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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 3, 2026, 01 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: In Washington, a secret high-level meeting took place at Camp
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  Speaker 1: David on Friday, October 2. Axios reported that President Donald Trump,
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  Speaker 1: Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense
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  Speaker 1: Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs
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  Speaker 1: of Staff Chairman General Dan Kaine, were among those present
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  Speaker 1: to discuss Iran and Yemen. The White House declined to
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  Speaker 1: comment on the meeting, which three US officials told Axios
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  Speaker 1: involved significant decisions or deep discussions. This high-level session comes
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  Speaker 1: as both the US military and Saudi Arabia are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: preparing to increase regional military activity. According to the Washington Post,
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  Speaker 1: the US military is considering a significant expansion of its
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  Speaker 1: naval presence in the Middle East in the coming weeks,
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  Speaker 1: potentially deploying three aircraft carriers, warships, an additional 20,000 troops,
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  Speaker 1: and up to 150 fighter jets. Meanwhile, Reuters reported Friday
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  Speaker 1: that Saudi Arabia is considering a substantial military offensive against
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  Speaker 1: the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, aiming to secure vital Red
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  Speaker 1: Sea shipping routes. This operation could launch in the coming weeks,
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  Speaker 1: led by Yemeni forces overseen by Riyadh and supported by
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  Speaker 1: Saudi airstrikes. Turning to Gaza, Mariv News Flash reports that Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: despite suffering significant setbacks, is actively rebuilding its various wings
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  Speaker 1: and has no intention of leaving. The organisation is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: planning its return to power, which includes establishing a direct
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  Speaker 1: line to the White House and forming a secret alliance
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  Speaker 1: with Darlen. In travel news, Libra Travel Insurance has announced
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  Speaker 1: it will automatically extend free coverage for customers affected by
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  Speaker 1: FlyJuby's suspension of flights to Israel. This follows an attempted
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  Speaker 1: hijacking incident on flight FZ1073 and a recommendation by the
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet security agency to suspend flights between the UAE
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  Speaker 1: and Israel. The free policy extensions will last until October
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  Speaker 1: 6th or until the customer returns to Israel, whichever comes first.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli carriers have stepped in to provide repatriation flights for
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  Speaker 1: stranded passengers. And finally, overnight, a 25-year-old man was moderately
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  Speaker 1: injured in an incident of violence in Umm al-Farm. Medical
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  Speaker 1: teams provided treatment for a penetrating injury before evacuating him
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  Speaker 1: to Himeck Hospital. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us
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  Speaker 1: on Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed.
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