JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 110 JUNE 17,26 - DID TRUMP DO A 360 AND BETRAY ISRAEL.
THE
NEXT US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES
MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER
IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32
Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a
spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of
their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of
them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a
desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of
man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located
along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting
Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to
Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of
Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS)
the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN)
will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will
scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where
the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT
OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT
BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed
before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE
LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them,
(MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the
sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them;
(DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my
throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy
from there king (KHEMENI, ISLAM) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY
GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring
back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS
NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The
500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from
Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration
occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February,
the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and
pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main
Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes
the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of
birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake
Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel)
are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species:
Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors,
and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The
500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late
August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when
the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and
November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key
Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and
steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of
storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in
the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the
spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23
Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they
have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the
sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath
seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I
will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it
shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN
DAMASCUS)
Trump: My France trip has been ‘great success’;
everyone’s excited about no nukes for Iran and Hormuz reopening-By Jacob
Magid-Today, 5:13 pm-JUN 17,26
US President Donald Trump basks
in what he says has been a very successful visit to France for a G7
summit.“The trip was a great success but, mostly what people wanted to
talk about, is the fact that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon, and
that the Strait of Hormuz will immediately be opened!” he writes on
Truth Social, claiming that the US economy is booming as a result.He
says he’ll be starting his press conference from France in 45 minutes
before having dinner with European leaders and heading home.He is
currently participating in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Reported terms of the MOU Israel fears
regime will fast-track nuke program during talks-US-Iran deal said set
to halt regional hostilities, including in Lebanon, lift
blockade-Multiple reports say agreement includes $300 billion fund for
investment and reconstruction in Iran; Israel kept out of loop amid leak
concerns By Stav Levaton,Reuters, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid-Today, 1:06
am-JUN 17,26
The US-Iran memorandum of understanding, expected
to be signed for a second time at an in-person gathering on Friday,
provides for a full cessation of hostilities by Iran, the United States
and their allies — including in Lebanon, where Israel has been battling
Tehran’s proxy Hezbollah, several outlets reported Tuesday.Among them
was Israel’s Channel 12 news, which cited a senior US official, and
Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya, which published what it said was a copy of
the 14-point agreement’s full text.The framework reportedly sees Iran
reaffirm its commitment not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, while
Washington and Tehran work to resolve the issue of Iran’s existing
stockpile of enriched uranium and hold talks on future enrichment and
the Islamic Republic’s civilian nuclear needs.Under the reported terms,
the US will lift its naval blockade and refrain from imposing new
sanctions or reinforcing military forces in the region during the
negotiations, and grant Iran sanctions relief for oil sales. Iran,
meanwhile, will maintain the status quo regarding its nuclear program
and take steps to ensure commercial navigation at prewar volumes through
the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days of nuclear talks.The reports said the
memorandum will also make Iran’s frozen assets available upon
implementation and, if a final lasting agreement is reached, will lead
to a US withdrawal of forces deployed to the region and the lifting of
all sanctions on Iran. A final deal would also reportedly include a $300
billion fund for investment and reconstruction in Iran.According to
Channel 12, senior US officials were divided over the proposal, with
Vice President JD Vance and envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
supporting it, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth and CIA Director John Ratcliffe expressed doubts that Iran
would uphold its commitments.Meanwhile, Israel has yet to be briefed on
the agreement’s official terms, the network said, adding that Jerusalem
requested to review the memorandum, but Washington declined, reportedly
out of concern that the details would be leaked.Channel 12 further
reported, citing senior Israeli officials, that Israel fears Iran will
use the 60-day nuclear negotiation period to fast-track its nuclear
program and make progress toward developing a nuclear weapon.The network
said Israel assesses that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has no
intention of reaching a final nuclear agreement and approved the MOU
primarily to open up the Strait of Hormuz and secure economic relief for
the regime.Israeli defense officials reportedly warned the government
that Tehran “will drag out the process, and the 60 days of negotiation
will turn into much more.”One senior Israeli official told Channel 12 it
would be surprising if Iran did not use “all its efforts and tricks to
shorten the timeline to nuclear breakout under the cover of
negotiations.”US moves to offer Iran sanctions relief, despite insisting
it would be conditioned on performance — officialsA US official and a
Mideast diplomat told The Times of Israel on Tuesday that the US is
readying to begin offering Iran sanctions relief in the form of a waiver
allowing Tehran to export its oil.The US has insisted that the MOU
conditions any sanctions relief on Tehran’s willingness to make
concessions in subsequent talks on its nuclear program and its conduct
in the region.But the upfront US sanctions waiver on Iranian oil sales
would indicate that Iran is not in fact required to make further
concessions in order to have some of the economic restrictions lifted.A
senior US official briefing reporters on Monday seemed to hint at the
sanctions waiver, saying the US would make “some small gestures… in the
beginning,” but said those would be conditioned on Iranian “small
gestures… that show they’re willing to meet their commitments.”The Wall
Street Journal first reported on the sanctions waiver earlier Tuesday
but was unclear as to whether it was already in effect.The report noted
that an Iranian oil tanker was allowed to cross the US blockade today,
in an indication that the waiver is at least partially in place.While
lifting curbs on oil exports offers some much-needed relief to Iran, it
is seen as one of the more minor steps that the US can take in the realm
of sanctions relief.Washington even signed such a waiver during the
recent Iran war, temporarily lifting sanctions on Iranian oil for 30
days, in order to ease pressure on global energy supplies and lower oil
prices.$300 billion reconstruction fund-Meanwhile, a source with direct
knowledge of the deal told Reuters that the $300 billion private fund
designed to trigger investment into Iran is indeed outlined in the
US-Iran framework agreement, adding that more than half that sum has
already been committed.The fund is designed to give both sides an
economic incentive to conclude a final deal, said the source, who spoke
on condition of anonymity because the plan has not yet been announced as
Washington and Tehran prepare to formally sign it on Friday, having
already digitally signed it on Sunday.The new fund is a private
investment vehicle, not a reconstruction or reparations program, and
will not include any government money or grants, the source said, adding
that companies based in the US, the Gulf Arab states, Asia, South
America and Africa have agreed to commit financing.Investments pledged
span energy, logistics, manufacturing and transportation, the source
said.A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran had originally
sought $400 billion as compensation for war damages from the US, but
Washington had said it would not provide it.The idea for the fund, which
is to be named the Reconstruction and Development Fund, had then
emerged.The mechanism envisages regional countries contributing in
various ways, the Iranian source said. These include securing loans,
establishing credit lines or directly financing the reconstruction of
sites damaged in the war, including facilities such as the Mobarakeh
Steel complex, refineries, airports and, more broadly, infrastructure
affected by the conflict.Iran, one of the Middle East’s largest
economies, has attracted almost no significant foreign direct investment
in the past four decades, frozen out of global capital markets by
successive waves of US and international sanctions.The country has the
world’s second-largest proven natural gas reserves and the
fourth-largest proven oil reserves.It also has a young, educated
population of more than 92 million people, a diversified industrial base
and significant untapped potential in sectors ranging from
petrochemicals and mining to tourism and agriculture.The investment fund
is entirely separate from a parallel negotiating track over the lifting
of US sanctions and the release of Iranian sovereign assets frozen
abroad, the source said, describing the two as distinct financial
mechanisms with different purposes and timelines.The fund will not be
created or become operational until a final and satisfactory deal is
concluded.“It’ll only be created once the final deal is signed,” the
source said. “During these 60 days, the fund administrators will work
with Iranians and investors to plan and scope projects.”The Iranian
foreign ministry and Pakistan’s foreign ministry, which helped mediate
the investment fund deal, did not immediately respond to requests for
comment, though Iran’s top Joint Military Command warned Israel should
expect a hard response from the Iranian armed forces if it did not stop
striking Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.A White House spokeswoman pointed
to a CBS interview with Vance on Monday in which he said that Iran
could gain access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund backed by Gulf
states if it complies with an agreement with Washington, including
dismantling its nuclear program, eliminating its stockpile of enriched
material, and accepting a stringent inspection and enforcement
regime.The source would not say how the fund will be administered or by
whom, noting that key details were still to be worked out.The source
named companies from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and the
United States among those that had made commitments, but declined to
provide a comprehensive list.The 60-day memorandum is a framework, not a
final agreement, and US and Iranian negotiators are expected to work
across multiple tracks during that period, covering nuclear, sanctions
and regional security issues.
Analysis-White House talking points
claim victories in Iran deal, but often don’t meet reality-Document
sent to Trump supporters and lawmakers lists Iran agreeing to never have
nuclear weapon, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a supposed end
to fighting in Lebanon By AP and ToI Staff Today, 10:54 am-JUN 17,26
WASHINGTON
— The White House has told supporters that US President Donald Trump
has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran, despite the details of
an initial agreement remaining unclear and with negotiations on Tehran’s
nuclear program still to be held.In a series of talking points sent to
Trump supporters and Republican members of Congress this week, the White
House proclaimed major victories, such as Iran agreeing to never have a
nuclear weapon (which it had always proclaimed it does not seek),
reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz (which Iran only closed as a
result of the conflict), and fighting in Lebanon ending (which is far
from guaranteed).The talking points, on White House letterhead, were
obtained by The Associated Press from two recipients of the document and
go against some of the realities on the ground, especially regarding
what Israel has agreed to in its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
That began when the terror group attacked northern Israel with rockets
and drones in support of Iran. Israel has bombed Hezbollah sites and
also invaded southern Lebanon, where it is now holding what it calls a
security zone.But the memorandum of understanding between the US and
Iran, expected to be signed Friday in Switzerland, is still a closely
guarded secret, even from Republican allies in Congress and the
Israelis. That has led to confusion, concern, and skepticism among all
but the most hardcore Trump supporters about what has been agreed
to.Republicans acknowledged that the initial deal, by remaining under
wraps, has created a vacuum that is being filled by potential
misinformation.“You don’t know what’s true and what’s not true — is it
in there?” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican of West
Virginia. “My speculation is that it’s probably still being written and
fine-tuned, and the administration is not ready to release it until it’s
all done.”Asked why he was not releasing the terms of the initial
agreement, Trump told reporters Tuesday at the Group of Seven summit in
France that he would “like to get a formal setting first before we do
that.”“I’ll not only release it,” he went on to say, “I’ll probably have
a press conference and read it to you word by word, so that the press
covers it accurately.”Comparison with Obama accord-Trump said he was
open to submitting an eventual agreement to Congress for review and
approval.“I like the idea, send it to Congress please,” Trump said. “I
mean who wouldn’t approve it?”Submitting a nuclear agreement with Iran
to Congress is mandatory under a law that was passed following the 2015
Iran nuclear agreement reached by then-president Barack Obama, which
Trump pulled out of during his first administration. Some congressional
aides argue that even the presumed memorandum of understanding to be
signed Friday would also be subject to lawmakers’ review.The talking
points claim that the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or
JCPOA, was never signed, which is partly true but misleading. The
foreign ministers who negotiated the agreement did sign a copy of the
deal, although it was viewed as an informal document meant to
memorialize the occasion.More importantly, the JCPOA was endorsed and
approved by the UN Security Council, which enshrined its provisions into
international law.“President Trump solved a threat Washington spent 40
years managing,” according to the talking points. “Iran will never have a
nuclear weapon.”Copies of the talking points were provided to the AP by
a congressional aide and an outside government adviser.Iran’s stated
position dating back decades is that it has no desire to develop a
nuclear weapon. Many Iran critics doubt that pledge because the country
has 440.9 kilograms (972 pounds) of uranium that is enriched up to 60
percent purity, a short technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%,
according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.Uranium enriched to
60% has no peaceful civilian use, and Iran has vowed to wipe out
Israel.Reopening the Strait of Hormuz-Meanwhile, the talking points say
that “the Strait of Hormuz is open again, and energy prices American
families pay every day are coming down.”“American Families Are the Big
Winners,” the document says. “Start with what this means at home.
American families no longer have to fear a nuclear-armed Iran. They are
going to feel relief at the pump and at the grocery store.”The Strait of
Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passed before the war
began, had been open to all maritime traffic until February 28, when
Trump and Israel began attacking Iran in a bid to destabilize the regime
and destroy its nuclear and ballistic missile capacities. That means
that an agreement to reopen the strait would start to return the
situation to where it was on February 27 before the US and Israel spent
billions of dollars to go to war. It could take weeks or even months for
some normalcy to return.Consumer prices in the United States and
elsewhere spiked only after the war began and shipments of oil and other
commodities through the strait were interrupted by Iran, which insists
it will retain control of access to the crucial waterway no matter
what.Sanctions relief for Iran-The talking points say Iran will not
receive any American taxpayer money for its eventual agreement with and
adherence to an as-yet unnegotiated nuclear agreement, and will only get
financial incentives if it meets certain benchmarks.They suggest that
Obama’s 2015 nuclear accord cost US taxpayers billions of dollars, when
the monetary sanctions relief provided to Iran then actually came from
frozen Iranian assets and not the US treasury.The talking points mention
“the pallets of cash” the US sent to Iran after the JCPOA was signed.
In fact, the shipment of cash, which came from an Iranian payment for a
canceled arms sale to the late shah of Iran’s government, were unrelated
to the nuclear deal.That money was part of a swap that saw the release
of several American citizens detained in Iran and of several Iranians
imprisoned in the US.Israel-Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon-The talking
points trumpet Trump’s claim that the agreement will end the
Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.“This signed agreement ends
military operations on every front,” they say. “For the first time, that
explicitly includes Lebanon, with a commitment to both Israel and
Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”However, Hezbollah is
not party to talks that have been taking place in the US between Israel
and Lebanon, and the Iranian-backed terror group has rejected any
agreements reached during them. Israeli officials also have said they
will not be bound by the terms of the tentative Iran-US agreement and do
not know the details of it.At a press conference Monday, Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu avoided criticizing the deal, but also stressed that
Israeli troops will stay in southern Lebanon.“We’re less encouraged
about the fact that it seems that Lebanon has been included in the
agreement with Iran,” Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter told
NPR. “And we think that that’s unnecessary and unhelpful.”A senior US
official told reporters that Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon was not a
condition of the memorandum of understanding. The official spoke to
reporters on condition of anonymity Monday to discuss outlines of the
unreleased agreement.Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya published what it said
was a copy of the 14-point agreement’s full text, which mentions “an
immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including
Lebanon,” but does not specify an Israeli withdrawal.
'I never
cared about regime change. It was never a part'Trump: Israel’s war on
Hezbollah is too long, too deadly; Syria should fight the group
instead-‘Without me, there’d be no Israel,’ president claims at G7
summit; threatens ‘ultimate consequences’ if Iran seeks nukes; MOU to be
signed Friday in Swiss mountaintop resort By Nava Freiberg,Agencies and
ToI Staff 16 June 2026, 7:31 pm
US President Donald Trump said
Tuesday that Syria should replace Israel in the fight against Lebanon’s
Hezbollah, arguing that the Jewish state’s war on the Iran-backed terror
group has been too prolonged and indiscriminate, and adding that Israel
would have been “blown off the face of the earth” if not for him.He
also threatened unspecified “ultimate consequences” if Iran acquires a
nuclear weapon in defiance of the US-Iran agreement to end the war,
which was signed digitally on Sunday.Speaking at the G7 summit of global
leaders in France, Trump criticized Israel’s conduct in its fight
against Hezbollah. He said that the conflict has gone on for too long,
suggesting that Israel has been killing too many noncombatants.“Israel
is fighting Hezbollah too long and too many people are being killed,”
Trump said. “And you don’t have to knock down an apartment house every
time you’re looking for somebody. Because there are a lot of people in
those apartment houses. And they’re not all Hezbollah, that I can tell
you.”Trump said later: “I’m not happy with the way Israel has handled
themselves with Lebanon and with Hezbollah. They should have been able
to do the job faster. It just goes on forever. And when that happens, it
throws a negative light on the big deal, and that’s the deal with
Iran.”He reiterated that he was upset about Israel’s strike on Hezbollah
in Beirut on Sunday, shortly before the interim peace deal between Iran
and the US was announced.“I didn’t like where, two hours before we’re
signing the agreement, that there was an attack in Lebanon, in Beirut,”
he said.Israel launched the strike after Hezbollah fired several rockets
into Israel.He referred to Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Islamist rebel
leader and now the president of Syria, saying that he would more
effectively lead the fight against Hezbollah.“I suggested to Israel to
let Syria take care of Hezbollah,” Trump said. “Because to be honest
with you, I think they’d do a better job of doing it.”He said of Sharaa:
“He’s very capable. And he’s been very good for me. He’s protected
everything that I’ve asked for… And if Israel can’t do the job without
killing everyone else, he’ll do the job. Syria will do the
job.”Hezbollah had assisted former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in
keeping control during the more-than decade-long Syrian civil war.
Sharaa was only eventually able to rout Assad’s forces after Israel
severely weakened Hezbollah and killed much of its leadership in late
2024.Israeli troops are currently stationed deep within southern
Lebanon, and the Israeli military has struck targets throughout the
country, ever since the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group attacked
Israel on March 2 in support of Tehran.Later Tuesday, Hezbollah’s media
relations office told Reuters that the Shiite organization had received
assurances from its backer Iran that it would demand a withdrawal of
Israeli troops from Lebanon in its next phase of talks with the United
States.An IDF withdrawal will be the result of, and not a precondition
for, continuing talks between Tehran and Washington, following the
signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on
Friday, Hezbollah said.The group said there would be “no nuclear deal
between Iran and the United States unless the Israelis withdraw” from
Lebanon.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly warned that
any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence in Lebanese
territory would constitute a violation of the agreement with the United
States.Location announced for formal signing ceremony-On Sunday, US
President Donald Trump announced that Washington and Tehran had signed a
memorandum of understanding to extend their ongoing ceasefire by 60
days and to open the Strait of Hormuz, while holding negotiations on a
long-term resolution to the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program.The
MOU, already signed digitally, is set to be signed formally in
Switzerland on Friday. That same day, Iran and the US will start a new
round of negotiations to reach a final agreement.According to Axios,
Trump aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will attend the meetings,
alongside US Vice President JD Vance, as will Araghchi and Iranian
Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf.The signing ceremony is
expected to be held at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort in central
Switzerland, according to a statement issued by the Swiss government on
Tuesday. The site, located near Lucerne in central Switzerland, is
difficult to access and therefore easily secured.The Swiss foreign
ministry said in a statement that it had been in close contact with the
US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, regarding the possible signing of a
memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.“At this
stage, the signing is scheduled for Friday, June 19, at Burgenstock in
the canton of Nidwalden. The location was proposed by the Pakistani and
Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran,” the ministry
said.Vance said Monday that he believes Israel will become a party to
the emerging US-Iran deal at some point in the future, adding that the
MOU is “about a page and a half, so it is a very general document,” and
that many details have been left for the next phase of negotiations.An
administration official, briefing reporters on Monday, said that the
text would likely be released in the next 24 to 48 hours, though Trump
himself said Monday that it would only be released after the Friday
ceremony.‘Israel would not exist right now’Also in his comments at the
G7, Trump said Israel owes its continued existence to the United States
and him personally.“If it weren’t for the United States of America —
with me, because Obama was the opposite — Israel would not exist right
now. Israel would have been blown off the face of the earth, 100
percent. And every smart person in Israel knows that,” the US president
said.“Without us, without the United States, there would be no Israel.
Without me, there’d be no Israel,” he stressed, “because no other
president was willing to do what I did [in tackling Iran].” He said Iran
was “two weeks away from having a nuclear weapon” and would have used
it against Israel if the US had not intervened.Trump also praised his
relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a series
of negative comments he made about the premier in recent days, including
saying that the premier was “crazy” and had “no fucking
judgement.”Asked whether he is frustrated with Netanyahu after the two
clashed over Israel’s bombing of Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday,
Trump said: “We have a very good relationship… an unbelievable
relationship.”Trump also warned that “all hell will rain down” on Iran
if it attempts to develop, purchase, or otherwise acquire a nuclear
weapon.“They’re not going to acquire a nuclear weapon. If they do, all
hell will rain down on them,” Trump said.He added that the preliminary
deal “says it loud and clear. They’re not going to develop it. They’re
not going to buy it. They’re not going to do anything with it. And if
they do, they suffer unbelievable consequences.”He said that he only
agreed to sign the document after Tehran agreed to adjust the wording so
that it prevented them not only from developing a nuclear weapon, but
also from purchasing one or acquiring it through some other means.Trump
did not specify what the consequences for doing so would be, however,
saying: “I won’t even tell you the consequences. But the consequences
are the ultimate consequences. And with that being said, I hope we have a
very good relationship.”“I think it’s going to go pretty quickly,”
Trump told reporters about the next phase of negotiations with Iran,
stipulated with a 60-day deadline.“Iran wants to get it done. They have
to get back to business, and the relationship is now normalized, so I
think it’s going to go pretty quickly,” Trump told reporters during his
meeting with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United
Arab Emirates. “Could go faster, could take longer too, but it could go
fast.”However, European allies have voiced concern that an inexperienced
US negotiating team could struggle to secure a robust agreement,
potentially leading to a prolonged standoff.Diplomats and analysts note
that Iranian negotiators are highly skilled in nuclear diplomacy, often
exploiting weaknesses in their counterparts and buying time to advance
their agenda, making the prospect of a comprehensive agreement within 60
days challenging.In 2015, former US president Barack Obama secured a
nuclear deal with Iran in exchange for sanctions relief, a process that
took two years to finalize. Trump withdrew the United States from that
accord during his first term.“This deal is a wall to a nuclear weapon.
[Obama’s] deal was a road to a nuclear weapon. My deal, they can’t have a
nuclear, they get blown up,” Trump said.Netanyahu made a similar
argument in a press conference on Monday evening, saying that while
Obama’s deal was not accompanied by a credible military threat if Iran
does not comply, the recent war provides such a threat in the case of
the current deal.Iran has long insisted that it does not seek a nuclear
weapon, and made such a commitment in the 2015 deal that Trump vilified
and withdrew from in 2018.Both of Trump’s administrations, along with
Israel, have refused thus far to take Tehran at its word, something the
US president seemed to indicate he was now prepared to do.Iran, whose
leaders frequently call for the destruction of Israel, has always
maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, but
it has enriched uranium to levels far beyond what is necessary for
civilian use and has obstructed inspectors from examining its
facilities.Trump claims he does not ‘believe in regime change’Continuing
his remarks, Trump claimed he had “never cared about regime change” as a
goal in the US-Israeli campaign against Tehran, while reiterating his
belief that the elimination of so many senior Iranian officials
effectively amounts to regime change, even though the Islamic Republic’s
theocratic system has remained intact and stable.“You talk about regime
change. I never cared about regime change. It [was] never a part. But I
guess you have regime change because you know better than anybody, the
first group, they’re all dead. The second group, they’re dead. A part of
the third group is gone,” he said, referring to echelons of the Iranian
leadership.“And we’re dealing with people that I think are very
rational people. They were nice to deal with. They were strong people,
smart people. I think actually they’re smarter than the first and second
group, but they’re not radicalized and they’re, you know, looking to
help their country,” he continued.“I don’t believe in regime change,” he
added. “And I’ve watched regime changes for years. They never work. It
has to just happen [naturally].”On the first day of the war in late
February, Trump indicated that the goal of the strikes in Iran was to
topple the regime, and called on the Iranian people to seize the
opportunity to take over their government, telling them that “the hour
of your freedom is at hand.”“When we are finished, take over your
government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only
chance for generations,” he said at the time.
Republican Jewish
Coalition mum on announcement-Awaiting full details, American Jewish
leaders express alarm at emerging Iran deal-Jewish Democratic Council
says Trump ‘willing to push Israel aside,’ as Zionist Organization of
America calls terms ‘deeply problematic’ and AIPAC lays out goals for
final agreement By JTA and ToI Staff 16 June 2026, 4:20 am
In
2015, as then-US president Barack Obama struck a deal with Iran to
constrain its nuclear production, American Jewish groups were divided:
Those on the right excoriated the deal, saying it left Iran a major
threat to Israel, while those on the left were more supportive.This time
around, as US President Donald Trump has announced a new deal with Iran
after months of war that the United States fought jointly with Israel,
American Jewish groups are more unified: They aren’t happy.On the right
and the left, Jewish groups are expressing concerns about the deal that
Trump and Iran announced on Sunday night, even as its terms have not yet
officially come into focus.Trump has emphasized that the deal reopens
the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed after the war began on February
28. US Vice President JD Vance also told ABC’s “Good Morning America”
that the deal would include significant sanctions relief in exchange for
Iran’s agreement that it would give up its nuclear weapons program.But
it’s not clear what concessions Iran has made on the nuclear front,
while there are no indications other issues key to Israeli security,
including Tehran’s ballistic missile program and proxy network, have
been addressed. Though Israel and the US undertook the war jointly in
February, Israel was not a party to the negotiations and has come under
repeated criticism from Trump for jeopardizing talks with Iran.“At
worst, it’s an admission of defeat by the United States,” said Halie
Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, in a statement
on Monday about the deal. The group was founded in 2017 as a successor
to the National Jewish Democratic Council, which supported the Obama-era
deal, called the JCPOA.Soifer added, “Donald Trump was so desperate to
get a deal with Iran that he was unabashedly willing to push Israel
aside, demonstrating — yet again — that Trump has no loyalty or
commitment to anyone other than himself.”The right-wing Zionist
Organization of America, meanwhile, expressed gratitude to Trump for
taking on Iran but reacted to the deal as it had to the JCPOA, with
great concern.“We call on the administration to disclose the terms as
soon as possible,” President Morton Klein said in a statement. “However,
the little that we know is deeply problematic.”Klein’s statement
outlined a host of qualms based on reporting about the deal’s possible
conditions, including about signs that Trump had agreed to a deal that
omitted terms that Trump previously said repeatedly were essential for a
US agreement.“It makes no sense for the US to immediately give up its
pressure on the Iranian regime — the blockade that was strangulating
Iran economically — without obtaining immediate removal of Iran’s
nuclear stockpile, decommissioning of Iran’s nuclear facilities, and
destruction of Iran’s deadly missile stockpile,” Klein said.The
progressive group J Street opposed the war from the start and said it
welcomed its conclusion.“At the same time,” it said in a statement, “it
is important to acknowledge a basic reality: This costly and illegal war
achieved none of the sweeping objectives that were repeatedly invoked
to justify it… The tragedy is that diplomacy had already produced a
workable framework. The JCPOA was effectively constraining Iran’s
nuclear program until President Trump chose to abandon it.”AIPAC, the
pro-Israel lobby that was one of the strongest opponents of the JCPOA,
issued a measured statement on the emerging deal.“We look forward to
learning the full details of the framework for these negotiations,
including whether the deal preserves the sovereign right of our
democratic ally Israel to respond to the security threats it confronts,”
the statement said.“Congress will play a critical role in working with
the administration throughout these negotiations and in reviewing the
ultimate agreement. It must support efforts to maximize our diplomatic,
economic, and military leverage to reach a final deal that permanently
and verifiably ends the regime’s nuclear program — including the removal
of all enriched uranium from Iran and the dismantlement of all
enrichment sites,” AIPAC added. “The final deal should also address
Iran’s illicit ballistic missile and drone program and end the regime’s
financing of terror groups that wreak havoc around the world.”Vance said
on Monday that the deal had been “digitally” signed already despite
“technical things” that still needed to be worked out ahead of a
ceremony planned for Switzerland on Friday. Speaking to US media, he
said he believed the terms were being mischaracterized and that the deal
would result in an Iran without nuclear ambitions.“If the Iranians are
willing to give a long-term commitment, along with proper verification,
to giving up that nuclear weapon, we’re willing to welcome them into the
world economy to lift some sanctions and to turn over a new leaf in
that relationship,” Vance said on “Good Morning America.”Some Jewish
groups have been more circumspect in their initial responses.The
Republican Jewish Coalition had not issued a statement on the deal by
press time, though it has retweeted Trump’s social media posts promoting
it. The coalition did not immediately respond to a request for comment
on Monday.The Democratic Majority for Israel, meanwhile, urged Trump in a
statement from its president, Brian Romick, to “bring in serious and
experienced negotiators and technical experts to get this deal over the
finish line, rather than relying on friends, family, and donors.” Romick
also criticized Trump for cutting Israel out of negotiations — but he
left some room for optimism.“We continue to stand with the Israeli
people who have been at war for more than two years, the people of Iran
who have endured too many decades under a brutal regime and bravely
demanded an end to oppression, as well as the Lebanese people who have
lived under Hezbollah’s Iran-backed occupation for decades,” Romick
said. “We will await the final text of this deal and hopefully bring
this war to an end.”
Musk’s Grok AI tool helped guide US strikes
on Iran, legal briefing shows-US Justice Department, in defense of
alleged pollution by data center, reveals Grok enabled strikes on 2,000
targets within 4 days during the war By AFP Today, 10:28 am-JUN 17,26
SAN
FRANCISCO, California — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool Grok
was used in strikes against Iran, the United States government revealed
in a legal briefing seen Tuesday by AFP.The June 15 brief defends the
gas turbines used by a giant data center belonging to the trillionaire’s
company xAI, which are the target of an environmental
lawsuit.Militaries have increasingly been using AI tools to help them
assess intelligence and identify potential targets. The IDF reportedly
made unprecedented use of AI to find Hamas leaders and hostages during
the Gaza war, and last month announced the establishment of a new cyber
operations hub tasked with rapidly developing and delivering AI and
data-processing platforms to frontline forces.In the Tuesday legal
brief, the US Department of Justice argued that the lawsuit “threatens
American national, economic, and energy security by seeking to shut off
the power supply for artificial intelligence innovation that supports
the Department of War’s military operations.”To support the argument,
federal prosecutors presented testimony from Pentagon AI chief Cameron
Stanley in which he states, under oath, that Grok is already in use
within Project Maven, the US military’s AI-assisted targeting program
that was initially powered by Anthropic’s Claude model.The project’s
Maven Smart Systems (MSS) “enabled US forces to deploy over 2,000
munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours during Operation
Epic Fury,” Stanley’s statement said.Stanley praised Musk’s technology
and “the greatly increased operational efficiency made possible by the
Grok Gov Model.”The NAACP, a civil rights organization defending Black
Americans’ rights, is suing xAI and accusing it of operating dozens of
turbines without permits in violation of the Clean Air Act.The rights
group says they pollute majority-Black neighborhoods, but xAI says the
turbines are temporary and mobile, and therefore not subject to
regulation.At the end of February, the US government terminated its
contracts with Anthropic after it refused to allow its tools to be used
for fully automated strikes or the mass surveillance of Americans.The
Pentagon then turned to Anthropic’s competitors, like Google, OpenAI and
xAI, to continue its pursuit of AI.At Google, more than 600 employees
demanded the company not provide AI to the military for classified
operations. Others have raised broad concerns about AI’s threats.The US
military’s transition to AI is taking time, and in March the government
had to acknowledge that Claude was still being used for the war in
Iran.A close ally of US President Donald Trump, Musk folded xAI into his
space exploration company SpaceX in February, which carried out the
largest IPO in history on June 12.Times of Israel staff contributed to
this report.
'The fire must have been introduced there by
someone'In African cave, Israeli and international scientists find signs
of earliest use of fire-Evidence of burns was detected on fossilized
bones deep in the Wonderwerk Cave, setting back the clock for
intentional use of fire from 1 million years ago to close to 1.8 million
By Rossella Tercatin-Today, 5:31 am-JUN 17,26
A team of
international researchers, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s
Dr. Liora Kolska Horwitz, has found evidence of the earliest use of fire
in the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, according to a study published
in the prestigious PLOS ONE journal earlier this month.The new research
pushed back the origin of intentional use of fire by several hundred
thousand years, to as early as 1.8 million years ago. In 2012, previous
research based on remains from a more superficial level of the same cave
dated it to one million years ago.The researchers developed an
innovative technique to detect signs of burns on fossilized bones,
Kolska Horwitz, co-director of the Wonderwerk Cave project with Prof.
Michael Chazan of the University of Toronto, told The Times of Israel
over the phone.“In 2012, when we published the article about the
Wonderwerk Cave at one million years ago, we had the indications that
there was fire in a lower, older level. Now, we pushed the use of fire
back to well over a million years ago,” she said.The expert explained
that the two levels are separated by around 80 centimeters of
sediments.The deeper level was in use between circa 1.79 and 1.079
million years ago.“The sample we use for this study was close to the
bottom, and therefore to the 1.8 million years ago period,” Kolska
Horwitz said.The evidence that fire was used does not imply that early
humans were the ones igniting it; but the fact that it was found deep
inside the cave suggests it did not reach that depth naturally, but
rather was brought there on purpose.“This is intentional use of fire,
which doesn’t mean that people started it; they are two separate
things,” Kolska Horwitz noted.“We can say that it’s not a natural fire,
because the fire is at least 30 meters in from the entrance of the cave,
so it was not a wildfire that crept in,” she added. “There is also
nothing in this layer that could have caused what we call spontaneous
combustion, like guano [accumulation of animal excrement] that suddenly
burns by itself due to the chemical composition. The fire must have been
introduced there by someone.”Kolska Horwitz has been working at
Wonderwerk for over 20 years. She explained that the site is unique
because humans lived in the cave for two million years, from the
earliest known occupants to a farmer’s family that temporarily sheltered
there in the early 20th century.“The cave occupation begins at about
two million years and is associated with a stone tool culture called the
Oldowan,” she said. “Most Oldowan sites were little campsites in the
open air. Here we have a cave where people intentionally moved in, so
Wonderwerk is the oldest cave home.”The cave features stone tools from
all the different phases of occupation.“We have such a long record in
one site that we can follow the evolution of technology,” Kolska Horwitz
noted. “And of course, people hunted or scavenged animals, and so we
have the remains of the animals they ate.”One thing that was never found
in any level of the cave was human bones, so the scholars cannot say
for certain what kind of early humans lived there, including those
associated with the earliest use of fire.“There were several hominins in
southern Africa at that time, and since we haven’t found any human
remains, it is a bit difficult to pin [which type lived in the cave]
with any certainty, but likely it was a form of Homo erectus,” Kolska
Horwitz said.The researcher expressed hope that they will find human
bones at some point, saying, “Perhaps it is going to happen when we go
back to excavate in July.”Illuminating evidence-According to Kolska
Horwitz, the method for detecting burns on bones developed by the PLOS
ONE study authors opens new possibilities for searching for traces of
fires across prehistoric sites and remains worldwide.“The new method
uses luminescence [to detect] signs of burning,” she said. “The main
reason why we wanted to develop a new method is that [the standard ones]
are quite expensive and invasive, as you have to grind up a small piece
of bone and therefore destroy evidence.”“The idea was to develop a
method that’s quick, cheap, and can also be run by people working in the
field in a small field station,” she added.The technique entails
applying a substance to the bone, waiting for it to react, and examining
the bone under UV light, where the burnt areas glow white.Kolska
Horwitz said the team hopes that other researchers around the world will
adopt the method, which could pave the way for additional evidence of
the use of fire in early prehistoric times.A timeline buried in the
soil-The dating of the site was carried out in previous years mainly by
an Israeli team from the Hebrew University, including Kolska Horwitz,
and the Geological Survey of Israel.First, the scientists used
paleomagnetic dating, which relies on changes in Earth’s magnetic field
as magnetic north shifted over the millennia.“It’s a standard method
used in Earth sciences,” Kolska Horwitz explained. “We used the
sediments in the cave to get a signal of the magnetic
directionality.”The second type of analysis was the cosmogenic burial
dating.“This is also based on sediments in the cave,” Kolska Horwitz
said. “When the soil entered the cave, little white quartz grains from
the sand found in the soil stopped receiving radiation from the sun’s
cosmic rays, and locked. In the laboratory, we can [analyze] that
signature that tells us when the sediment entered the cave.”Now that
they have managed to prove fire was used close to 1.8 million years ago,
the archaeologists plan to check for evidence of it even in the deepest
level of the cave’s occupation, dating to two million years ago.“This
is the big question now,” Kolska Horwitz said
US lawmakers in the
dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress-American
law may oblige administration to get congressional approval, opening
door to potential GOP objections as some party members angry they
haven’t yet received text of MOU By Reuters Today, 1:36 am-JUN 17,26
WASHINGTON
— US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was willing to send
his interim deal to end the war with Iran for review by the US
Congress, as lawmakers, including many of his fellow Republicans, said
they were largely in the dark about the pact.The US-Iran agreement,
announced on Sunday, would extend a tenuous ceasefire announced in April
by another 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping
route effectively blocked since the US and Israel launched the war
against Iran on February 28, according to officials from both
countries.But the details remain unclear and the text of the pact has
not been released or sent to Congress, though there have been leaked
reports of its purported terms.Trump also insisted on Tuesday that Iran
would abandon its nuclear weapons program. Iran has long maintained that
its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, though it has enriched
uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, while regularly
threatening to flatten Israeli cities.Democrats have questioned Trump’s
latest promise of a peace deal.“We’ve been told dozens of times that the
war is over and dozens of times we’ve been disappointed,” Senate
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said as he opened the Senate
session on Tuesday.“It’s been two days since Trump claimed he had
reached an ‘understanding’ with Iran and he still hasn’t released any
details… about what it actually is,” Schumer said.Schumer called on the
Trump administration to hold a classified briefing for Congress’s “Gang
of Eight,” a group of intelligence committee and congressional leaders
typically briefed on major national security developments.Schumer also
said officials should brief the entire Congress and inform the American
people.No plans for any such events have been released.‘I like the
idea’Trump told reporters in France that he had not thought about
sending the memorandum of understanding with Iran to Congress for
review, but that he would do it. “I like the idea,” he said during his
meeting with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United
Arab Emirates, on the sidelines of the G7.Trump said he wanted to wait
until after a formal signing ceremony expected on Friday.Trump could be
legally obligated to involve Congress. Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement
Review Act, a 2015 US law passed as Democratic president Barack Obama’s
administration finalized an Iran nuclear agreement, any such agreement
must be submitted to Congress for review before sanctions can be
eased.That review leaves open the possibility that lawmakers could try
to block parts of the deal.Some Republican lawmakers have been willing
to break with the president, voting with Democrats, unsuccessfully, to
force Trump to seek congressional approval for the Iran war. Under the
US Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the power to declare
war.But most Republicans, who hold slim majorities in both the Senate
and House of Representatives, have shown little appetite during Trump’s
second term for challenging his foreign policy.Senator John Thune of
South Dakota, the Senate’s Republican leader, told reporters at the
Capitol on Tuesday that party members were pressing Trump to provide the
text of the MOU.“We’re trying to get it,” he said, acknowledging that
it is unusual for an administration not to share information about such a
major development with its own party.“Since I’ve been in this job, we
haven’t had this issue,” Thune said.Other Republicans joined Democrats
in expressing frustration at the lack of information.“If it’s a secret
deal, then how can I take it seriously?” Republican Senator Thom Tillis
of North Carolina told reporters on Monday evening.Times of Israel staff
contributed to this report.
Son of Iran’s late shah warns
against any deal that leaves Islamic Republic intact-‘Dealing with this
regime will fail and we will all face the consequences,’ Reza Pahlavi
declares, as US-Iran agreement takes shape-By AFP 16 June 2026, 11:17 pm
LONDON,
United Kingdom — The son of the ousted shah of Iran spoke out Tuesday
against any deal with Iran that leaves the Islamic Republic in place, as
Washington prepared to formally sign an agreement with Tehran which the
US has said is a done deal.Speaking after meeting British MPs during a
visit to London, 65-year-old Reza Pahlavi said the international
community should back opposition protesters rather than making peace
with Iran.“Dealing with this regime will fail and we will all face the
consequences,” he declared in a social media post.“The regime’s 47-year
war against the Iranian people continues. Just as it has never made
peace with its own citizens, it will never truly make peace with the
world,” he said.Pahlavi’s father, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was the last
shah of Iran. He fled into exile in 1979 ahead of an Islamic revolution
that overthrew the monarchy, and died in exile soon afterward.For some —
but far from all — opponents of the Islamic Republic, the exiled crown
prince is an inspirational figure, and he has called for a nationwide
referendum to establish a new system of government.He also remains
controversial, criticized for not distancing himself from his father’s
autocratic rule.On February 28, US and Israeli planes and missiles
struck Iran, killing the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, plunging the
Middle East into conflict and for a while giving hope to the opposition
that the government could fall.Now, on Friday, Washington and Tehran are
due to sign a deal meant to end the conflict and clear the way for
settlement talks that are expected to leave the regime in place and lift
some economic sanctions.“Any agreement that preserves this regime or
its remnants will fail. The Iranian people will not accept it,” Pahlavi,
a supporter of Israel, warned.“With or without international support,
the people of Iran will overthrow this regime. Freedom will come to
Iran.”Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
PROOF
HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON
EARTH) (DO NOT EVER LISTEN TO ANYBODY THAT SAYS THE WORLD IS ENDING.ITS
NEVER GONNA HAPPEN-4 BILLION WILL BE LEFT ON EARTH TO GO INTO JESUS"
1000 YEAR RULE)(THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD TO ANY
ONE, DOES IT-NOT ME.THE EARTH IS JUST RENOVATED.NEVER ENDED.
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with
sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE
DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18
By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the
fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE
17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS
KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE
BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND
DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in
that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN
WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4
billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against
Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten
by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE
SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE
CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH
IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY
TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH
FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER
JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
WITH.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE
SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great
signs shall there be from heaven.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,
being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25
And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in
the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the
stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE
WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for
fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with
child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF
THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And
he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS)
man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be
against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against
him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL
ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his
brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the
morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF
THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM
MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the
bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or
peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels
land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the
future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq
west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe
23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN
THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE
FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN
HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A
TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS
POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations,
and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead
with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have
scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are
the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war
or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only
Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land
in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half
of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18,
Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY
OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND
IN THE FUTURE.
LUKE 19:40
40 And He answered and said unto them, “I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
At
G7, Egypt’s Sissi urges Israel to abandon plans to expand control of
Gaza-Report says US blocked fresh IDF operation in Gaza as witnesses
inside enclave claim IDF has expanded area under occupation; 2 brothers
reported killed in Nuseirat strike-By Agencies and ToI Staff 16 June
2026, 11:26 pm
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on
Tuesday urged Israel to abandon its plan to take control of 70 percent
of Gaza, while witnesses in the Strip said the Israel Defense Forces had
pushed forward the Yellow Line that divided the enclave into areas
controlled by Hamas and Israel.Last month, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said he had ordered the IDF to take control of more territory
in the Gaza Strip, flouting the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took
effect in October.Under the deal, Israel is supposed to remain in
control of just over 50% of the Strip, but Netanyahu said that troops
today hold around 60% of the enclave, and are pushing toward 70%.“Only
30% of the Strip is effectively left for the Palestinian people,” Sissi
said at a G7 summit session on Middle East stability in the French
resort of Evian.This approach “must stop immediately,” he added at the
session, also attended by G7 and EU leaders, and the leaders of the
United Arab Emirates and Qatar.Sissi said there is “no alternative to
reaching a just and lasting settlement to the Palestinian cause based on
the two-state solution” and urges “the implementation of US President
Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Gaza Strip.”Egypt, which shares a
border with Gaza, has been a key mediator between Israel and Hamas since
the terror group’s October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel
triggered the war in the enclave.The first phase of the Gaza truce saw
the release of the final remaining hostages seized in the brutal October
7 assault, in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners held by
Israel.The transition to the second phase, which was supposed to involve
Hamas’s disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of the IDF, has been
stalled for months as Hamas refuses to give up its weapons.Hamas blames
the absence of a full agreement to end the Gaza conflict on what it says
is Israel’s refusal to fulfill first-phase obligations agreed to in
October, which halted major fighting but did not end Israeli operations.
Israel says its strikes are intended to thwart imminent attacks by
Hamas and other terror operatives.On Sunday, Hamas and other factions
said they had given a written response to a 15-point blueprint presented
to them by the mediators and Trump’s Board of Peace, but did not
provide details of their response.Sources close to the talks said the
factions agreed to 14 out of the 15 items. Disagreement remains over the
disarmament of Hamas; the terror group links any full disarmament to
launching a political track toward a Palestinian state.Israel insists
Hamas must disarm, cede power in Gaza, and play no role in the future of
the enclave. Netanyahu and his government have repeatedly insisted that
they will not allow the creation of a Palestinian state.Recently, the
US requested that the IDF not go ahead with a fresh operation in the
Strip after it became aware of the plans, Channel 13 news reported on
Tuesday.The IDF’s “creeping and silent” expanding control over the Strip
in the meantime has gone without public condemnation by mediators
because of their frustration with Hamas’s lack of commitment to its
obligations to them and Washington, a diplomatic source told Channel
13.Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on Tuesday killed at least two
Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, as
residents of an area in the north of the enclave fled their homes after
Israeli forces appeared to have expanded their control in the
territory.Medics said an Israeli strike near a residential building in
the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killed two
brothers, Ahmed and Mahmoud Abu Heen, without indicating if they were
combatants or civilians.The military did not immediately comment.Nearly
1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since October,
according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, whose figures have not
been verified and do not distinguish between combatants and
civilians.Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by
terrorists in that period.The Israeli military believes that Hamas’s
overall wartime toll of over 73,000 killed is largely accurate, with IDF
officials estimating that two to three civilians were killed for every
dead terror operative as the IDF battled Hamas forces deeply entrenched
in civilian infrastructure like hospitals, schools, and mosques.The two
deaths comes as Nickolay Mladenov, Trump’s Board of Peace envoy for
Gaza, arrived in Cairo to pursue talks that mediators from Egypt, Qatar,
and Turkey have held with Hamas leaders over implementing the second
phase of Trump’s Gaza plan, sources close to the talks said.Witnesses in
southern Gaza have said Israeli forces have, in the past few days,
expanded the Yellow Zone — the area controlled by Israel — in eastern
Khan Younis and northern Rafah, where new markers and concrete blocks
have been placed.On Sunday, Israeli forces sent tanks further into the
Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City in the north, forcing several
families to flee. Reuters footage, taken on Monday, showed two yellow
blocks used as boundary markers that had been moved closer to houses.“I
swear we don’t know where to go,” said Umm Muhammad Junaynah, a resident
of Al-Tuffah, as she struggled to hold back tears. “We are getting our
furniture out, we don’t know where to go. We don’t know where to go, we
have nowhere to go.”Nearly the entire Gazan population of 2 million
people, most of whom have been displaced several times, now live in a
tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged
buildings, under Hamas control.The territory has been mostly reduced to
ruins by Israel’s two-year military assault that followed the 2023
Hamas massacre on southern Israel.“It was a night of terror, we were
scared,” said Nour Shabat, a 27-year-old woman, referring to events of
Sunday night in Al-Tuffah.“I’m tired of displacement, honestly I’m tired
of displacement. What is our fault that this is happening to us?” said
Shabat.“Should I take my belongings, myself and go sleep in the street? I
have slept in the streets many times and I have been displaced many
times. I’m tired and can’t handle anymore. Enough, I am tired.”
Oil
prices fall, stocks rise amid optimism over US-Iran deal, reopening of
Hormuz-Crude prices dropped as much as 10% after agreement announced,
though expert says a failure to sign a lasting, long-term agreement
‘could rapidly reverse the recent decline’By AFP Today, 1:12 pm-JUN
17,26
HONG KONG — Oil prices extended losses Wednesday and most
equity markets rose, fueled by the new US-Iran deal, with attention now
on peace talks and the reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz.Crude
has tumbled more than 10 percent this week on optimism for a lasting
agreement between the two countries after more than three months of
conflict that rattled energy markets and revived inflation.The latest
selling was boosted by a report in The Wall Street Journal that
Washington could ease sanctions on Iranian crude as part of the deal to
end the war, allowing Tehran to immediately sell crude and refined oil
products.Attention now turns to Friday’s official signing ceremony in
Switzerland and the subsequent negotiations that will focus on the fate
of Tehran’s nuclear program and a plan for the lifting of international
economic sanctions.US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of
Hormuz — through which a fifth of global crude usually passes — would
“completely open” once the peace agreement is signed.Both main contracts
started Wednesday slightly higher after shedding more than five percent
on Tuesday before turning negative, though analysts warned that with so
many hurdles ahead, prices were likely to be sensitive to
developments.“The risks are skewed to the upside,” said Fabien Yip,
market analyst at IG.“Any failure at the 19 June signing to produce a
durable and transparent agreement — particularly on nuclear provisions —
could rapidly reverse the recent decline, as each prior false start has
demonstrated,” he said. “A sustained recovery in strait traffic remains
the most credible evidence that the deal is holding.”Meanwhile, oil
industry experts and shipping companies have cautioned that the
restoration of normal operations after the strait’s near shutdown will
take time.Equity markets mostly advanced ahead of the Federal Reserve’s
first policy announcement under new, Trump-appointed boss Kevin
Warsh.Tokyo and Seoul enjoyed their best finishes — both markets
building on their breakneck tech rallies.Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore,
Mumbai and Taipei also rose, though Hong Kong, Wellington, Manila,
Bangkok and Jakarta all fell.London rose but Paris and Frankfurt edged
down.The broad gains came after a mixed day on Wall Street, where the
Dow hit a fresh record high but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
retreated.While expectations are for the Fed to stand pat on interest
rates, investors will be keeping a close eye on its post-meeting
statement for an idea about the policy committee’s thinking in light of
surging inflation and a strong jobs market.Data last week showed US
consumer prices rose in May at their highest level for three years owing
to the impact of surging oil costs caused by the war.Some observers
predict the Fed will eventually announce an increase before the end of
the year, despite Trump’s previous demands for cuts.“Warsh… inherits the
most divided committee in more than three decades, with three voting
members already dissenting against the easing bias in April, while
outgoing governor Stephen Miran again voted in favor of a rate cut,”
said Michael Krautzberger, chief investment officer for public markets
at AllianzGI.“The minutes suggested that the committee’s center of
gravity has shifted in a more hawkish direction as uncertainty about the
duration and economic implications of the Middle East conflict
continues to mount,” he said.He added that “resilient economic activity
and indications that labor-market conditions are stabilizing support a
less accommodative policy outlook.”“In a rapidly evolving economic and
geopolitical environment, we expect the [bank] to remain on hold this
year,” he said. “But resilient growth, a stabilizing labor market and
increasing inflation pressures have shifted the balance of risks in a
hawkish direction.”
‘I’m the boss’, Trump tells G7, as he warms
to Ukraine’s war position-US president and other summit leaders pledge
support for Kyiv, fresh sanctions on Russia; global supply chains for
critical minerals and macroeconomic imbalances also on agenda By Steve
Holland, Julia Payne and michel rose Today, 3:52 pm-JUN 17,26
EVIAN-LES-BAINS,
France (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a
roomful of global leaders “I’m the boss,” as he and other G7 leaders
acknowledged Ukraine’s improved battlefield fortunes with a unified
pledge of support and fresh sanctions against Russia.Trump’s comment — a
tongue-in-cheek admission of an unspoken truth hanging over the June
15-17 summit of the Group of Seven powers in the French resort of
Evian-les-Bains — followed a joint leaders’ statement that could bolster
Kyiv’s growing leverage in potential peace talks with Moscow.Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies came to the G7 hoping to
impress upon Trump that Ukraine’s fightback is delivering results, and
that Russia is in no position to be dictating terms for any peace
deal.The joint statement and comments from leaders suggest Trump has
warmed to Zelensky’s argument after years of skepticism.However, any
hopes of strong-arming Moscow into peace talks still rely on Trump
commitments, which can be elusive. It was unclear if bilateral
Trump-Zelensky talks would take place, and it also remains to be seen if
Washington will allow waivers to lapse on sanctions restricting Russian
oil exports, now that he has secured a preliminary Iran deal.“I’m the
boss,” Trump told G7 chiefs and reporters as he arrived to take his seat
at a session on global economic security, where leaders were due to
discuss supply chains for critical minerals and macroeconomic
imbalances.Trump on Tuesday heralded a “very good” meeting with Zelensky
and other G7 leaders.“There has been a change in position on the part
of the United States and President Trump,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark
Carney told reporters. “There is a position that is harder toward Russia
and more realistic, in our view, of the situation on the ground of the
war.”Trump’s Iran deal sets tone for talks-G7 chiefs also welcomed the
preliminary peace deal between the United States and Iran — which Trump
signed on the eve of the summit — and said they were ready to contribute
to its implementation.They said they would make efforts to diversify
energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, which
Iran has blocked for most of the duration of its war with the US, and
increase stocks.France is now pushing partners to sign a joint statement
on critical minerals that could include measures to help the West
reduce its reliance on China and shield investors from countermeasures
and dumping, diplomats said.China spooked the global economy last year
when some industries nearly ground to a halt after Beijing imposed
export curbs on permanent magnets made of rare earths.“We are
negotiating texts that are significant on critical minerals and, as a
consequence, on economic sovereignty,” a French presidency official said
ahead of the summit.Measures under discussion in recent months have
included price supports, market standards, subsidies and guaranteed
purchases, as well as ways to scale up private investment in critical
mineral supply chains outside China. Any measures announced at the G7
are likely to be only first steps.Overreliance on China-The 2025
restrictions were the latest in Beijing’s gradual tightening of its
niche material and battery metal exports. It has also curbed American
companies’ access to tungsten and antimony, among others.Western powers
are racing to secure off-take from mines and build up processing and
recycling capacity, but it will take years to dent China’s dominant
position, which was decades in the making.The United States in early
2026 proposed a trading bloc for critical minerals. However, countries
are at odds over how this bloc could operate, especially in the context
of the White House’s “America First” agenda.Economic imbalances-G7
leaders were also due to discuss how to rebalance global trade and
address “predatory competition,” mainly from China. France summarizes
the imbalances as: “China produces too much, the US consumes too much
and the Europeans invest too little.”Alarm is growing in Europe at
China’s trade surplus and its move up the value chain, in what analysts
describe as a “second China shock” following its dominance of low-value
industries in the 2000s. The surplus stands at €360 billion euros ($400
billion).French President Emmanuel Macron sought to engage China ahead
of the summit in a last-ditch effort at cooperation. Beijing rejects EU
claims of unfair subsidies and has repeatedly vowed “strong”
countermeasures to the EU’s proposed “Buy European” and revised tech
sovereignty rules.EU leaders separately plan to debate tougher trade
defense measures, and a more systematic use of them, against surging
imports from China at a summit in Brussels on Thursday.G7 leaders were
also due to discuss AI over lunch on Wednesday, including the liability
of bots and agents, and how AI presents truth and falsehood. OpenAI
founder Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were expected to
attend.
Several said injured in Israeli strikes on southern
Lebanon-No immediate comment from IDF on attacks reported by local
media; G7 leaders support an ‘immediate robust ceasefire,’ disarming of
Hezbollah By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian-Today, 1:10 pm-JUN 17,26
Several
people were injured on Wednesday when Israeli forces carried out
airstrikes in areas of south Lebanon, state media said.The latest
strikes came despite the US-Iran interim deal to end the Middle East
war, which reportedly includes a stipulation ending the fighting between
Israel and the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.According to the
National News Agency, three strikes were carried out in the towns of
Mansouri and Aaziyyeh, causing several injuries.Other strikes were
carried out in Barashit and the outskirts of Kfar Tebnit in the Nabatieh
area, NNA reported.There was no immediate comment from the Israel
Defense Forces on the reports.A short time later, sirens warning of a
suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon sounded in the border
community of Zarit, but the IDF said this was the result of a “false
alarm.”While violence has declined in Lebanon since the US-Iran
agreement was announced on Monday, Israeli strikes on the south have
still killed at least five people since then, according to NNA. Lebanese
officials don’t distinguish between noncombatants and fighters in their
tallies. Hezbollah has also continued to fire at Israeli forces
operating in southern Lebanon.One of the biggest questions still hanging
over the truce is the fate of Lebanon. Israeli forces invaded the
country’s south in March to root out Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed
terror group began firing rockets and drones across the border in
solidarity with Tehran due to the US-Israeli campaign in Iran. The
attacks disrupted the lives of tens of thousands of people in northern
Israel who were repeatedly driven to seek safety in bomb shelters at all
hours of the day and night, playing havoc with their daily lives. Many
of those residents had evacuated their towns during a previous round of
Hezbollah attacks, which began in October 2023 and came to a halt in
November 2024.Israeli forces still occupy a swath of southern Lebanon,
where more than a million people have been driven from their homes by
the fighting, while Hezbollah remains undefeated.Iran says the ceasefire
must also end hostilities in Lebanon, and that a permanent deal must
lead to an Israeli withdrawal. Israeli officials have said they will not
be bound in Lebanon by the terms of the tentative Iran-US agreement and
do not know the details of it.Israel has insisted it reserves the right
to use military force to protects itself from the Hezbollah threat.
Earlier this month, Iran fired missiles at Israel after the latter
attacked a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut in response to rocket fire on
its territory.At a press conference Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu avoided criticizing the interim US-Iran deal, but also
stressed that Israeli troops would stay in southern Lebanon.Iranian
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Israel’s continued
occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the deal.“Without the
withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during
this war, the war has not fully come to an end,” Araghchi said.Iran’s
Top Joint Military Command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters,
said that Israel should expect a hard response from the Iranian armed
forces if it does not stop its attacks on southern Lebanon.Hezbollah has
so far not issued any statements since Tuesday claiming attacks on
Israeli targets in south Lebanon, when the IDF said it intercepted
several rockets launched by the group at troops there.Hezbollah leader
Naim Qassem is due to make a televised address on Wednesday.He expressed
“profound gratitude” on Tuesday for Iran’s efforts “to compel the
Israeli entity to an immediate and permanent cessation of military
operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”Meanwhile, Trump told
reporters on Tuesday that he did not think an Israeli attack on
Hezbollah would necessarily sink the agreement, though he said he was
“not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and
with Hezbollah.”Trump spoke at a summit of G7 leaders in the French town
of Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva, while details of the US-Iran
ceasefire agreement trickled out of Washington and Tehran ahead of its
formal unveiling, expected on Friday across the nearby Swiss border.On
Wednesday, the G7 issued a declaration on the US-Iran agreement saying
they supported, “through an immediate robust ceasefire,” Lebanese
efforts to disarm Hezbollah and protect Lebanon’s territorial integrity
and sovereignty.Israeli and Lebanese officials have been holding
face-to-face talks in Washington to reach their own lasting ceasefire
agreement, separate from the US-Iran negotiations.The talks, which
Israel has said are ultimately aimed at securing a full peace deal while
Lebanon has said they are only focused on de-escalation, have faced an
uphill battle since Hezbollah has vowed not to recognize or abide by any
deal they yield, raising the prospect of a renewed civil war in
Lebanon.
Toronto police say hired gunmen appear to be targeting
Jewish sites-”We just don’t know the scope of it’: Officers say
assailants are being enlisted through encrypted apps, with those hiring
them seeking ‘to create a sense of fear’ in the Jewish community By Luke
Tress-Today, 4:24 am-JUN 17,26
Police in Toronto, Canada, said
on Tuesday that hired gunmen appeared to be targeting Jewish sites in
the city.Gunfire and arson attacks have repeatedly hit synagogues and
other Jewish sites in Toronto and other Canadian cities, without causing
any fatalities.The chief of the Toronto police, Myron Demkiw, said at a
press conference that young people were being recruited through
encrypted messaging apps to carry out attacks in the city, such as a
shooting incident in March targeting the US consulate.Demkiw described a
“recurring and similar modus operandi, and that is criminals for hire
through encrypted messaging apps.”“Young people are hired to carry out
attacks,” he said. “In order to get paid, they’re required to film their
attacks. Who’s paying for this? This is what we are trying to
determine.”“It is clear that some of the people hiring these criminals
want to create a sense of fear in our communities, including in the
Jewish community,” he added.Toronto Police Chief Superintendent Joseph
Matthews said there were “multiple networks” that were
“multi-layered.”He said that investigators believe “the people that
committed the shootings at the Jewish schools and the synagogues are
involved in a similar scheme.”“There’s multiple people recruiting
multiple youth in each cell,” he said. “We just don’t know the scope of
it.”Matthews said the criminal networks appeared to be sharing
firearms.Police have recovered a 9mm handgun linked to six shootings,
and a .45 caliber handgun linked to 21 shootings, he said.The police
officials did not provide details about specific attacks and much of the
investigation remains confidential.Last week, a Toronto police officer
was shot and killed during an arrest linked to the shooting against the
US consulate in Toronto in March.The alleged mastermind behind the
consulate shooting was Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iranian
operative, according to a criminal complaint filed in a New York
court.The Canadian police said they were working with the FBI, but did
not mention Al-Saadi or any links to Iran.Al-Saadi is an Iraqi-Iranian
national with deep ties to the Iranian regime who allegedly orchestrated
a terror campaign against Jewish, Israeli and American targets in the
US, Europe and Canada, according to US federal prosecutors.Investigators
said Al-Saadi paid attackers to target the sites and required them to
film the attacks for propaganda.
Exclusive Smotrich nixes sending
PA funds he seized to Board of Peace-US weighs boosting ties with PA as
it seeks to advance Gaza plan and Abraham Accords-Officials tell ToI
that sides have been holding talks with aim of signing MOU, which PA
hopes will lead to reopening of DC diplomatic office shuttered in
Trump’s first term, but US enthusiasm waning-By Jacob Magid-Today, 3:18
am-JUN 17,26
The United States is in talks with the Palestinian
Authority about boosting what has been a strained bilateral
relationship, as Washington seeks Ramallah’s cooperation to advance its
landmark policy initiatives in the region, three government officials
familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel.US President Donald
Trump’s administration is working to transfer billions of dollars in PA
revenues currently withheld by Israel to the underfunded Board of Peace,
which Washington established to actualize its 20-point plan for ending
the war in Gaza and rebuilding the enclave. That plan envisions the PA
taking over Gaza Strip governance after it has carried out comprehensive
reforms.A PA official told The Times of Israel that Saudi Arabia is
helping Ramallah with the reform process, which Riyadh views as
essential for establishing a pathway to the establishment of a
Palestinian state.The Trump administration has embraced the Saudi
effort, viewing it as complementary to its bid to expand the Abraham
Accords. Riyadh has expressed willingness to normalize relations with
Israel if an “irreversible pathway” to a Palestinian state has been
created, a US official said.Against this backdrop, the US has been
engaging in talks with the PA for several months, which Ramallah hopes
will lead to the “normalization” of its strained relationship with the
Trump administration, a Middle East intelligence official said, claiming
that Washington has largely ignored the PA as it tends to view the
Palestinian issue with a focus on Gaza, leaving the West Bank as more of
an afterthought.Under discussion has been a memorandum of understanding
in which the sides recommit to Trump’s 20-point plan, particularly the
last two points embracing Palestinian self-determination and the
launching of US-led peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians,
once the redevelopment of Gaza and the reform of the PA have moved
ahead.The MOU would also see the PA commit to specific benchmarks for
Saudi-chaperoned reforms of its welfare and education systems, as well
as a plan to combat incitement, the three officials said.It would
include the US expressing readiness to lift sanctions against the PA
once the reforms have been verifiably completed, with Ramallah hoping
the MOU would include a reference to the potential reopening of the
Palestine Liberation Organization’s diplomatic mission in Washington,
according to the Palestinian official.Trump shuttered the de facto
Palestinian embassy in DC during his first term over Ramallah’s refusal
to cooperate with the US peace initiative, which the PA viewed as
overwhelmingly tilted in favor of Israel.The US is considering reviving
that 2020 peace plan after Israeli elections in the fall and is hoping
that the PA’s weakened position will force it to reconsider the
proposal, the Mideast intelligence official said.In the meantime, the US
is seeking a Palestinian commitment to halt efforts to internationalize
the conflict against Israel and to withdraw cases against Jerusalem in
international legal forums, the American official said, adding that the
PA in turn asked for a line in the MOU on halting Israeli settlement
expansion and cracking down on rampant settler violence in the West
Bank.Leading the talks for the PA has been Vice President Hussein
al-Sheikh, while senior State Department officials Aryeh Lightstone and
Scott Leith have represented the Trump administration, with periodic
involvement from the US president’s top envoy and son-in-law, Jared
Kushner, the officials said. Others involved more tangentially have been
former UK prime minister Tony Blair, who has been leading the Board of
Peace’s engagement with the Palestinians, along with senior Saudi
official Manal Radwan, who has helped craft Riyadh’s policy on the
Palestinian issue.Prisoner payments hurdle-But the negotiations have
slowed in recent days, with US officials expressing hesitancy about
signing onto something as formal as a MOU. Instead they have entertained
the idea of an exchange of letters between Sheikh and US Secretary of
State Marco Rubio in which some of the aforementioned points would be
addressed — albeit not jointly, the Middle East intelligence official
said.The PA official speculated that the hesitancy in Washington has to
do with pushback from Jerusalem to the US elevating its relationship
with Ramallah.Israel insists the PA has not genuinely been carrying out
reforms, particularly of its welfare program, which has included
payments to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel on terror offenses,
based on the length of their incarcerations, and families of slain
attackers.Ramallah announced the scrapping of that controversial program
in February 2025, installing a new system that conditioned all payments
strictly on the financial status of the recipient, in line with other
welfare programs abroad.But a State Department report to Congress from
April determined that the PA continues to “provide a system of
compensation in support of terrorism through new mechanisms and under a
different name.”The report relied exclusively on open-source information
from the Israeli government and several other groups that have long
been critical of the PA, while preliminary results from an external
audit of the PA bodies involved in the new welfare program determined
that the reform is being properly implemented to ensure recipients are
no longer being awarded based on whether a relative carried out an
attack against Israel, two Western diplomats briefed on the audit told
The Times of Israel last week.This determination may no longer be
sufficient, though, with Israeli officials now arguing that no family of
a prisoner or slain attacker should be allowed to receive stipends from
the PA, even if they meet the criteria for being poor enough to receive
welfare.The PA official expressed concern that Jerusalem is convincing
the Trump administration to adopt its position after both the US and
Israel agreed during the Biden administration that welfare payments to
anyone deemed poor enough would be accepted.The Middle East intelligence
official asserted that further complicating US-PA talks have been
certain elements in the Trump administration, particularly in the State
Department, who would rather collapse the PA than see it reformed.The US
official insisted that Washington recognizes the PA’s utility, pointing
to Ramallah’s support for a November UN Security Council resolution
endorsing Trump’s 20-point plan that was critical for getting it over
the finish line.Still, the US official did not deny the lack of
enthusiasm in the administration for elevating ties with the
Palestinians, as focus and political capital are being spent elsewhere
in the region.But with Trump appearing to turn on Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu in recent weeks over the war with Iran and Israel’s
conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the PA official speculated whether
such a chilling of US-Israeli ties could work in Ramallah’s favor.The
official recalled how Trump — after leaving office in 2021 — lashed out
at Netanyahu and asserted that PA President Mahmoud Abbas was more
interested in peace than the Israeli premier.Smotrich blocks release of
PA funds to Board of Peace-The three officials said that the US also
hoped to use the talks with the PA to secure its approval for
transferring a significant portion of the over $5 billion in Palestinian
clearance revenues being withheld by Israel to the National Committee
for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the panel of Palestinian
technocrats overseen by the Board of Peace that is tasked with replacing
Hamas rule in Gaza until the PA has finished its reform process.The
sides have gone back and forth regarding the amount of money that would
be transferred to the NCAG and the amount that would be sent back to
Ramallah.After initially chafing at the idea of its own desperately
needed funds being sent to a potentially rival governing entity, the PA
agreed to get on board, viewing the acquisition of any portion of the
funds as better than nothing, given its dire financial
situation.Ramallah did, however, request that the US recommit to using a
formal communication channel that was established in February to keep
the PA involved in Gaza decision-making.The clearance revenues make up
the majority of the PA’s budget and Israel has refused to transfer any
of those funds for over a year, in violation of the Oslo Accords. It
used to deduct funds deemed equivalent to the amount the PA was paying
to security prisoners, before Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich started
declining to transfer any portion of the Palestinian funds.Smotrich,
whose office declined to comment, has advocated for collapsing the PA
and has also spoken out against Trump’s 20-point plan for
Gaza.Accordingly, he has refused to cooperate with the proposals
discussed by the US and PA to release the clearance revenues — even to
pay off PA debts to Israel — and the three officials familiar with the
matter said they do not expect any progress until after the fall Israeli
elections, when a new government and finance minister may be
installed.Still desperate to secure some amount of funding for the Board
of Peace as only a tiny fraction of pledges have been actualized, the
US has explored unilaterally seizing some of the PA funds held by
Israel, the Mideast intelligence official revealed, while clarifying
that the legal justification for such a move would be thin.A Board of
Peace official declined to comment on the matter, but said the Gaza
oversight body would follow US law.Another idea explored by the US has
been to convince the World Bank to send aid earmarked for Gaza services
to the Board of Peace rather than the PA, the Mideast intelligence
official said.Asked for comment on the matter on the US efforts to boost
ties with Ramallah, a State Department spokesperson said, “PA reform is
a critical prerequisite to assuaging Israeli security concerns.”“The
president’s 20-Point Plan and UN Security Council Resolution 2803 make
clear: the PA must verifiably complete comprehensive reforms, including
ending all payments to terrorists and their families,” the statement
continued. “The PA’s prospects of having more financial stability must
begin with verifiably completing its long-promised reforms.”
Israel-Lebanon
talks said close to yielding lasting ceasefire deal-Details reportedly
being finalized; Iran threatens response if IDF keeps fighting
Hezbollah, while Israeli and US officials say US-Iran deal doesn’t
include pullout from south Lebanon By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies 16
June 2026, 10:57 pm
Israel and Lebanon are nearing a US-mediated
lasting ceasefire agreement, a report said Tuesday, as Israel and
American officials insisted that the US-Iran deal signed Sunday does not
mandate an IDF withdrawal from the areas of southern Lebanon it
currently controls.Significant progress has been made in recent talks
between Jerusalem and Beirut in Washington, Channel 12 news
reported.According to the report, details of the agreement are being
finalized, and the Lebanese Armed Forces have begun deploying on the
ground as part of the emerging deal.The framework is also expected to
allow residents of southern Lebanon who evacuated amid Israeli strikes
on the Hezbollah terror group to return to their homes, the network
said.The talks, which Israel has said are ultimately aimed at securing a
full peace deal while Lebanon has said they are only focused on
de-escalation, have faced an uphill battle since the Iran-backed
Hezbollah has vowed not to recognize or abide by any deal they yield,
raising the prospect of a renewed civil war.Meanwhile, US Ambassador to
Israel Mike Huckabee reiterated Tuesday that Hezbollah is not included
in the deal between the US and Iran, as Tehran continued to insist that
Israel was required to halt its offensive in Lebanon under the terms of
the agreement. Multiple leaks Tuesday night of the deal’s terms,
including its purported full text, appeared to indicate it includes a
full halt to hostilities in Lebanon.But in response to Hezbollah
claiming that the terror group received assurances from Iran that there
will be no nuclear deal without Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon,
Huckabee said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio “made clear” that
the two issues aren’t connected.“Israel doesn’t need Iran permission to
defend itself,” he wrote on X. “The tether of terror must end.”Israeli
Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter voiced a similar sentiment.“We’re
not going to withdraw from south Lebanon, and the madmen of Tehran have
no business poking their nose into this,” Leiter told NPR, asserting
that it was “crystal clear” that any deal with Tehran “has nothing to do
with our withdrawal from south Lebanon.”But on Tuesday evening, Iran’s
Top Joint Military Command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters,
threatened Israel with a strong response from the Iranian armed forces
if it did not stop its attacks in southern Lebanon.Israeli troops are
currently stationed deep within southern Lebanon, and the Israeli
military has struck targets throughout the country, ever since Hezbollah
attacked Israel on March 2 in support of Tehran.US President Donald
Trump said Tuesday that Syria should take over from Israel in the fight
against Hezbollah, arguing that the Jewish state’s war on the
Iran-backed terror group has been too prolonged and
indiscriminate.“Israel is fighting Hezbollah too long and too many
people are being killed,” he said. “I’m not happy with the way Israel
has handled themselves with Lebanon and with Hezbollah. They should have
been able to do the job faster. It just goes on forever.”“I suggested
to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah,” Trump added. “Because to
be honest with you, I think they’d do a better job of doing it.”Those
remarks were reportedly met with pushback from both Israeli and Syrian
officials, with the Ynet news site quoting an unnamed Israeli official
saying they sounded like “virtual reality,” and the Kan public
broadcaster quoting a senior Syrian official as saying Damascus is
unwilling to intervene for fear of alienating Arab states, especially
without an Israeli pullout from a buffer zone held by the IDF in Syrian
territory.Meanwhile, some hostilities continued Tuesday, with the IDF
saying it intercepted several rockets launched by Hezbollah at troops in
southern Lebanon in the morning.A short while later, the Israeli Air
Force struck and destroyed the launcher, the IDF said.Additionally, the
IDF said it spotted a suspicious vehicle in an area of southern Lebanon
where troops were operating. The soldiers fired warning shots, and a
strike was later carried out “to remove the threat,” the army
said.Lebanese media reported four dead in Israeli airstrikes near
Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.Initially, a car was targeted in a drone
strike in Mayfadoun, before a second strike hit the area after locals
gathered there, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.NNA said a third
strike hit another car in the town, and a fourth strike hit a car in
the adjacent town of Shoukine.There was no immediate comment from the
IDF.A senior US official told reporters on Monday that the memorandum of
understanding signed a day earlier with Iran is not conditioned on
Israel withdrawing from Lebanon. However, the deal still envisions a
ceasefire that covers Lebanon, as well as Iran, the US official said in a
briefing with reporters.According to a Monday report in Channel 13
news, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently held a tense phone call
with US Vice President JD Vance in which the latter asked for Israel to
scale back the IDF’s presence in Lebanon, but Netanyahu refused.“The
IDF won’t withdraw, but from now on, every action will be scrutinized,” a
source was quoted by the network as saying.Holding a press conference
Monday evening, Netanyahu said Israeli troops would remain in the buffer
zone in southern Lebanon “for as long as necessary.”Defense Minister
Israel Katz said earlier in the day that Israel would not withdraw from
southern Lebanon “despite all the existing pressures and those that will
yet come.”
Suspects in White House attack plot targeted
lawmakers linked to Israel — FBI-Ohio man arrested by FBI singled out US
representatives who received donations from pro-Israel lobby groups; he
posted in support of Hitler, criminal complaint says By Luke Tress-16
June 2026, 10:22 pm
The suspects arrested for plotting to attack
the White House during a mixed martial arts event attended by US
President Donald Trump and other top officials over the weekend were
seeking to harm politicians linked to Israel, according to a criminal
complaint unsealed on Tuesday.FBI Director Kash Patel said that US law
enforcement had disrupted the attempted attack, calling the plot a
“multi-state operation” planned by “multiple individuals” who had
discussed using drones and gunfire to attack Sunday’s Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn.The “UFC Freedom 250”
event fell on Trump’s 80th birthday and was meant to kick off this
year’s festivities for the 250th anniversary of US independence.One of
the suspects, Tycen Proper, 19, told his co-conspirators on May 13 that
the assailants should target US Sen. Marsha Blackburn, according to the
criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent investigating the case.“I got a
possible target Marsha Blackburn is senator for Tennessee,” Proper said
in a chat.Asked why the group should target Blackburn, Proper said,
“She’s taken money from the Israel pro Israel [sic] lobby and supports
them,” according to the complaint.Two weeks later, Proper said in a text
message, “These are people we’re going to focus on,” alongside images
of US Sen. Jim Justice, US Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, US Rep. Carol
Miller, and US Rep. Riley Moore.The images appeared to have been taken
from the website “TrackAIPAC.com” and included information about how
much money each lawmaker had received from “pro-Israel PACS,” the
complaint said.During the investigation, police spoke with Proper’s
father and grandmother, who said that Proper had recently made
statements in support of Adolf Hitler and posted antisemitic comments on
social media, according to the complaint.Proper was charged with
offenses related to conspiracy, attempted murder and firearms.Family’s
tip foils plot to overthrow US-The investigation began last week, when
Proper’s mother called local police in Danville, Ohio, saying she was
worried about her son’s online activity and firearm purchases.His mother
said that Proper, who lived with his parents, had quit his job, had
been making plans with individuals he met online and was leaving for a
weekend trip with his online acquaintances.Proper’s father said the
suspect had spent around $3,000 of his graduation money buying camping
gear, food, body armor, a shotgun, a rifle and thousands of rounds of
ammunition. Proper’s family turned the weaponry over to police, the
criminal complaint said.Proper was detained in a medical treatment
facility and local police informed the FBI.His mother told the FBI that
Proper’s online acquaintances claimed to be “ex-military and
Christian-based,” and had expressed ultra-religious and anti-government
views related to corruption, Jeffrey Epstein conspiracies and data
centers — all political flashpoints in the US.Proper had become
increasingly religious, had started physical training related to the
online group, and had been researching locations around Washington, DC,
his mother told investigators.When she asked her son about his
activities, he described the plans as “recon” and “hit and run
missions,” according to the complaint.Proper’s other family members said
he had withdrawn from his family and spent most of his time
online.During questioning, Proper admitted to planning a coordinated
attack against the US government during Sunday’s UFC event. The plot
started in a TikTok group in March.“Members of the group believed that
the United States needed to be torn down so that it could be rebuilt,”
the FBI investigator wrote. “Some expressed a desire that people who
were involved with Jeffrey Epstein should not govern the country.”The
group members sought to prove their trustworthiness and commitment to
each other by sharing identification documents and workout videos, and
moved their communications to the encrypted messaging app Signal.The
conspirators planned to leave their homes with their weapons and
equipment in the days ahead of the UFC event, and meet each other in
Fredericksburg, Virginia, an hour’s drive from the White House.They
planned to stage a protest near the White House, and while the protest
was underway, dispatch small, explosive-laden drones that would detonate
over the UFC event, forcing an evacuation. The purpose of the protest
was not clear.Attackers aimed with rifles, stationed near an evacuation
point, would shoot their targets as they fled the UFC event, according
to the plan.The intention was to “jumpstart” a revolution in the US,
Proper told investigators.A search warrant of Proper’s iPhone turned up
maps of the area that had highlighted locations for snipers and drone
launches.The group’s ideology appeared related to accelerationism, an
extremist, white supremacist belief that violent acts can accelerate
societal collapse to make way for a white nationalist state.The group’s
focus on AIPAC highlighted how antagonism toward Israel and Jews is a
point of convergence between the far left and far right. The website
allegedly used by Proper to identify targets, Track AIPAC, was founded
by far-left anti-Israel activists, for example.Security experts have
previously warned that small, commercially available drones pose a
terror threat within the US.
US said moving 20% of its refuelers
from Ben Gurion Airport, easing travel pressure-Presence of 72 American
aircraft in recent months is crowding out civilian planes at Tel Aviv’s
international airport, threatening to ground 2.4 million summer
travelers By Sharon Wrobel-16 June 2026, 9:04 pm
Washington is
reportedly preparing to start removing part of its refuelers parked at
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in recent months, following an emerging
deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, Hebrew media
reported Tuesday.In the coming days, the US is expected to relocate
about 20 percent of its 72 aircraft stationed at Ben Gurion Airport,
according to reports in the Hebrew press, after the US agreed a deal to
end the war with Iran.The fleet of US planes is causing a parking
shortage, threatening to severely limit flight operations of commercial
airlines at Israel’s main international gateway, ahead of the peak
summer holiday months.Israel’s Defense Ministry was not available for
comment when contacted by The Times of Israel. The Pentagon declined to
comment.On Sunday, Transportation Minister Miri Regev sent an urgent
letter to warn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that unless many of the
US aircraft parked at Ben Gurion Airport are relocated immediately,
some 2.4 million plane tickets scheduled for the peak summer months and
holiday season could be canceled.Regev demanded to immediately relocate
about 30 US aircraft to airports outside of Israel, or move them to
Israeli Air Force bases.The Israel Airports Authority was expected on
Tuesday to notify Israeli airlines that they need to prepare to cancel
some of their flights scheduled for the summer peak season starting on
July 1 and potentially the High Holidays season in September and
October. For now, the Israel Airports Authority said it has held off
sending a letter to local airlines in light of reports of progress on
the relocation of part of the US aircraft.Meanwhile, the Israel Airports
Authority cautioned that additional US refueling tankers need to be
removed to avert flight traffic disruptions and remove the risk of
hundreds of thousands of cancellations during the peak summer travel
season.In recent months, a fleet of about 72 US refuelers and cargo
planes was parked at Ben Gurion Airport as part of the US military
buildup in the region due to the war with Iran. The congestion at Ben
Gurion has been making operations more expensive for local airlines, due
to parking costs at bases outside of Israel, while limiting the number
of flights Israeli airlines can operate.
