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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 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: The Israel Defense Forces announced today the release of a
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  Speaker 1: database detailing 170 individuals killed in Gaza who they assert
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  Speaker 1: were members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, rather than civilian journalists.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF states these individuals' identities and affiliations were verified
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  Speaker 1: using documentation released by the terrorist organisations themselves, and materials
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  Speaker 1: recovered by Israeli troops. The military aims to counter accusations
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  Speaker 1: that it deliberately targets media workers. According to the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: these operatives served in various roles, including snipers, commanders, trainers
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  Speaker 1: and propaganda agents. Some are alleged to have infiltrated Israel
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  Speaker 1: and participated in the October 7 massacre. The IDF highlighted
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  Speaker 1: instances where these individuals were included in complaints and condemnations
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  Speaker 1: launched against Israel, citing organisations like Reporters Without Borders and UNESCO,
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  Speaker 1: which did not mention the individuals' alleged terrorist affiliations in
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  Speaker 1: their statements. An attempted hijacking of a fly-Jubai flight bound
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  Speaker 1: for Israel was narrowly averted on Wednesday. The Copilot reportedly
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  Speaker 1: stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Copilot had undergone radical
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  Speaker 1: Islamist indoctrination, and was clearly suicidal. Disaster was prevented when
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  Speaker 1: passengers subdued the attacker after the wounded captain managed to
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  Speaker 1: unlock the cockpit. A reserve crew aboard the flight landed
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  Speaker 1: the aircraft, carrying over 170 people, at Tabuk Airport in
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia. Investigations are underway, with Israeli officials identifying the
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  Speaker 1: attacker as an Omani national, while initial assessments suggest the
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  Speaker 1: copilot may have been acting alone. Israeli intelligence services Mossad
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  Speaker 1: and Shin Bet, are investigating for potential accomplices and any
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  Speaker 1: Iranian involvement. The flight reportedly plunged more than 14,000 feet
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  Speaker 1: in under 30 seconds during the incident. Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: has recognised four civilian rescuers for their heroism, inviting them
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  Speaker 1: to light an Independence Day torch. A comprehensive report released
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  Speaker 1: by the Anti-Defamation League, titled State of the Arts. Advancing
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  Speaker 1: Jewish inclusion in arts, entertainment and culture. details what it
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  Speaker 1: calls systemic exclusion and marginalisation of Jewish and Israeli artists
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  Speaker 1: across American cultural institutions. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt stated that
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  Speaker 1: Jewish artists are being cancelled, blacklisted and pushed out of
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  Speaker 1: American cultural life. The report found that out of 40
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  Speaker 1: leading US art museums evaluated, only one achieved a gold
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  Speaker 1: standard for inclusion, while 12 received the lowest rating. The
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  Speaker 1: Publishing Sector Report identifies several trends, including the suppression of
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  Speaker 1: books with Jewish or Israeli characters, authors facing pressure to
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  Speaker 1: remove Hebrew words or Jewish character names, and the proliferation
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  Speaker 1: of boycotts targeting authors online and via social media. In
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  Speaker 1: southeastern Iran, the country's Revolutionary Guards reportedly killed six members
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  Speaker 1: of what they described as a terrorist group in Zahedin,
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  Speaker 1: the capital of Sistan Balikistan province. The region is frequently
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  Speaker 1: a site of clashes between security forces and armed groups,
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  Speaker 1: and serves as a major drug trafficking route. State news
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  Speaker 1: agency IRNA reported that security forces also discovered explosive packages.
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  Speaker 1: Tehran often accuses some armed groups operating in the area
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  Speaker 1: of ties to foreign powers. Former US President Donald Trump,
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  Speaker 1: in an interview with Time magazine, stated he does not
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  Speaker 1: believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received advance warnings from Egypt
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  Speaker 1: or the UAE regarding the October 7 Hamas attack, suggesting
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  Speaker 1: that if he had known, he would have acted. Trump
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  Speaker 1: also declined to directly endorse Netanyahu for the upcoming Israeli
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  Speaker 1: elections when asked, instead pivoting to discuss Israel's defence capabilities.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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