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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 2, 2026, 02 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: We begin today with the investigation into a disturbing incident
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  Speaker 1: aboard a fly-du-by flight bound for Tel Aviv. The copilot
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  Speaker 1: of flight FZ-1073 allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to
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  Speaker 1: crash the plane, which was carrying 174 passengers and crew,
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  Speaker 1: most of whom were Israeli. Disaster was averted by passengers
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  Speaker 1: and crew. with a reserve pilot landing the aircraft safely
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  Speaker 1: in Saudi Arabia. The Copilot, identified as an Omani national,
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  Speaker 1: was transferred to the UAE, where Israeli officials are expected
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  Speaker 1: to participate in the UAE-led investigation into the motives and
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  Speaker 1: background of the suspect. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated
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  Speaker 1: that Israel is examining whether the Copilot acted under external
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  Speaker 1: direction and warned that any parties involved would pay a
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  Speaker 1: heavy price. Meanwhile, a UAE source criticised Israeli officials for
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  Speaker 1: terming potential flights from the Emirates as rescue flights, calling
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  Speaker 1: it politically exploitative and inaccurate, especially after this incident. This
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  Speaker 1: source claimed Israel rejected agreed-upon security measures. A senior Israeli
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  Speaker 1: official countered that the return of Israelis from the UAE
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  Speaker 1: was never defined as a rescue operation. The incident has
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  Speaker 1: led to significant diplomatic exchanges, with UAE officials describing it
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  Speaker 1: as a dangerous terrorist act. Turning now to the conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran and its regional proxies, from a high-security prison
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  Speaker 1: cell in Italy, Palestinian activist Riyad al-Bastanji, who is facing
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  Speaker 1: Hamas financing allegations, delivered a video sermon that has since
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  Speaker 1: appeared on social media. In his sermon, al-Bastanji praised fighters
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, invoked martyrdom, and called for divine punishment against
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  Speaker 1: Israel and its allies, praying for victory for your fighters
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, in Palestine. and for God to employ believers
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  Speaker 1: for the liberation of Palestine and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He
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  Speaker 1: also called for fear and anguish among his enemies and
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  Speaker 1: the destruction of their possessions. In news concerning the disputed territories,
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  Speaker 1: a former senior official at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization,
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Davis, has launched an appeal against his dismissal. Davis
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  Speaker 1: alleges his termination was motivated by his stance on hunger
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza and his participation in staff activism over the
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  Speaker 1: Gaza war. He stated he had joined moments of silence
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  Speaker 1: for hunger victims in Gaza and authored a report on
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  Speaker 1: food availability in the Palestinian enclave. The director general of
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  Speaker 1: the FAO had defended the dismissal of an unnamed staff member,
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  Speaker 1: accusing them of playing the political game and warned against
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  Speaker 1: UN employees playing the game here of human rights. This
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  Speaker 1: case has exposed internal tensions within the organisation and sparked
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  Speaker 1: debate on whether UN employees can express views on humanitarian
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  Speaker 1: crises without jeopardising their careers. Finally, in Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: Sami Abu Shehadeh, chairman of Balad and a candidate for
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  Speaker 1: the joint list, has withdrawn from the upcoming election. This
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  Speaker 1: came after a majority of the Supreme Court's nine-justice panel
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  Speaker 1: appeared prepared to approve his disqualification. The application against Abu
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  Speaker 1: Shehadeh was brought by Yehudit Yehudit and National Security Minister
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  Speaker 1: Itamar Ben-Givir, citing grounds under basic law. The Knesset related
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  Speaker 1: to supporting armed struggle. The Supreme Court ultimately cleared the
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  Speaker 1: joint list, Ra'am and MK Ofer Kasif to run, overturning
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  Speaker 1: other disqualification decisions, making Abu Shehadeh the only target removed
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  Speaker 1: from the ballot. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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