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What Matters Most On Friday, October 2, 2026

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Captain Smit Machchhar (left) speaks by video chat to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 2, 2026. (Screenshots via X)

'I could feel that the aircraft was going down'

‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Flydubai captain recounts opening cockpit door with ‘last push’ after copilot stabbed him

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Smit Machchhar tells India’s Modi he collapsed from wounds but was determined to save passengers as Tel Aviv-bound plane dropped 14,000 feet; his actions enabled Israelis to enter cockpit, tackle the copilot terrorist

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with passengers who helped thwart a copilot's September 30, 2026, attack on a flydubai plane, at his office on October 1, 2026. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Netanyahu says Omani copilot who tried to bring down flight ‘underwent Islamist radical indoctrination’

By ToI Staff, Agencies and Lazar Berman

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Calm under pressureTrump marvels at plumber who pulled flydubai plane out of dive

The Omani copilot who attacked the captain and allegedly attempted to crash a flydubai airliner is seen after he was subdued and bound, September 30, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)

Live updates (closed)

Oct. 2: Israeli officials expected to question copilot who attempted to crash flydubai flight, source says

Saudis planning offensive against Yemen’s Houthis to reverse Red Sea gains * Israel’s US envoy says son still on life support after car-ramming attack, Netanyahu visited today

7:56 pm

UK police charge Iranian men for plotting Yom Kippur terror attack in northern England
7:55 pm

West Bank mayor: Settlers attacked Palestinians who tried to open gate to leave village, army shot dead 19-year-old
7:12 pm

First repatriation flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv takes off, returning stranded Israelis

Footage aired on Channel 12 news on October 1, 2026, shows the moments after passengers thwarted an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai airliner on September 30, 2026. (Channel 12)

The wounded captain, the bound attacker, shouts for a doctor and a pilot: New video shows chaos on flydubai flight

Captain Machchhar filmed explaining he can no longer squeeze his hand shut, after copilot ‘hit me so many times’; footage also shows passengers and crew guarding assailant: ‘This is terrorist, you understand?’

Passengers disembark from a flydubai Boeing 737 MAX from Dubai to Tel Aviv which landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026. The rudder shows damage. The flight suffered an emergency mid-air, with the copilot subdued after stabbing the captain in an alleged attempt to crash the plane full of Israelis, September 30, 2026 (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Before flydubai attack, dozens of Omani pilots flew to TLV despite ban — report

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Arkia, Israir indicate UAE rescue flights are a go after El Al scraps its Friday repatriations

By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff

Statement from Israel’s flagship carrier says its landing permit was revoked, but other Israeli airlines say they have the necessary approvals to fly

An Arkia plane takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

From the blogs

Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and the indomitability of the Jews

We love life in ways that will always outpace the death-cult of those who would destroy us and we will always rise up to defend it – even if we had somewhere else to go

A composite of 170 Gazans who, according to the IDF, were identified as journalists but who were in fact members of terror groups, October 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF documents terror affiliations of 170 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza war

By Emanuel Fabian

Army’s online database lists Palestinians who worked for major international media outlets, which it slams for ‘repeatedly accusing Israel… of deliberately harming journalists’

Combat support soldiers are seen loading explosives onto an army vehicle outside the Paga military post on the border with the Gaza Strip, December 15, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

'They need to be confident to handle a situation'

IDF steps up combat training for troops behind front lines after Oct. 7 exposes gaps

By Emanuel Fabian

New military school provides ‘infantry-oriented’ training for soldiers from medical, logistics, maintenance, comms, HR, and even rabbinate units, citing lessons from Hamas massacre

Voices from the Gaza Border Communities, an exhibit through October 8, 2026 at Jaffa's Amiad Center (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

South comes to Jaffa

Exhibit highlights art from area invaded on October 7

By Jessica Steinberg

‘Voices from the Gaza Border Communities,’ showing in Jaffa, presents works by 75 artists from the Western Negev — those who survived the Hamas-led attack, and those who didn’t

Ronen Itzhaki dance troupe performs at opening of 2026 Jerusalem Biennale art exhibit in front of Ardon Windows at the former National Library of Israel building on Givat Ram campus, with Arik Weiss staircase on the left, September 24, 2026 (Yacov Buta)

Jerusalem’s largest Biennale yet asked artists to plumb their depths

By Jessica Steinberg

Shira Pasternak Be'eri

Simchat Torah: Where there’s change, I find hope

Dancing with the Torah was once a hard sell for many Orthodox women, but it’s the default for the next generation in my shul – a quiet revolution on the women’s side

What Sukkot knows about the mental load

Despite our egalitarian ideals, my wife runs our home for 51 weeks a year. And then, for one long holiday, Jewish law gives men like me that experience

Lazar Focus podcast'There's a deep problem here'

Alan Shatter: Palestine ‘cult’ endangers future of Irish Jews

By Lazar Berman

As Ireland works itself into a fury over a soccer match, a leading pro-Israel ex-minister says Sinn Fein ‘poisoned’ Irish politics, and many Jews question whether they should stay

British police officers stand at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, England September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over suspected terror plot against US-run airbase

British cops question another suspect under caution, search properties in capital as part of ‘hugely complex’ investigation; Netanyahu: Israel provided intel before UK announced settlement sanctions

Motorcyclists drive past a billboard depicting a Persian legendary hero and flying figure hitting US aircraft carriers alongside the message in English and Farsi: “From the Persian Gulf a new power rises,” “The army of Satan will be drowned in the Persian Gulf," during a state-organized motorcycle parade called “Janfada,” meaning “Sacrifice for Iran,”, in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes shipping lanes

By Agencies and ToI Staff

6 Arab bus drivers attacked by Jews in 24 hours in Jerusalem

19-year-old Palestinian shot dead amid bloody day of West Bank clashes

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, ToI Staff and AFP

Armed Israeli reportedly opened fire on teen near village of Kobar; settlers separately filmed attacking Palestinians, Israeli activists during start of olive harvest

Baha al-Natshah, a resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, who was killed in the West Bank on October 2, 2026. (Courtesy)

Screen capture from video of masked people throwing stones in the West Bank village of Yasuf, October 1, 2026. (X: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Palestinian reportedly shot dead by settlers in West Bank amid olive harvest clashes

By Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and AFP

Op-ed

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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

A mural titled “RUN” by artist aleXsandro Palombo depicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot wearing bulletproof vests and carrying batons as they chase Bart Simpson, portrayed as a young Hamas terrorist, in Tel Aviv on September 29, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI poll: Netanyahu’s bloc leads, Likud tied for 1st, as voters fret over election’s outcome

Facing ban from High Court, Balad’s Abou Shehadeh ends election candidacy

Balad says Abou Shehadeh to remain leader of party, Joint List will continue to work to oust Netanyahu; Ben Gvir celebrates removal, laments court gave him window to quit

Sami Abou Shehadeh attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Balad party head Sami Abou Shahadeh gestures in a video statement published on October 2, 2026. (Screen capture: Facebook/Sami Abou Shahadeh)

Balad party leader: Leaving campaign was ‘most difficult decision of my political career’

A hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify Arab parties and candidates from running in the upcoming elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

High Court urges Balad chairman to drop out of elections or face disqualification

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Op-ed

Shalom Yerushalmi

Three years after October 7, Israel’s citizens and its leaders are worlds apart

The tragic story of Ambassador Leiter’s family reflects a society united in crisis, yet fundamentally betrayed by politicians who actively evade responsibility for their failures

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter gives a statement to the media at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, after his son Neria, an IDF reservist, was hospitalized in critical condition after being seriously wounded in a car-ramming attack the previous day, September 24, 2026. At right is Leiter's son Noam. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Israel Home Expo in Jerusalem, September 30, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'What better thing to do on Sukkot?'

Planting roots: At Jerusalem fair, foreign buyers show strong interest in Israeli homes

Prospective customers cite aliyah plans, family ties and growing concerns about Jewish life in the US and Europe as they scope out new digs

Housing snapshot October: Uptick in French and British buyers as Americans remain hesitant

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators wave flags over the Brooklyn Museum during a protest demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

ADL project documents exclusion of Jews in museums, publishing, entertainment

‘State of the Arts’ platform ranks art museums, outlines experiences of authors and offers guidelines to cultural institutions to better accommodate Jews

Tennis balls with stickers of the Palestine flag and the text, “#StopTheGame,” are removed from the field after being thrown by protesters during the UEFA Nations League, Group B3 match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on October 1, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

Interrupting game, protesters throw tennis balls, urge Ireland to boycott next match against Israel

By AP

Artist Matan Sacofsky is also a filmmaker; his first film, 'Good Morning Gaza,' will be screened on Yes Docu on October 7, 2026 (Courtesy)

In ‘Good Morning Gaza,’ tank commander gives first-person look at troops’ inner lives

By Jessica Steinberg

Film by reservist Matan Sacofsky airs October 4 on Yes Docu as channel marks three years since October 7 massacre and atrocities

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Anti-Zionist protesters wearing Hamas headbands outside Baruch College, in New York City, June 5, 2024. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Alleged Hamas fundraiser to undercover agent: I have a network in New York

Yehonatan Ovadia, left, holds a Palestinian flag while participating in an anti-Israel protest alongside other anti-Zionist Hasidic Jews who are holding signs from the Neturei Karta group, in an undated photo. (Courtesy Eric Lee via JTA)

Ultra-Orthodox anti-Israel protester living in US faces deportation to Israel

By Joseph Strauss

California Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to sign conservations bills during a visit to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California becomes 1st US state to list ‘Jewish’ as ethnicity, drawing praise

By Sharon Udasin

A children's "Beetlejuice" costume formerly listed on the Zara website which was compared to prison garb worn by inmates in Nazi concentration camps. (Zara)

Zara pulls Halloween costume likened to uniform for inmates at concentration camps

Egyptian soldiers take part in a military parade marking the 66th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence from British colonial rule, in Nicosia, Cyprus, October 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

US waives human right conditions for over $300M in military aid to Egypt

By Alexander Dziadosz, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk

Ynon Kreiz poses for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on February 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Israeli-American Ynon Kreiz, a cost-cutter, tapped as co-CEO of Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery

By Reuters and Amy Spiro

Screen capture from video of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) director Ben Davis, 2026. (The Italian Insider/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Senior UN agency figure claims he lost job for criticizing Israel on Gaza

By AFP and ToI Staff

President of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Jordan Bardella arrives for an election night event for the French Senate, in La Seyne-sur-Mer, southern France, on 27 September 2026. (Thibaud MORITZ/AFP)

French outlet publishes what it says are screenshots of far-right leader’s antisemitic messages

By AFP

Illustrative: A man walks by school bus with Yiddish signage in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City, January 1, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

US feds unveil scholarships for private education, including Jewish schools

By AP and ToI Staff

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in 'Nobody Wants This.' (Stefania Rosini/Netflix)

Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘relatively ignorant Jew’ after ‘genocide’ remark

By JTA and ToI Staff

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