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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 12 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: An averted terror hijacking on a FlyJuby flight bound for
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv is the lead story today. Flight FZ1073, carrying
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  Speaker 1: 174 passengers including 166 Israelis, experienced a crisis when the
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  Speaker 1: copilot reportedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane.
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  Speaker 1: The aircraft plunged thousands of metres before passengers and crew intervened.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayan and others helped subdue the attacker,
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  Speaker 1: while additional pilots aboard the flight managed to re-enter the
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  Speaker 1: cockpit and stabilise the aircraft. Miraculously, the plane landed safely
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  Speaker 1: in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with all aboard surviving. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident, telling CNN that the quick
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  Speaker 1: response prevented a potential 9-11 disaster. He also revealed in
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  Speaker 1: an interview with Fox News that he spoke with President
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  Speaker 1: Trump about the dramatic intervention. With President Trump expressing appreciation
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  Speaker 1: for the heroism aboard the flight, Israel's security establishment is
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  Speaker 1: investigating the incident as an intended act of terror. Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: stated Israel will get to the root of the attacker
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  Speaker 1: and is exploring potential Iranian involvement, though he cautioned it's
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  Speaker 1: too early to say definitively. FlyJubai has warned against premature speculation.
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  Speaker 1: The operation was made possible not only by the pilots
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  Speaker 1: and crew but, as one expert noted, by Israeli audacity.
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  Speaker 1: The characteristic of acting decisively when something goes wrong without
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  Speaker 1: awaiting official approval. Gratitude has been extended to Saudi Arabia
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  Speaker 1: for providing the emergency landing and hospitality in Tabak, as
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  Speaker 1: well as to the UAE. In other news, a successful
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  Speaker 1: rescue operation was conducted for 45 Israeli tourists trapped amidst
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  Speaker 1: renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The operation was coordinated
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  Speaker 1: by Israel's foreign ministry and the Israeli embassy in Addis Ababa,
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  Speaker 1: working closely with Ethiopian authorities. Helicopters evacuated one group, while
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  Speaker 1: another group of about 20 reached safety overland with military escorts.
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  Speaker 1: The rescue was complex due to escalating security concerns in
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  Speaker 1: the region, where fighting has renewed between Ethiopian forces and
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  Speaker 1: Tigrayan separatists, impacting communications and travel. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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