Friday, October 9
Seven stories that matter in Israel right now, each one compared across the newsrooms that covered it.
Tonight's brief covers a foiled airline terror plot, fallout from the Nobel Peace Prize award to Navi Pillay, and developments in Israeli security and Palestinian politics.
- 1UAE Confirms Pilot's Terror Plot Against Ben Gurion Airport
9tv reports the UAE has confirmed that a FlyDubai co-pilot, Hamam al-Khamami, attempted to crash a plane carrying over 170 people into Ben Gurion Airport on October 30 before being subdued by the crew, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 2US Sanctions ICC After Peace Prize Award to Judge
Arab48 reports the US sanctioned the ICC just hours after former judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, with the court calling the move an assault on the rule of law while Netanyahu praised the sanctions and the EU voiced regret.
- 3Pharmacy Student Accused of Terror Plot; Friend Testifies Against Him
i24_he reports a 22-year-old pharmacy student, Mohammed Shalabi, has been indicted in Jerusalem after a friend testified he planned a poison and explosives attack, with prosecutors seeking his detention through trial.
- 4Israel Slams Nobel Committee Over Peace Prize Award to Navi Pillay
Israel Hayom reports Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon blasted the Nobel committee's choice of Pillay as a 'disgrace,' even as UN chief Guterres congratulated her despite her past accusations that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
- 5Terrorist Sentenced to Life for Killing IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal
Mignews reports an Israeli military court handed a life sentence without parole to the terrorist convicted of killing IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal in 2020, closing a six-year legal battle that the victim's father said brought justice but no true compensation.
- 6Palestinians Postpone Legislative Elections Until September 2027 Amid Worsening Conditions
The Times of Israel reports PA Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh told France that planned November 28 legislative elections will be delayed, possibly to September 2027, citing deteriorating conditions and unmet promises from US and UN initiatives in Gaza and the West Bank.
- 7Body of Missing Israeli Hiker Found on Mount Olympus
9tv reports the body of Israeli hiker Ami Yogev, 46, was recovered by Israeli volunteers after a three-week search on Mount Olympus, with preliminary findings indicating he fell from a height.