Israel News for 10-5-2026
News Update
With the holiday season over, Israel is deep into the campaigning season for the upcoming election set to take place on October 27. The nation, and hopefully the entire world, is celebrating the miraculous thwarting of the terrorist attack on a FlyDubai aircraft carrying over 170 Israeli passengers from the UAE to Tel Aviv, where an Omani copilot (banned from flying in Oman because of his radical Islamist views) attacked the Indian pilot and attempted to crash the plane, before a bunch of ordinary Israeli passengers stopped him and regained control of the plane, allowing 2 off duty FlyDubai pilots to safely land the plan in Saudi Arabia. What could have been a 9-11 style disaster turned into a miraculous salvation. I’d say that’s a promising way to start the Jewish new year.
Ahead of October 7, the Friends of the IDF organization has released a series of several dozen video testimonies from survivors of the massacre and from soldiers, security personnel and civilians who fought the terrorists and saved lives on that day. To watch the videos, click here.
