How a suspected hijacking on a flight to Israel was stopped
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How a suspected hijacking on a flight to Israel was stopped

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 202611 min

Thursday 1 October: A potential hijacking of a plane headed to Israel is averted, the Greens have a new leader, credit card surcharges are a thing of the past, and we have a fat bear week winner SPONSORED: Discover more with ⁠⁠⁠⁠BHP⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here's our ⁠Stockland survey⁠ - appreciate your help! Here’s where to vote in the Top 100 Aussie Books of All Time Hosted by Andrew Williams and Larissa Huntington Researched by Andrew Williams, Anna Pykett, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get⁠...

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This is a Squiz Podcast. Wear your shortcut to being informed. Good morning, I'm Andrew Williams. And I'm Larissa Huntington.

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It's Thursday, the 1st of October in your Squiz today. How a suspected hijacking of a plane heading to Israel was averted. The Greens have a new leader. Credit card surcharges are a thing of the past.

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And we have a winner in Fat Bear Week. This is your Squiz today. Larissa, we woke up this morning to news that a flight headed to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot reportedly attacked the other and tried to take control of the plane

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