October 2nd, 2026

• Netanyahu says Omani copilot who tried to bring down flight 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination' - Official tells ToI that copilot's social media 'talks about killing Jews'; after passenger hero tells Netanyahu assailant called out 'kill me, kill me,' PM says this makes it 'clear he was suicidal'
• Flydubai attacker transferred to UAE for investigation amid increasing indications of Islamist motive - Israeli security agencies reportedly allowed dozens Omani pilots to fly to Israel in recent years
• Before flydubai attack, dozens of Omani pilots flew to TLV despite ban - Report says pilots from nations without Israel ties are prohibited from flying into country, but authorities trusted airlines to enforce rule and Shin Bet did no background checks
• Conspiracy theories about flydubai attack spread across social media, reports find - Shortly after aircraft transmitted its initial distress signal, thousands of posts online blamed Israel or Jews for a 'false flag' attack
• How close was the Flydubai flight to crashing? Miracle over Saudi Arabia explained
• El Al forced to cancel first rescue flights to Dubai after authorities revoke landing permissions - El Al stated that, as soon as official permission is granted for the rescue flights to resume, it would be implementing the planned flights to bring stranded Israelis home
• Attempted Flydubai hijacking sparks rare Israel-Saudi goodwill, but unlikely to change ties
• Saudi medic's care of passenger from Israel-bound flydubai flight drama goes viral
• Trump pledges to hit Iran 'very hard' if regime is behind FlyDubai suspected hijacking
• Commentary: Netanyahu turns the flydubai near disaster into a perfect campaign prop - As the PM spins a thwarted attack to project strength and potentially boost his poll ratings, the prospect arises of a rotation agreement with Eisenkot to break the looming electoral deadlock
• Analysis: Will the flydubai attack save Netanyahu's struggling campaign? The PM, with his eye for optics, is leveraging the power of incumbency to link himself with the passengers' heroism — and suggest that Israel is in too much danger to take a risk on someone new
• Trump: 'Can't imagine' Netanyahu ignored warnings ahead of Oct. 7 - US president maintains that if PM 'would have known' about the Hamas-led invasion 'he would have done something' to prevent it; says 'I don't hear bad things' about Eisenkot, but 'wouldn't underestimate Bibi'
• 'Ready to Blow His Stack': How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza
• Gaza funeral for 100 Palestinians three years after Israeli strike
• IDF steps up combat training for troops behind front lines after Oct. 7 exposes gaps - New military school provides 'infantry-oriented' training for soldiers from medical, logistics, maintenance, comms, HR, and even rabbinate units, citing lessons from Hamas massacre
• Intelligence from arrest of Hamas official in Gaza City led to killing of 3 brigade heads, dozens of lower-level commanders - Despite Netanyahu warning of increased threat ahead of elections, defense heads say 'freedom of operation not restricted'
• IDF eliminates terrorist who took part in abduction of six Israelis from Be'eri - Hamas terrorist Muhammad Abu Al-Shaar eliminated in Gaza City. Islamic Jihad commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7 also eliminated
• IDF says it killed Oct. 7 Hamas operative identified as journalist, vows to expose others - Army sets up website revealing 'unprecedented number' of Palestinian journalists it says also served terror groups; separate strikes kill 3 Hamas commanders and Islamic Jihad rocket-launching operative
• IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war
• IDF: 170 Hamas, PIJ terrorists killed in Gaza were misrepresented as 'innocent journalists'
• Two US brothers busted in $1.7M Hamas fundraising scheme - that was exposed with help from the NYPD
• Alleged Hamas fundraiser to undercover agent: I have a network in New York - US federal investigators charge group of defendants for allegedly funneling money to Gaza terrorists under guise of charity
• Senior UN agency figure claims he lost job for criticizing Israel on Gaza
• Ms. Rachel's Politics Sparks Pushback from Parents: A 'Mouthpiece' for Hamas
• Moms for Liberty co-founder warns parents about Ms Rachel's political activism, 'Not Mr Rogers'
• Ms Rachel builds sprawling media empire while shelling out thousands to progressive candidates - The YouTube star donated to campaigns critical of ICE and Israel, even as Netflix and Spin Master expanded her brand
• Gaza reconstruction begins at site of destroyed Jewish town - New footage shows Egyptian contractors surveying the site of Atzmona, a destroyed Jewish community, for planned 'Green Rafah' project despite Hamas' repeated ceasefire attempts and refusal to disarm
• American envoy to UN: US having 'tough conversations' with Israel - Mike Waltz's comments come in response to question about West Bank; ambassador says Trump nixed Iran's latest offer as 'not good enough,' touts Gaza progress and plans to expand Abraham Accords
• Palestinian reportedly shot dead by settlers in West Bank amid olive harvest clashes, elsewhere, settlers attack Israeli rights activists, 5 injured
• President Herzog condemns Jewish 'vigilante violence': Israel is 'a nation of the rule of law' - Shin Bet, Israel Police and High Court criticize IDF's handling of violent incidents
• Democrats eye power in Washington - and a crackdown on Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria
• Dutch Jewish leader condemns settlement ban, laments growing antisemitism
• Protesters throw tennis balls, call on Ireland to boycott 2nd match against Israel - Balls bearing Palestinian flag thrown on to pitch during Ireland-Austria game prompting timeout, man with Palestinian flag runs onto pitch when match resumes
• Kanye West's Russian concerts axed after concerns over 'Hitler glorification'
• California becomes 1st US state to list 'Jewish' as ethnicity, drawing praise - CEO of Jewish lobby group says recognizing Jews as religious group didn't work, new approach will allow data on hate crime and other matters to properly reflect community needs
• New record for Jewish visits to Temple Mount during Sukkot - During the intermediate days of the holiday, 8,690 Jews ascended the Temple Mount. Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, head of the Temple Mount Yeshiva: "We are seeing redemption with our own eyes."
• Ultra-Orthodox anti-Israel protester living in US faces deportation to Israel - Satmar member Yehonatan Ovadia had his legal status revoked over protest in which he took down Israeli flag at town hall, has been held by ICE since August
• US Pentagon awards Israeli defense firm $150 million contract for anti-drone systems
• Hezbollah received $157M in weapons in 2024, mostly from 1 nation, report says - New report details thousands of Katyusha and Fajr rockets, Kornet missiles and air defense systems sent to the group
• Report: Syrian government and Hezbollah held secret talks in Turkey - Representatives of Syria's government and Hezbollah held their first known face-to-face talks in Turkey last month, seeking to de-escalate tensions between the longtime foes
• Department of Energy employee arrested in Washington for allegedly trying to aid Iran-backed Houthis - "Ellaboudy acquired materials for the construction of explosive material and drones capable of delivering these explosives. These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination."
• U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East - The deployments come as Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms
• US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran war - Deployment underscores evolving complexity of Trump's war against Iran as US midterm elections loom
• Iranian negotiators kicked out of US as talks stall, Trump lays out 'possible' timeline for more strikes - Secretary of State Rubio concluded Iranian officials had 'overstayed their welcome' after weekend talks stalled
• US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes shipping lanes - Rubio reportedly orders Iranian FM to.leave US, but delegation claims they were on their way out anyway; amid stalled talks with Tehran, Trump says he may need to 'blow them up'
• US waives human right conditions for over $300M in military aid to Egypt - In letter to lawmakers, Rubio cites Cairo's 'helpful role' during Iran war, says the money will go toward programs 'important to the national security interest of the US'
• African Union urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to refrain from actions that could undermine stability
• Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move - Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata
• Why renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray risks a regional war
• U.S. Military Withdraws from Iraq After 12 Years, Trump Calls Out 'Very Bad Decision-Making That Got Us Involved' in the First Place
• South Korea's Lee threatens action unless Ukraine apologizes over POW dispute
• Russia's Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscow
• Putin warns Russia is prepared to use 'all weapons,' including nuclear, to protect Kaliningrad
• Jet-powered drones outpace Ukrainian defenses as manufacturers race to build new interceptors
• Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskyy says
• Xi Jinping Calls China's Rise 'Unstoppable' in Communist Celebrations
• A Brexit reversal is on the table 10 years on from the vote that changed Britain. Here's what's at stake
• US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
• BRICS Disaster: China Slaps Massive 55% Tariff on Brazilian Beef, But Leftist Lula Doesn't Complain
• Expert reveals US business owners set to bear brunt of Canadian tariff fallout as trade war uncertainty looms - Investment advisor warns tariffs on dairy, alcohol and automobiles will raise production costs passed on to consumers
• Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows
• Cruz: Same Democrats Campaigning on Gas Prices 'Said They Wanted $10-a-Gallon Gas'
• Sen. Bernie Moreno: Just on 'Sheer Jihadist Credentials' El-Sayed Is Most Extreme Socialist in Midterms
• Georgia Election Board Asks Trump DOJ to Declare Statewide Dominion QR-Code Machines Unlawful Before Midterms - Demands Six-Month Phase-Out as Raffensperger Stonewalls
• Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Taps Elon Musk for New Pentagon Role Focused on Futuristic Warfare
• Rep. Riley Moore: President Nixon Was 'Framed,' 'Couped Out' by Deep State
• AUR Chief Simion Draws Red Line Over Georgescu's Imprisonment: "We Do Not Betray the Romanian People and We Do Not Yield to the Deep State"
• Brazil Court Goes on Censorship Spree Days Before Presidential Election
• CNN Again Dropped from White House Pool Coverage
• Social media harms democracy by spreading rumors, survey shows
• Advocacy Group Stop Killing Games Sounds Alarm On EU Kids Act: 'This Is Such A Horrible Law Proposal' - Stop Killing Games' Ross Scott calls the EU Kids Act 'the most draconian proposal I've ever
• Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley issues bill to rein in AI-enhanced surveillance camera abuses
• MI5 warns UK universities over 'theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company'
• OpenAI warns over 100 organizations about rogue AI agent activity
• Report: OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers accused of sharing confidential company information - The firings come amid growing concerns over AI models engaging in unexpected behavior and unauthorized access
• Fixer, financier, spymaster: how the UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon is setting his sights on AI dominance
• Chinese AI model investigated after researcher says it provided instructions for bioweapons, assassinations
• Researchers: Chinese AI Models Provided Instructions on Sarin Gas Production, Terror Attack Advice
• Commentary: The Real AI Threat May Be Human
• AI: Full Speed Ahead in a Dark Unknown - The scoffers are right that the warners are weirdos, but all that matters is who is right
• Breitbart Business Digest: The AI Economic Apocalypse Won't Happen
• Children could become slaves to AI if introduced too early, business expert warns
• Court Grants Legal Protection to Human Voices in AI Clone Case
• Gavin Newsom Orders California to Keep 'AI' Term After Trump's 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand
• Dem Rep. Bera: Dems Blocking Data Center Electricity Bill for 'Politics'
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Y0kaichiba, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Lata, Solomon Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Lata, Solomon Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Gizo, Solomon Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Panguna, Papua New Guinea
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• Nearly 100 earthquakes shake Kilauea as volcanic unrest prompts park closure
• Famous Hawaii landmark is gone forever - The Holei Sea Arch collapsed on Sunday following a rough stretch of storms that have hit the Big Island over the past several weeks
• A dozen late-season tornadoes touch down across Kansas
• Dozens injured in South Carolina 50-car pileup during dense fog
• October heat wave to bring 100-degree temperatures, wildfire risk to Southern California - A prolonged October heat wave will push temperatures toward record levels in Southern California, with little relief at night and an elevated wildfire risk through the weekend
• El Nino Brings Change to Earth's Driest Desert - Landscape in Chile enjoys rare bloom of wildflowers
• A Green pope? Vatican describes environmental destruction as an 'ecological sin'
• Wycliffe celebrates 'remarkable moment' as Bible translation advances at rapid pace
• A 'tsunami' of church closings is poised to remake America
• Leftists Try to Weaponize Virgin Mary Against Conservative Flavio Bolsonaro
• France Burns: Islamo-Marxist Unrest as Migrant Youths Set Schools on Fire, Douse Teachers in Gasoline, Hunt Police, and Hundreds Are Arrested
• Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting
• French high school students set fires, clash with police in anger over school conditions, escalating nearly a week of disruption
• Hundreds of French schools closed as minister says 40 head teachers injured in student protests
• Migrant Caravan Headed North Is Anticipating Democrat Win in Midterms
• State Dept revokes over 250,000 visas under second Trump term - "Every visa decision is a national security decision."
• DOJ Files Charges Against Minnesota Judges Who Launched 'Unethical Partisan Press Tour' to Attack Trump's Immigration Agenda
• DOJ seeks penalties for Minnesota judges who gave press interview criticizing Trump on immigration
• Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
• ICE Protester Renee Good's Family Files Sweeping Lawsuit Accusing Trump Officials of KKK-Era Conspiracy
• Singapore Debuts Matchmaking Service for Government Employees to Fight Demographic Decline
• 'I am a murderer': Suspect in Philly 'house of horrors' case said humans are 'cancer,' railed against racism, global warming in writings
• Lindsay Clancy's motion for a finding of not guilty denied weeks after mistrial - Massachusetts Judge William Sullivan ruled that mental illness alone does not preclude criminal responsibility
• Student Confronts Harvard Professor Randall Kennedy During Debate: "I Hid Being Conservative Just to Graduate"
• Journalists decry crackdown after Turkey blocks news site over 'LGBT propaganda'
• Michelle Obama, Sharon Stone Guess What Would Happen If Men Got Pregnant: 'You Could Get an Abortion from a Vending Machine'
• 19-year-old mother arrested for murder after infant daughter found in Los Angeles dumpster - Takiyah Babers is accused of murdering her four-month-old daughter, Luna, whose body was found by a neighbor who thought she was a doll
• Canadian church exposed for hosting 'Hot Potato' night to promote government-assisted dying
• Florida sues Pfizer for allegedly hiding information regarding COVID vaccines
• Florida AG James Uthmeier Sues Pfizer and CEO Albert Bourla - Alleges Drug Giant Deceptively Marketed COVID Jabs as "Safe" While Pregnant Women Miscarried and Teenagers Suffered Heart Attacks