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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 2026, 07 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: We begin with a dramatic mid-air incident that saw a
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  Speaker 1: FlyJuby flight diverted to Saudi Arabia. Flight FZ1073, travelling from
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  Speaker 1: Dubai to Tel Aviv, experienced a severe disturbance in the cockpit.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli security officials are treating the event as a suspected
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  Speaker 1: terrorist incident. Initial reports suggest a pilot allegedly stabbed the
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  Speaker 1: copilot and may have attempted to hijack the aircraft. Israeli
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  Speaker 1: passengers on board intervened during the struggle, which reportedly caused
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  Speaker 1: the plane to plunge thousands of feet before diverting. Passengers
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  Speaker 1: helped secure the cockpit, assist the injured captain and restrain
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  Speaker 1: the attacker, averting what officials are calling a major disaster.
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  Speaker 1: Investigations are ongoing involving the Mossad, IDF, Shin Bet and
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  Speaker 1: the Ministry of Transport. The incident has also sparked political
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  Speaker 1: debate domestically. Opposition leader Yair Lapid stated that the event
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  Speaker 1: was not mentioned in his security briefing with Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and accused political allies of attempting to make cheap
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  Speaker 1: politics at the expense of Israel's security. Finance Minister Beit
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  Speaker 1: Salel Smotrich and Culture Minister Miki Zohar also made comments
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  Speaker 1: regarding the severity of the incident. In a related security development,
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  Speaker 1: the government approved a framework for mobilising up to 200,000
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  Speaker 1: reservists under Emergency Order 8. Turning to regional tensions, the
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  Speaker 1: former head of Israel's National Security Council has issued a
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  Speaker 1: stark warning, stating that Iran has released the lions from
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  Speaker 1: the cage. This comes amid reports from Axios suggesting that
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  Speaker 1: the United States and Iran could return to conflict following
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  Speaker 1: the US mid-term elections, as diplomatic efforts have reached a
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  Speaker 1: stalemate and Qatari mediators grow increasingly frustrated. Adding to the
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  Speaker 1: pressure on Tehran, Iran's aviation sector faces mounting financial distress
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  Speaker 1: and international isolation, highlighted by the recent seizure of a
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  Speaker 1: Caspian Airlines plane in Turkey over a significant debt, following
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  Speaker 1: new US secondary sanctions. Details have also emerged about a
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  Speaker 1: secret meeting involving Prime Minister Netanyahu, a senior Saudi official,
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  Speaker 1: and intelligence concerning an impending attack. In US policy news,
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  Speaker 1: the Senate has blocked a demand for a report on
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  Speaker 1: human rights in Judea and Samaria by a vote of
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  Speaker 1: 51 to 47. On a more personal note, there is
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  Speaker 1: uplifting news from the family of slain hostage Al-Mogh Sarusi.
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  Speaker 1: His parents have welcomed a newborn son, Lavi, born via
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  Speaker 1: surrogacy using eggs that were frozen for 25 years, conceived
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  Speaker 1: in memory of their son. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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