38 updates in the last 24 hours.
*RADICALIZATION RED FLAG: Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Allegedly Tried to Crash Israel-Bound Jet Was Previously Grounded Over Extremism Concerns* The Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 and attempting to send the Israel-bound aircraft crashing to the ground had previously been grounded by Oman Air after being identified as a potential security risk, according to new reports that are raising serious questions about how he was later cleared to fly for Flydubai. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/radicalization-red-flag-flydubai-co-pilot-who-allegedly-tried-to-crash-israel-bound-jet-was-previously-grounded-over-extremism-concerns/
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*โI HAD TO ACTโ: Hero Flydubai Captain Recounts Terrifying Cockpit Battle in Emotional Call With Indian Prime Minister* Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian Flydubai pilot whose actions helped save the passengers aboard the Tel Aviv-bound flight attacked by its co-pilot, has spoken publicly from his hospital bed for the first time, breaking down in tears as he described the moment he realized that despite his severe wounds, he had to force open the cockpit door or everyone aboard could die. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/i-had-to-act-hero-flydubai-captain-recounts-terrifying-cockpit-battle-in-emotional-call-with-indian-prime-minister/
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*CLOCK FIGHT ERUPTS: Trump Blasts Sen. Tom Cotton for Blocking Push to End Twice-Yearly Time Changes* President Donald Trump turned up the pressure on Senate Republicans Friday to permanently end the twice-a-year changing of the clocks, singling out Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas as the lawmaker standing in the way of legislation that has already won overwhelming bipartisan approval in the House. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/clock-fight-erupts-trump-blasts-sen-tom-cotton-for-blocking-push-to-end-twice-yearly-time-changes/
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*GREAT RELIEF IN GUR: Gerer Rebbe Emerges for Hoshana Rabbah Davening After Days of Weakness* Great emotion swept through the Gerrer community on Friday morning when the Gerrer Rebbe emerged to participate in the special tefillos of Hoshana Rabbah, after several days of weakness during Chol Hamoed during which the Rebbe did not come out for the regular public tefillos. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/great-relief-in-gur-gerer-rebbe-emerges-for-hoshana-rabbah-davening-after-days-of-weakness/
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*WAR OF WORDS: Top Iranian Security Official Calls Trump โWorst President in American Historyโ as U.S. Weighs New Strikes* A senior Iranian security official lashed out at President Donald Trump on Friday, mocking his repeated declarations that the United States is winning its war against Iran as Washington weighs whether to resume major strikes against Tehran amid stalled negotiations. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/war-of-words-top-iranian-security-official-calls-trump-worst-president-in-american-history-as-u-s-weighs-new-strikes/
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*โSPREAD LIES, GET CALLED OUTโ: IDF and Piers Morgan Trade Blows Over Gaza โJournalistsโ as Military Unveils 170 Names* The IDF and British broadcaster Piers Morgan became embroiled in a fiery public confrontation on X after the Israeli military released findings claiming that 170 Palestinians killed in Gaza and widely described as journalists or media workers were also members of terrorist organizations, primarily Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/spread-lies-get-called-out-idf-and-piers-morgan-trade-blows-over-gaza-journalists-as-military-unveils-170-names/
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*DESPICABLE: MAYDAY DENIED: Flydubai Jet Was Reportedly Turned Away by Saudi Arabia and Jordan After Terrifying Hijacking Call* Flydubai Flight FZ1073 reportedly faced another terrifying obstacle even after passengers had subdued the co-pilot accused of trying to crash the Israel-bound jet: the crippled aircraftโs initial requests for permission to make an emergency landing were rejected by both Saudi Arabia and Jordan despite a mayday call reporting an attempted hijacking and requesting ambulances on the ground. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/despicable-mayday-denied-flydubai-jet-was-reportedly-turned-away-by-saudi-arabia-and-jordan-after-terrifying-hijacking-call/
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*WHO SENT HIM? Netanyahu Vows โVery Heavy Priceโ as Flydubai Terror Investigation Turns to Possible Mastermind* Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said Friday that investigators are increasingly convinced that the Flydubai co-pilot intended to deliberately crash Flight FZ1073 with everyone aboard, while authorities are now trying to determine whether the alleged terrorist acted on instructions from someone else. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/who-sent-him-netanyahu-vows-very-heavy-price-as-flydubai-terror-investigation-turns-to-possible-mastermind/
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*FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE: Amb. Yechiel Leiter Writes Powerful Simchas Torah Message From Critically Wounded Sonโs Bedside* Israelโs Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, issued an emotional Simchas Torah message Friday from the hospital bedside of his son Neriyah, who remains on life support after suffering a severe brain injury in a terrorist ramming attack last week, thanking Jews around the world for their tefillos while delivering a broader message about terrorism, Jewish survival and the enduring light of Klal Yisroel. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/fighting-for-his-life-amb-yechiel-leiter-writes-powerful-simchas-torah-message-from-critically-wounded-sons-bedside/
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*FLIGHTS BACK ON: UAE Gives Green Light for Israeli Rescue Flights as Thousands Scramble to Get Home* Israeli airlines have received approval to begin repatriation flights from Dubai following intensive overnight negotiations with the United Arab Emirates, clearing the way for Israelis stranded by the suspension of Flydubai service to begin returning home. The breakthrough came after hours of uncertainty over Emirati landing permits, although security arrangements continued to cause delays Friday and forced El Al to cancel its first two planned rescue flights. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/flights-back-on-uae-gives-green-light-for-israeli-rescue-flights-as-thousands-scramble-to-get-home/
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*TERROR PROBE DEEPENS: Flydubai Co-Pilot in UAE as Investigators Examine Whether Attack Was Planned or Directed* The investigation into the attempted downing of Flydubai Flight FZ1073 has entered a major new phase, with Saudi Arabia transferring the accused co-pilot to the United Arab Emirates and Emirati prosecutors formally examining whether the attack was connected to terrorism, planned in advance or carried out at the direction of others. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/terror-probe-deepens-flydubai-co-pilot-in-uae-as-investigators-examine-whether-attack-was-planned-or-directed/
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*CASH FOR NOT VOTING? Israelโs Election Chief Says Satmar-Linked Pledges Are Legally Worthless* Israelโs top election official has ruled that anyone who received money or another material benefit in exchange for promising not to vote is legally free to disregard that promise and cast a ballot, following allegations that money was distributed to avreichim in Israel who agreed not to participate in the upcoming Knesset election. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/cash-for-not-voting-israels-election-chief-says-satmar-linked-pledges-are-legally-worthless/
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*Photos: Simchas Bais Hashoeivah in Boyan With Rav Meilech Biderman* ืืืโืฆ ืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืช ืืฉืืืื (ืฆืืืื: ื. ืืืืื ืืื) *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/photos-simchas-bais-hashoeivah-in-boyan-with-rav-meilech-biderman/
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*WHATSAPP CRACKDOWN: Major Israeli โDriverโ Groups Suspended as Operations Begin Shifting to Telegram* Some of Israelโs largest WhatsApp-based โdriverโ groups have begun facing suspensions, accelerating a move by operators of the popular ride-coordination networks to transfer their automated bot systems to Telegram amid fears that additional groups and accounts could soon be blocked. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/whatsapp-crackdown-major-israeli-driver-groups-suspended-as-operations-begin-shifting-to-telegram/
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*โWE WILL DIE, NOT ENLISTโ: Yeshiva Bochur Freed After Protesters Surround Police Vehicle in Tel Aviv* A late-night attempt to arrest a yeshiva bochur classified as a military draft evader ended with police releasing him after large numbers of protesters converged on the scene in Tel Aviv, surrounded the police vehicle and blocked it from leaving. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/we-will-die-not-enlist-yeshiva-bochur-freed-after-protesters-surround-police-vehicle-in-tel-aviv/
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*GET OUT OF NEW YORK: Rubio Orders Iranian Delegation to Leave U.S. After Talks Hit a Dead End* Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally ordered Iranโs high-level delegation to leave the United States after diplomatic efforts on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly failed to produce a breakthrough, delivering an unusually sharp rebuke to Tehran as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/get-out-of-new-york-rubio-orders-iranian-delegation-to-leave-u-s-after-talks-hit-a-dead-end/
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*PICKS GONE SOUR: Trump Says He Regrets All Three of His Supreme Court Appointments* President Donald Trump says he regrets appointing all three of his Supreme Court justices โ Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett โ declaring that the trio he placed on the nationโs highest court has ruled against him too frequently in a series of major cases involving his second-term agenda. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/picks-gone-sour-trump-says-he-regrets-all-three-of-his-supreme-court-appointments/
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*COURTROOM SHOWDOWN: Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Administrationโs Sweeping ICE Detention Policy* The case, Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, could resolve a sharp disagreement among federal appeals courts over how broadly federal immigration law permits mandatory detention. The justices accepted the administrationโs appeal just days before the Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/courtroom-showdown-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-administrations-sweeping-ice-detention-policy/
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*ARREST NETANYAHU: Mamdani Calls on U.S. to Join ICC, Enforce Warrant Against Israeli Prime Minister* [Video below.] New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has renewed his call for Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to face arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant, saying in a newly released interview that the United States should join the ICC and enforce all of its warrants โ including the one targeting Netanyahu. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/arrest-netanyahu-mamdani-calls-on-u-s-to-join-icc-enforce-warrant-against-israeli-prime-minister/
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*STRANDED IN DUBAI: El Al Rescue Flights Scrapped After UAE Withholds Landing Permits, Leaving 10,000 Israelis Seeking Way Home* Thousands of Israelis trying to return home remained stranded Friday after planned El Al evacuation flights from Dubai were canceled when the United Arab Emirates failed to provide Israeli airlines with the necessary permission to land in the country. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/stranded-in-dubai-el-al-rescue-flights-scrapped-after-uae-withholds-landing-permits-leaving-10000-israelis-seeking-way-home/
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*AI GUARDRAILS CRACKED: Chinese Kimi Models Gave Researchers Bioweapon, Assassination and Terror Attack Guidance* Chinese artificial intelligence company Moonshot AI has launched an internal investigation after security researchers managed to bypass safeguards in its Kimi AI system, prompting the models to provide detailed information involving biological weapons, assassination planning, terrorism, malware and other potentially deadly activities. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/ai-guardrails-cracked-chinese-kimi-models-gave-researchers-bioweapon-assassination-and-terror-attack-guidance/
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*DIESEL CRISIS DEEPENS: U.S. Presses Europe to โImmediatelyโ Release Fuel Reserves as Trump Weighs Export Ban* The Trump administration is pressing European governments to immediately release diesel from their strategic reserves as soaring fuel prices threaten economies on both sides of the Atlantic, with European Union countries set to meet Friday to consider a coordinated response to the worsening energy crunch. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/diesel-crisis-deepens-u-s-presses-europe-to-immediately-release-fuel-reserves-as-trump-weighs-export-ban/
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*MILLIONS RELEASED: Rubio Releases $320 Million in Military Aid to Egypt, Citing Cairoโs Cooperation Against Iran* Secretary of State Marco Rubio has authorized the release of $320 million in U.S. military assistance to Egypt that had been held back because of human rights concerns, with the Trump administration citing Cairoโs growing security cooperation with Washington and its role in diplomatic efforts surrounding the ongoing conflict with Iran. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/millions-released-rubio-releases-320-million-in-military-aid-to-egypt-citing-cairos-cooperation-against-iran/
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*EXECUTION HORROR: Christa Pike Still Alive After Two Lethal Injections, Tried to Help Execution Team Find Her Veins* Christa Pike, the Tennessee death-row inmate who survived an extraordinary failed execution after receiving two doses of a drug intended to kill her, remained alive and in critical condition Thursday, with her attorneys saying she was receiving life-saving treatment and may have suffered brain damage. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/execution-horror-christa-pike-still-alive-after-two-lethal-injections-tried-to-help-execution-team-find-her-veins/
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*CHAOS IN THE COCKPIT: New Video Shows Dramatic Moments Passengers Stormed Flydubai Cockpit and Helped Save Plunging Jet* Dramatic new video from aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 has provided the clearest look yet at the desperate battle to save the Israel-bound aircraft, showing the wounded captain opening the cockpit door and passengers rushing forward as the plane plunged thousands of feet following an alleged attack by the co-pilot. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/chaos-in-the-cockpit-new-video-shows-dramatic-moments-passengers-stormed-flydubai-cockpit-and-helped-save-plunging-jet/
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*FOOD STAMP SHAKEUP: SNAP Benefits Rise Today โ But Tougher Work Rules and New State Costs Could Push Millions Off Program* Millions of Americans who receive food assistance are seeing new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rules take effect Thursday, Oct. 1, with maximum monthly benefits rising modestly to account for inflation even as sweeping federal changes impose tougher work requirements and shift significantly more of the programโs costs onto states. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/food-stamp-shakeup-snap-benefits-rise-today-but-tougher-work-rules-and-new-state-costs-could-push-millions-off-program/
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*MORTGAGE SHOCK: U.S. Home Loan Rates Hit Nearly 3-Year High as Treasury Yields Soar to Levels Not Seen Since 2002* American homebuyers were hit with another major affordability blow Thursday as mortgage rates surged to their highest level in nearly three years, propelled by a dramatic selloff in U.S. government bonds that briefly pushed benchmark Treasury yields to levels not seen in nearly a quarter-century. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/mortgage-shock-u-s-home-loan-rates-hit-nearly-3-year-high-as-treasury-yields-soar-to-levels-not-seen-since-2002/
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*RENT FREEZE IS HERE: NYCโs 0% Increase Takes Effect for 1 Million Rent-Stabilized Apartments Amid Court Fight* New York Cityโs historic rent freeze officially took effect Thursday, Oct. 1, blocking rent increases on both one-year and two-year leases for approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs and delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdaniโs signature campaign promises. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/rent-freeze-is-here-nycs-0-increase-takes-effect-for-1-million-rent-stabilized-apartments-amid-court-fight/
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*โEXTRADITE HIM TO ISRAELโ: Ben-Gvir Demands Flydubai Copilot Face Justice in Israel After Attempted Mass-Casualty Attack* *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/extradite-him-to-israel-ben-gvir-demands-flydubai-copilot-face-justice-in-israel-after-attempted-mass-casualty-attack/
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*โA BLATANT MIRACLEโ: Aryeh Deri Slams Bennett for Calling Flydubai Rescue โHeroism,โ Credits Zechus of Lomdei Torah* Shas chairman Aryeh Deri sharply attacked Naftali Bennett on Thursday after the former prime minister described the extraordinary rescue of more than 170 people aboard the Flydubai flight as an act of heroism rather than a miracle. Speaking in his sukkah, Deri declared that the remarkable chain of events was a clear neis from the Ribono Shel Olam and said it demonstrated the zechus of lomdei Torah protecting Klal Yisroel. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/a-blatant-miracle-aryeh-deri-slams-bennett-for-calling-flydubai-rescue-heroism-credits-zechus-of-lomdei-torah/
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*Photos: Kabbolas Pnei Rabo for Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch in Ramot* *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/photos-kabbolas-pnei-rabo-for-rav-moshe-hillel-hirsch-in-ramot/
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*Rav Avrohom Shmuel Fekete ztโl, Beloved Satmar Chossid and Marbitz Torah, Niftar at 64* The Torah community in Yerushalayim is mourning the petirah of Rav Avrohom Shmuel Fekete ztโl, a prominent Satmar chossid from the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood and a longtime ben Torah who endured tremendous yesurim with remarkable emunah. He was 64 years old. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/rav-avrohom-shmuel-fekete-ztl-beloved-satmar-chossid-and-marbitz-torah-niftar-at-64/
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*THIRTY YEARS LATER: The Secret Meeting With the Pnei Menachem That Helped Pave Netanyahuโs Path to Power* Thirty years after Bibi Netanyahuโs dramatic election as prime minister, a remarkable account is shedding new light on the crucial role played by the Pnei Menachem of Ger ztโl and Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach ztโl in rallying the chareidi community behind Netanyahu at a time when his chances of defeating Shimon Peres appeared remote. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/thirty-years-later-the-secret-meeting-with-the-pnei-menachem-that-helped-pave-netanyahus-path-to-power/
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*PILOTS MOVED TO UAE: Israel Seeks to Question Flydubai Attacker as Saudi Probe Confirms Copilot Assaulted Captain* Israeli authorities are seeking to question the Flydubai copilot accused of attacking the captain of Flight FZ1073 after both pilots were transferred from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, as investigators work to determine the motive for the extraordinary midair attack and whether anyone else was involved. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/pilots-moved-to-uae-israel-seeks-to-question-flydubai-attacker-as-saudi-probe-confirms-copilot-assaulted-captain/
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*โSHABBOS MODEโ LAWSUIT: Consumers Claim Bosch and Siemens Ovens Caused Unwitting Shabbos Violations* An urgent legal application has been filed in Yerushalayim District Court against BSH Home Appliances, the Israeli importer and distributor of Bosch, Siemens and Neff ovens, over allegations that ovens marketed with a โShabbos Modeโ can cause users to unknowingly violate Shabbos. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/shabbos-mode-lawsuit-consumers-claim-bosch-and-siemens-ovens-caused-unwitting-shabbos-violations/
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*ISRAEL WANTS IN: Israel Asks Saudis, UAE for Access to Flydubai Investigations as Iran Link Remains Unproven* Israel has asked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to allow Israeli observers to follow their parallel investigations into the attempted downing of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, as authorities work to determine what drove the Omani co-pilot to allegedly stab the captain and try to crash the Israel-bound aircraft. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/israel-wants-in-israel-asks-saudis-uae-for-access-to-flydubai-investigations-as-iran-link-remains-unproven/
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*HOSHANA RABBAH SURPRISE: Reb Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz Adds Another 700 Shekels for Every Mir Yeshiva Yungerman* Thousands of yungeleit and talmidim at the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim received an additional Yom Tov boost on Leil Hoshana Rabbah, after noted philanthropist Reb Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz informed the rosh yeshiva, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, that he would provide another 700 shekels to every avreich in the yeshiva. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/hoshana-rabbah-surprise-reb-shlomo-yehuda-rechnitz-adds-another-700-shekels-for-every-mir-yeshiva-yungerman/
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*IRAN ON NOTICE: Trump Warns Tehran Will Be Hit โVery Hardโ if Linked to Flydubai Attack* President Donald Trump warned Thursday that Iran will be hit โvery hardโ if investigators determine that Tehran was behind the attempted downing of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people to Israel, saying information reaching him suggests that an Iranian connection is possible. *READ MORE*๐๐ https://matzav.com/iran-on-notice-trump-warns-tehran-will-be-hit-very-hard-if-linked-to-flydubai-attack/
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