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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 03 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 story of extraordinary courage aboard a
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  Speaker 1: FlyJuby flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers bravely intervened
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  Speaker 1: to subdue an attacker after one of the pilots was stabbed,
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  Speaker 1: and the aircraft began losing altitude. President Isaac Herzog announced
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  Speaker 1: Thursday he intends to recommend four Israelis for the President's
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  Speaker 1: Medal for Civilian Heroism for their actions. Yaniv Hayon, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Shota Musiev, Tzedvika Manz, and Asaf Ridjwan. The president also
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  Speaker 1: extended deep thanks to the Indian pilot, Captain Smit Machar,
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  Speaker 1: whose determination helped neutralise the attacker and save lives. In
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  Speaker 1: the wake of the incident, fly-Jubai flights to and from
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  Speaker 1: Israel were temporarily suspended, and security preparations are underway for
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  Speaker 1: their resumption. This event also highlighted how Israel's aviation and
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  Speaker 1: security systems were automatically activated by the flight's distress signal.
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  Speaker 1: even when well outside Israeli airspace. Prime Minister Netanyahu, praising
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  Speaker 1: passenger Yaniv Hayyan's heroism, noted the incident prevented what could
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  Speaker 1: have been another 9-11, though he stated there was no
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  Speaker 1: evidence yet of Iranian involvement in the fly-Jubai attack itself.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to regional security, former Israeli intelligence chief mayor Ben
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  Speaker 1: Shabbat warned Wednesday that growing pressure on Iran could prompt
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  Speaker 1: Tehran to launch another attack against Israel. He cautioned that
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  Speaker 1: the Iranian government is not on the verge of collapse,
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  Speaker 1: describing its condition as serious but not critical, and suggested
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  Speaker 1: potential US-Iran agreements could provide a lifeline to the regime.
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  Speaker 1: In parallel, the United States took diplomatic action. Secretary of
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  Speaker 1: State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's delegation to the UN General
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  Speaker 1: Assembly to leave the United States immediately after indirect negotiations
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  Speaker 1: with Washington over ending the US-Iran war stalled. Meanwhile, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israel had warned Britain about
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  Speaker 1: an upcoming Iranian-sponsored terror attack targeting a Royal Air Force
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  Speaker 1: airbase used by US forces. On the International Diplomatic Front,
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  Speaker 1: a senior European diplomat has warned that anger at Israel
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  Speaker 1: has peaked over settler violence and settlement expansion. The diplomat
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  Speaker 1: predicted a wave of sanctions, stating, Our ability to harm
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  Speaker 1: you is far greater. You are isolated, small and alone. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Likud spokesperson Guy Levy issued a public denial, labelling reports
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  Speaker 1: that Benny Gantz received an offer to join the Likud
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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