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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 2, 2026, 11 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: Reporting on security, a senior UAE official has labelled the
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  Speaker 1: fly-you-by-plane incident an act of terrorism. Israel is investigating whether
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  Speaker 1: the attacker acted alone. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that Israeli officials
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  Speaker 1: are expected to question an Omani pilot who has been
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  Speaker 1: transferred from Saudi Arabia to the UAE. as Israeli investigators
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  Speaker 1: joined the Emirati-led probe into his background and motives. In
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, the IDF conducted extensive operations, arresting 48
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  Speaker 1: wanted individuals and seizing weapons and terrorism financing funds, while
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  Speaker 1: also demolishing infrastructure used for criminal activity and incitement. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and ISA struck in Khan Yunis, eliminating Tamer Hameda,
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  Speaker 1: identified as a Hamas sniper responsible for attacks against Israeli
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  Speaker 1: troops and civilians. Separately, a targeted Israeli drone strike in
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  Speaker 1: western Gaza City killed Ibrahim Munir al-Masri, also identified as
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  Speaker 1: a Hamas terrorist. On the Temple Mount, Jewish prayer and
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  Speaker 1: religious observance are becoming increasingly visible. Reports indicate that over 1,000,
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  Speaker 1: 100 Jews ascended the Mount and prayed openly this year,
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  Speaker 1: with limited trials also allowing worshippers to bring prayer books.
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  Speaker 1: During the recent Sukkot holiday, Some Israelis reportedly succeeded in
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  Speaker 1: performing mitzvot with the four species on the mount, despite
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  Speaker 1: ongoing restrictions. A former senior official at the UN's Food
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  Speaker 1: and Agriculture Organization has appealed his dismissal, alleging it was
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  Speaker 1: retaliation for speaking out about hunger in Gaza. Benjamin Davis
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  Speaker 1: stated he was disciplined without due process for raising concerns
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  Speaker 1: about the right to food, a case that has exposed
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  Speaker 1: internal tensions within the organization. A report from COGAT earlier
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  Speaker 1: This year indicated that the amount of food entering Gaza
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  Speaker 1: significantly exceeded UN-identified needs during a specified period. In Israeli
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  Speaker 1: domestic politics, the Supreme Court has unanimously overturned an election
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  Speaker 1: panel's ban on Arab parties Ra'am and the Joint List,
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  Speaker 1: as well as MK Ofer Kasif, ruling they did not
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  Speaker 1: meet criteria for racist incitement or support for armed conflict.
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  Speaker 1: In other political news, opposition leaders have presented a common
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  Speaker 1: agenda for forming a future government, including principles for equal
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  Speaker 1: burden sharing, an inquiry into the failures of October 7th,
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  Speaker 1: term limits for prime ministers, and the adoption of a constitution,
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  Speaker 1: though the latter presents significant challenges. And finally, a brief
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  Speaker 1: note of positive development. Channel 12 recently featured a report
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  Speaker 1: highlighting the trend of strengthening among young Israelis. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.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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