Fact of the day: In Israel, an uncle is allowed to marry his own niece.

— 🇮🇱/🇦🇪/🇮🇷 NEW: At their recent meeting in the United Arab Emirates, Netanyahu told Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed that Israel possesses new intelligence indicating that Iran is resuming its nuclear program – CNN

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇦🇪 BREAKING: Several hours ago, a FlyDubai Boeing 373 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Tobuk, Saudi Arabia

The plane was carrying more than 100 Israeli nationals, and media are reporting the incident as a hijacking.

The co-pilot, allegedly a man of Omani descent, attempted to hijack the plane to commit suicide with it or carry out a ‘9/11-style’ attack by stabbing the main pilot. He was eventually subdued by crew and passengers.

Before disaster was averted, the plane made a nose dive dropping from 30,000 ft to 15,000 ft in a matter of seconds. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled due to the incident.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Netanyahu is holding a security cabinet meeting with the political echelon, military officials, and aviation authorities

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— 🇮🇱/🇸🇦 NEW: Saudi Arabia refused the entry of an Israeli military evacuation flight to evacuate the passengers of the FlyDubai plane

Another civilian FlyDubai aircraft will land in Tabuk and take the stranded passengers back to Tel Aviv.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇶 NEW: After 23 years, the U.S. and coalition withdrawal from Iraq has finally been completed

All U.S. personnel and equipment have left the country towards Jordan and Turkey.

The deadline of September 30th was set by the Iraqi government several years ago after increasing pressure on the American occupation forces by resistance factions and Iran.

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