overseeing the captivity of 15 hostages. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the army reported killing a Hamas sniper in Khan Yunis.
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  Speaker 1: Earlier reports also confirmed the elimination of Hamas operative Ibrahim
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  Speaker 1: Mania al-Masri in a midday air strike at Gaza's Ansar Junction.
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  Speaker 1: al-Masri is reportedly a cousin of a journalist who fled
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  Speaker 1: Gaza before the war-fearing Hamas reprisal. Turning to the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: a security incident occurred near Nachlil in West Benjamin. According
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  Speaker 1: to a security source, IDF forces shot a Palestinian suspect
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  Speaker 1: who was throwing a Molotov cocktail at a military force.
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  Speaker 1: The suspect is in serious condition, and no Israeli casualties
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  Speaker 1: were reported. On the economic front, the Iranian rial continues
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  Speaker 1: to weaken, reaching a new low. It has seen a
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  Speaker 1: depreciation of approximately 30% over the past month and a half.
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  Speaker 1: The current exchange rate in Tehran markets stands at 2.61
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  Speaker 1: million rials to the dollar. Finally, an Israeli official addressed
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  Speaker 1: reports of anger in the UAE regarding the classification of
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  Speaker 1: repatriation flights from Dubai. The official clarified that the state
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  Speaker 1: never defined these flights as rescue operations, stating that the
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  Speaker 1: term's use by private companies is not connected to the government.
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  Speaker 1: He added that Israelis in the UAE are not in
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  Speaker 1: need of rescue. And while efforts are being made to
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  Speaker 1: assist those wishing to return, there have been no official
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  Speaker 1: complaints from the Emirati side. Daily flights continue from Abu
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