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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 1, 2026, 05 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: The IDF has issued its first comprehensive rejection of allegations
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  Speaker 1: presented in the documentary, NAZA, which claimed Israel committed genocide
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  Speaker 1: during the Gaza war. According to the IDF spokesperson, the
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  Speaker 1: film presents a distorted, misleading and disingenuous picture of the
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  Speaker 1: military's targeting process, based on what the IDF calls substantial
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  Speaker 1: factual errors. The military specifically refuted claims about combatant-civilian targeting ratios,
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  Speaker 1: denying allegations of ratios such as 500, 1 or 200, 1,
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  Speaker 1: and rejected the idea that artificial intelligence was used abusively
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  Speaker 1: to increase civilian casualties. The IDF stated that human officers
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  Speaker 1: always make the final targeting decisions, not AI, and that
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  Speaker 1: intelligence officials featured in the film handled targeting data midstream.
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  Speaker 1: without full knowledge of the final decision-making process, involving legal
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  Speaker 1: experts focused on reducing civilian harm. The IDF also noted
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  Speaker 1: its delayed response was due to not having seen the
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  Speaker 1: film until recent days, and that the film obscures the
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  Speaker 1: identities of its sources. Turning to US policy, a new
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  Speaker 1: book by senior Biden administration, official Brett McGurk, alleges that
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  Speaker 1: President Biden cursed at Prime Minister Netanyahu, and threatened to
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  Speaker 1: halt US military aid to Israel, during an April 2024
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  Speaker 1: phone call. McGurk recounts Biden asking the Prime Minister, BB
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  Speaker 1: man what the FCK are you doing? You think I'm
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  Speaker 1: Santa Claus? No Santa in Israel pal and stating he
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  Speaker 1: possessed the authority to halt assistance. This confrontation reportedly occurred
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  Speaker 1: after the Israeli strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen
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  Speaker 1: Aid workers and amid intelligence regarding an impending Iranian attack.
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  Speaker 1: While the public account of the call indicated Biden urged
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu to take Specific, concrete and measurable. Action to protect
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  Speaker 1: civilians and increase aid. McGurk claims Biden was considering far
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  Speaker 1: more drastic measures privately. The administration did later withhold a
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  Speaker 1: shipment of 2,000-pound bombs. Across Europe, local Jewish communities are
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  Speaker 1: demonstrating resilience in the face of rising antisemitism. In cities
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  Speaker 1: like Vienna, Leipzig and Budapest, Jews are actively working to
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  Speaker 1: restore synagogues and dedicate new Torah scrolls. These efforts are
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  Speaker 1: being described as a significant sign of hope and continuity
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  Speaker 1: amidst challenging times. A recent fly-du-by-flight incident has highlighted complexities
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  Speaker 1: in regional relations. According to Israeli officials, a hijacking event
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  Speaker 1: reportedly revealed Saudi Arabia's reluctance to fully cooperate with Israel,
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  Speaker 1: contrary to previous claims of warm, behind-the-scenes understandings. While Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Arabia assisted Israeli passengers, Crucial cooperation on aspects like rescue
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  Speaker 1: flights or direct investigation details was reportedly lacking. Much of
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  Speaker 1: the information regarding the initial investigation was said to have
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  Speaker 1: come from the UAE, the passengers, and the US, rather
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  Speaker 1: than directly from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, there are calls to
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  Speaker 1: honour the heroes of this same fly-you-by-flight, with Amir Ohana
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  Speaker 1: advocating for their recognition, recommending them for the Presidential Medal
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  Speaker 1: of Civil Heroism, and security sources providing context on the events.
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  Speaker 1: In domestic news, a fire broke out at an eight-storey
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  Speaker 1: nursing home in Bnei Brak, injuring 24 people. Two individuals
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  Speaker 1: sustained serious burns, while four others were moderately hurt. Firefighters
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  Speaker 1: were able to rescue trapped residents and evacuate approximately 40
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  Speaker 1: people from the building. And in Israeli domestic politics, a
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  Speaker 1: representative for Sami Abu Shehadeh has argued that an article
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  Speaker 1: he wrote on October 8 was originally in Arabic and
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  Speaker 1: translated to Hebrew, leading to misunderstandings of his statements. His
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  Speaker 1: team is working to clarify his intended meaning. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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