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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 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: A dramatic mid-air incident unfolded recently when a flight you
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  Speaker 1: buy flight en route to Tel Aviv made an emergency
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  Speaker 1: landing in Saudi Arabia. According to reports from Israel Hayim
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  Speaker 1: and Anit, an Omani copilot stabbed the captain, attempting to
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  Speaker 1: hijack the aircraft, which then reportedly performed dangerous manoeuvres. Heroic
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  Speaker 1: Israeli passengers intervened, helping to overpower the suspected attacker and
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  Speaker 1: prevent a potential terror attack, as detailed by Israel Hayem
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  Speaker 1: and Anit. Following the incident, Israeli ministers and politicians, including
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  Speaker 1: Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia,
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  Speaker 1: called for increased military action on all regional fronts– Iran, Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and Judea and Samaria– viewing the event as a
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  Speaker 1: stark reminder that terror is an evil that must never
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  Speaker 1: be met with any agreement other than defeating it. According
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  Speaker 1: to Jpost.com, Jpost also reports that some passengers initially refused
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  Speaker 1: a fly-you-by rescue flight, preferring an Israeli aircraft, and expressing
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  Speaker 1: distrust of the company after the ordeal. While Saudi authorities
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  Speaker 1: denied permission for an Israeli rescue plane, the passengers eventually
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  Speaker 1: boarded the fly-you-by flight. Analysis by J-Post notes that Gulf
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  Speaker 1: media reactions were cautious, with many outlets delaying or providing
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  Speaker 1: minimal details, potentially indicating unreliability or distrust of Israeli sources.
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  Speaker 1: In the realm of US foreign policy, World Israel News
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  Speaker 1: reports that US Vice President J.D. Vance questioned whether American
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  Speaker 1: Middle Eastern foreign policy should be subservient to Israel, particularly
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  Speaker 1: within an America First framework. US Ambassador to Israel Mike
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  Speaker 1: Huckabee responded, emphasising that US partnerships such as against Iran
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  Speaker 1: serve American interests, stating, We're not defending Israel, we're defending
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  Speaker 1: the United States. Huckabee also highlighted Israel's foundational role in
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  Speaker 1: Western values. Meanwhile, World Israel News reports that Iran's state
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  Speaker 1: policy remains committed to seeking revenge against the United States
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  Speaker 1: and Israel for the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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  Speaker 1: Officials and media statements, including from military cleric Ali Sharazi
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  Speaker 1: and Ayatollah Aliazar Arafi, assert that avenging Khamenei is a
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  Speaker 1: necessary and certain issue, regardless of leadership changes. In diplomatic news,
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  Speaker 1: UNIT reports that Colombia is set to become the 10th
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  Speaker 1: country to establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, with another
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  Speaker 1: nation reportedly preparing to do the same. Separately, the Times
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  Speaker 1: of Israel reports that talks are underway for a unified
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian list in the upcoming November election. potentially including exiled
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  Speaker 1: power broker Dalin, alongside members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad,
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  Speaker 1: though the occurrence of the election and approval of the
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  Speaker 1: slate remain uncertain. Reports also highlight concerns over rising antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: World Israel News highlights that in Berlin, the Jewish community's
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  Speaker 1: annual Chanukah celebration is being moved from New Colne Town
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  Speaker 1: Hall due to apprehension following the recent election victory of
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  Speaker 1: the far-left Die Linke Party. In Spain, Jpost.com reports that
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  Speaker 1: the Federation of Jewish Communities presented its annual report to
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  Speaker 1: the Senate, documenting a 14.51% increase in reported anti-Semitic incidents
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  Speaker 1: in 2025. The report notes that hostilities often spill over
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  Speaker 1: from the conflict with Israel to Jewish communities and institutions. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: World Israel News details the rescue of Israelis trapped in Lalibela, Ethiopia,
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  Speaker 1: amid a security escalation. The rescue, involving helicopters, was coordinated
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  Speaker 1: by Israel's foreign ministry and its embassy in Addis Ababa,
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  Speaker 1: with assistance from Ethiopian authorities. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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