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Houthi Attack on Riyadh; Israel Condemns Nobel Laureate · 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: Reports indicate a significant Houthi attack targeted Saudi Arabia's King
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  Speaker 1: Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Citing official Saudi sources, the
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  Speaker 1: New York Times reports at least 12 people were killed
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  Speaker 1: and 50 injured. The attack caused substantial damage, leading to
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  Speaker 1: the airport's closure and the diversion of flights to other
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  Speaker 1: regional locations. Controversy has erupted over the 2026 Nobel Peace
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  Speaker 1: Prize awarded to South African judge Navi Pillay. Pillay previously
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  Speaker 1: chaired a UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu incited such acts.
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  Speaker 1: In response, Prime Minister Netanyahu called Pillay a bigot and
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  Speaker 1: the prize committee misguided, stating it honoured someone propagating blood
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  Speaker 1: libels against Israel. Israel's foreign ministry similarly condemned the decision.
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  Speaker 1: labelling the genocide allegations the biggest lie of the 21st century. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric has
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  Speaker 1: disclosed confidential meetings with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu, aimed at securing access to Israeli hostages held
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza. Spoljaric described the discussions as tough and the
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  Speaker 1: issue of visiting hostages as much more complicated than their return. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: senior Israeli security officials report that Hamas is experiencing internal
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  Speaker 1: unrest and policy disputes, while intelligence suggests plans for renewed
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  Speaker 1: attacks against IDF troops and local clans. The IDF announced
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  Speaker 1: that over the past week, 17 Palestinian terror operatives were
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  Speaker 1: killed in Gaza, including Hamas Nakba members and PIJ commanders.
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  Speaker 1: On the northern front, the IDF is investigating the possibility
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  Speaker 1: of a ground or air intrusion into Israel. This follows
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  Speaker 1: a hostile aircraft alert near Arab al-Aramsh, linked to a
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  Speaker 1: suspected drone launch from Lebanon. The military has deployed checkpoints
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  Speaker 1: and is conducting searches for unidentified aerial objects. In commentary
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  Speaker 1: on Global Narratives, criticism has been levelled against New York
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  Speaker 1: City Mayor Zoran Mamdani's statement on October 7. An analysis
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  Speaker 1: highlights a contrast between Mamdani's prior plan to combat antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and his October 7 message. which focused heavily on Israeli
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  Speaker 1: actions while largely downplaying Hamas atrocities. Observers note this trend
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  Speaker 1: in escalating global antisemitic and anti-Israel activism, amplified by social
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  Speaker 1: media and increased support for anti-Israel blocs. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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