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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 10 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Thursday that the copilot of
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  Speaker 1: a fly-Jubai flight who attempted to hijack and crash the
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  Speaker 1: plane en route to Israel had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination
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  Speaker 1: and appeared suicidal. The flight, carrying over 170 people, plunged
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  Speaker 1: more than 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds and before
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  Speaker 1: the captain managed to regain control and land it safely
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  Speaker 1: in Saudi Arabia. While Israeli officials' initial assessment suggests the
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  Speaker 1: copilot was acting alone, investigations are ongoing into potential accomplices
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  Speaker 1: or Iranian involvement, though no official link to Iran has
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  Speaker 1: been identified yet. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia announced he
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  Speaker 1: will demand the extradition of the pilot, asserting Israel's security
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  Speaker 1: doctrine dictates pursuing perpetrators globally. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates
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  Speaker 1: Attorney General has ordered an investigation into the incident, citing
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  Speaker 1: possible links to terrorism. New imagery from Google Maps, taken
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  Speaker 1: in June 2026, reveals the immense scale of destruction in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza over the course of the recent conflict. Satellite views
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  Speaker 1: show vast areas of homes, businesses and infrastructure reduced to rubble,
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  Speaker 1: with an estimated 82% of structures damaged and 61 million
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  Speaker 1: tonnes of debris. The images highlight the severity of the
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  Speaker 1: ongoing humanitarian crisis, with over 2.1 million displaced people living
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  Speaker 1: in tents and temporary shelters. Major areas like Rafah appear
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  Speaker 1: almost entirely razed, and neighbourhoods in Gaza City are now uninhabitable.
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  Speaker 1: A new report by the Israeli Centre for Research of
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  Speaker 1: Terror Financing estimates that Hezbollah acquired an estimated $ 157 million
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  Speaker 1: worth of weaponry in 2024, despite ongoing conflict. According to
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  Speaker 1: the research, Iran provided the vast majority, an in-kind grant
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  Speaker 1: valued at approximately $ 129 million, while Hezbollah spent about $ 28
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  Speaker 1: million in cash on its acquisitions. The centre aims to
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  Speaker 1: analyse Hezbollah's finances as a business entity to better assess
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  Speaker 1: its financial health and identify pressure points to disrupt its
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  Speaker 1: supply chains. Palestinian election candidate Dr Ahmad Shadid has warned
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  Speaker 1: of a potential explosion in the West Bank that could
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  Speaker 1: have repercussions across the region. Speaking with Israeli media, Shadid
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  Speaker 1: cited withheld Palestinian authority, tax revenues and rising unemployment as
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  Speaker 1: key factors creating instability. He noted that following Hamas's October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks, Israel revoked work permits for around 140,000 Palestinian workers,
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  Speaker 1: severely impacting the economy, along with significant declines in tourism
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  Speaker 1: and hospitality. A comprehensive report released by the Anti-Defamation League
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  Speaker 1: documents what it describes as the systemic exclusion and marginalization
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  Speaker 1: of Jewish and Israeli artists across various American cultural institutions.
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  Speaker 1: The ADL findings examine practices within art museums, the publishing sector,
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  Speaker 1: and live performance venues. The report states that only one
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  Speaker 1: out of 40 leading art museums assessed met its highest
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  Speaker 1: standard for Jewish inclusion, and many institutions failed to recognize
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  Speaker 1: Jewish American Heritage Month while observing others. In publishing, trends
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  Speaker 1: since October 7 include the suppression of books featuring Jewish characters,
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  Speaker 1: pressure to alter content, and widespread boycotts targeting authors online.
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  Speaker 1: In an interview with Time magazine, former US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump stated he does not believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: was warned in advance about the October 7 Hamas attack.
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  Speaker 1: Trump also repeatedly declined to directly endorse Netanyahu for another
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  Speaker 1: term in office, instead diverting questions about the Israeli Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister's political future. Separately, the US envoy to the United Nations,
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  Speaker 1: Mike Waltz, has reported engaging in tough conversations with Israel
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  Speaker 1: concerning developments in the West Bank. The Likud party has
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  Speaker 1: filed a police complaint against retired Colonel Miki Kessari, who
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  Speaker 1: they allege has incited assassination against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: reportedly stating the Prime Minister should stand before a firing squad.
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  Speaker 1: The party is calling for law enforcement to take a
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  Speaker 1: firm stance against incitement directed at the Prime Minister. In
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  Speaker 1: more positive news, over 550 Christian leaders and dignitaries are
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  Speaker 1: currently visiting Israel for a 10-day delegation. The group's visit
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  Speaker 1: is focused on moving from prayer to action and strengthening
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  Speaker 1: the bond between Christians, Israel and the Jewish people. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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