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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 30, 2026, 08 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 attempted hijacking aboard a FlyJuby flight bound for Tel
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  Speaker 1: Aviv was reportedly thwarted yesterday, with Israeli passengers credited for intervening.
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  Speaker 1: The aircraft, which had transmitted an emergency code 75-0 indicating
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  Speaker 1: a suspected hijacking, was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Israeli fighter
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  Speaker 1: jets were scrambled as a precaution. Reports suggest the pilot
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  Speaker 1: allegedly stabbed the co-pilot before passengers subdued him. In response
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  Speaker 1: to the incident, Transportation Minister Miri Rejev has requested the
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet Halt all fly Dubai flights, citing unverified reports
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  Speaker 1: that the pilot may have been of Omani origin, which
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  Speaker 1: would violate agreements requiring pilots from countries with normalised relations
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  Speaker 1: with Israel. Opposition leader Yair Lapid stated the incident was
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  Speaker 1: not mentioned in his security briefing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: and accused the government's allies of politicising the event. National
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  Speaker 1: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia called for an elevated security concept
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  Speaker 1: following the assessment of the pilot's actions. In regional developments,
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  Speaker 1: Iranian television reported an explosion heard in the city of
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  Speaker 1: Zahedin in southeastern Iran. Meanwhile, a former head of Israel's
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  Speaker 1: National Security Council issued a stark warning, stating Iran has
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  Speaker 1: released the lions from the cage, signalling heightened regional aggression.
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  Speaker 1: New details have also emerged regarding a secret meeting involving
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin
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  Speaker 1: Zayed al-Nahyan and a senior Saudi official, reportedly focused on
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  Speaker 1: intelligence concerning an impending attack. On the economic front, a
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  Speaker 1: Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 was seized by Turkish bailiffs in
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  Speaker 1: Istanbul due to a debt of approximately 3 million euros.
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  Speaker 1: This seizure occurred after the US imposed secondary sanctions on
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  Speaker 1: Iran's aviation sector, leading many regional airlines to cancel flights
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  Speaker 1: to and from Iran. In US policy news, Senate Republicans
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  Speaker 1: blocked a Democratic-backed measure that would have required the State
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  Speaker 1: Department to produce a detailed report on Israel's human rights
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  Speaker 1: record and violence involving Americans and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: The measure, which invoked a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act,
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  Speaker 1: aimed to seek answers regarding American citizens killed in the
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  Speaker 1: region since 2022. In a deeply concerning act of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: a senior analyst in Britain reportedly shared an illustration depicting
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Auschwitz Crematoria, accompanied by the declaration,
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  Speaker 1: The end of the terror state is near. This incident
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  Speaker 1: has been widely condemned for its extreme insensitivity and comparison
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  Speaker 1: to Holocaust atrocities. Domestically, the Israeli government has approved a
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  Speaker 1: framework for calling up to 200,000 reservists under Emergency Order 8,
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  Speaker 1: indicating a significant national security posture. In political manoeuvring, opposition
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  Speaker 1: figures are reportedly coordinating with Arab parties to replace the
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  Speaker 1: Knesset speaker, aiming to gain control of the legislative agenda.
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  Speaker 1: The Central Elections Committee chairman has scheduled a hearing on
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  Speaker 1: a Likud petition challenging the Fly and Vote initiative, which
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  Speaker 1: assists Israelis abroad in arranging travel to vote in upcoming elections.
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  Speaker 1: On a more positive note, northern Israel's border communities once
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  Speaker 1: a warzone in 2024, are now experiencing a return to normalcy,
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  Speaker 1: with tourists visiting areas like Kibbutz Daphne, a significant contrast
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  Speaker 1: to the frequent Hezbollah attacks and evacuations of the past. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: a group of Israelis stranded in Lalibela, Ethiopia, due to
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  Speaker 1: security escalations were rescued via helicopter after intensive efforts by
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  Speaker 1: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tragically, in a separate local incident,
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  Speaker 1: A 90-year-old woman was killed at a kibbutz after being
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  Speaker 1: struck by a garbage truck. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media.
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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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