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 136 JULY 13,26 - IRAN FIRES AT 3 ISLAMIC COUNTRIES.
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)
US strikes Iran again, after IRGC attacks ship in
Hormuz and declares strait closed-Tehran attacks American base in
Jordan, appears to also target Gulf states in response to US striking
coastal areas near waterway; Iran has previously threatened to attack
Israel if US strikes persist By Agencies and Michael Bachner-12 July
2026, 6:52 am
The US military said it launched another round of
strikes on Iran early Sunday, the third in recent days, after the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a container ship traveling
through the Strait of Hormuz and declared the waterway closed until
further notice.Tehran later appeared to target Gulf states and an air
base in Jordan, having threatened to expand its response to new
US-related targets if it faced new attacks. It was unclear whether it
would make good on its Friday threat to possibly target Israel as well
if American strikes persisted.The fresh hostilities followed a series of
similar attacks over the past several days, which led US President
Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the
fighting that the US and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has
left the door open to continued negotiations.The Revolutionary Guard
Corps said multiple vessels “disregarded our warnings and instructions
to correct their course and proceed along the approved route.” One of
them “was struck by a warning shot and brought to a stop.”Iran said that
the strait would remain closed “until further notice.”It warned that
any retaliation over the incident would be met with a “severe response,”
and said it would consider targeting “additional enemy bases in the
region” if it faced more attacks.US Central Command identified the
targeted vessel as the M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship,
saying it suffered significant engine-room damage and that a civilian
crew member was missing.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
Centre said the crew of the container ship, damaged east of Oman, had
abandoned the vessel and were in a lifeboat.Central Command said its
forces began a third round of strikes against Iran, a little more than
an hour after the Revolutionary Guard statement. Iranian media reported
explosions in several coastal areas along the Strait of Hormuz, the
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, including Bushehr, Asaluyeh and
Chabahar. Three blasts were reportedly heard in Bandar Abbas and two in
Sirik, with explosions also heard in Qeshm Island.“The United States is
imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack
civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the strait,”
the American military said.“Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay,”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on social media.Senior US
officials had previously said in Washington that negotiations to further
cement last month’s deal to end the war will be unable to progress
without the strait being secure — and even said they wanted Iran to
offer public statements to that effect.Later, the Revolutionary Guards
said they had destroyed a command and control center and drone hangars
at a base in US ally Jordan. The United Arab Emirates said its air
defense systems engaged missiles and drones from Iran, Qatar said it had
intercepted a missile attack, warning sirens sounded in Bahrain, and
explosions were heard in Doha.Attacks followed more diplomatic talks
about the strait-The latest flurry of shots from both sides followed
Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers meeting on Saturday to discuss the
strait that lies between them, after days of Iranian attacks on ships
and US retaliation that dealt a blow to the interim deal to end the
war.Oman said it and Iran agreed to keep talking about the Strait of
Hormuz “at the technical and political levels.”A senior Iranian source
told Reuters that Iran, the US, Qatar and Pakistan had agreed to
negotiate in a call that mediators were trying to arrange for Saturday
while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in Oman, a Gulf state
trying to mediate an end to the war.It was not immediately clear whether
those efforts succeeded.Araghchi and Omani Foreign Minister Badr
Albusaidi met in Oman to exchange “views on appropriate mechanisms for
the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” according to a
statement from the Iranian foreign minister. Oman’s state news agency
said Omani and Iranian negotiators would continue talks “at the
technical and political levels.”CNN reported on Saturday that Oman made a
draft proposal for the strait, including free navigation through its
southern corridor in Omani territorial waters. The plan called for
vessels transiting the northern corridor through Iranian territorial
waters to obtain prior approval from Iran, although no tolls would be
imposed, CNN said.The White House and State Department did not
immediately respond to requests for comment on the CNN report.Araghchi
said before the new round of strikes that he met with his counterpart in
Oman to discuss “appropriate mechanisms for ensuring the safe passage
of ships.”The world for decades has considered the strait an
international waterway. Iran has insisted that the strait now remain
under its control and that it be allowed to charge ships moving through
it, a stance it took after the war began. The US urges mariners to
transit on a southern route through Oman’s territorial waters.About a
fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before
the war began. Iran’s grip on it during the war led to a global energy
crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped since wartime highs of
$120 a barrel.Iran’s top diplomat also accused the US of violating the
interim deal by ending waivers allowing Iran to sell crude oil on the
open market in US dollars. Washington ended them in response to the
attacks on ships in the strait.“Reality check: There can only be mutual
compliance,” Araghchi wrote on social media.US envoy confirms Israel
conveyed intel on Iranian plan to kill Trump-Meanwhile Saturday, US
Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed reports that Israel
recently shared with the United States intelligence about an Iranian
plot to assassinate Trump.“This week, Israeli intelligence tipped off
our side, the president and our officials, that there was a very
specific plot that was designed to take out President Trump,” Huckabee
said in an interview with Fox News.Trump himself denied the reports,
telling The New York Post in a phone interview Friday: “No, no. Israel
came up with nothing. No, no. I’ve been number one [on Iran’s kill list]
for a long time, and it’s the way life is.”But Trump has said he’s
personally been the target of an Iranian plot, and he said the US
military would automatically retaliate if he was killed.He wrote on
social media early Saturday that “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded
and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to
immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its
threat.”However, such retaliation would have to be ordered by US Vice
President JD Vance, who would become commander-in-chief if Trump were to
be killed.Trump said he was responding to threats “to assassinate, or
attempt to assassinate” him.The US president has declared the ceasefire
over but said the US would continue negotiations.US officials, speaking
Friday on condition of anonymity about the current situation with Iran,
said the resumption of strikes even before the latest round came as a
result of what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hardliners
who were trying to sabotage the ceasefire.Iran has insisted its
theocracy is unified under the new supreme leader.After the US wrapped
up strikes on Thursday, more attacks reportedly hit Iran, raising
questions about who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic.Israel
didn’t claim them, meaning the Gulf Arab states may have launched them,
likely as a means to deter Iran from attacking them again. Iran on
Thursday retaliated for US strikes by targeting Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait
and Qatar.The strikes in Iran over two days — and prior to the Sunday
ones — killed at least 17 people and wounded 115 others, Iranian Health
Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said.
Iran: Strikes have
'rendered futile' efforts at diplomacy-US carries out fresh wave of
strikes on Iran, insists Tehran doesn’t control Hormuz-CENTCOM says it
sought ‘to degrade’ Iran’s ability to attack ships traversing Persian
Gulf; Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman in response, says
strait ‘is our territory’By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Today,
6:17 amUpdated at 9:56 am-JUL 13,26
The United States launched a
new wave of strikes on Iran into Monday morning, following an Iranian
attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze
and left a crew member missing over the weekend. Tehran retaliated with
further strikes on countries across the region.The fresh US strikes came
hours after US President Donald Trump said the American military had
“hit them hard,” and claimed that Iran had agreed to a diplomatic deal
before it attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. With rhetoric and
tensions sky high, an Iranian foreign ministry statement suggested in
the wake of the latest strikes that the time for diplomacy was now
over.Despite the escalation in violence, Israel still remained on the
sidelines of the fighting as of early Monday morning, without joining
the US strikes in Iran nor so far becoming a target for Tehran’s
retaliatory bombing. Israel had no part in negotiating the Iran-US
memorandum of understanding, which sought to reopen the strait and
launch talks as part of a deal that now appears shakier than ever.In a
statement amid a third round of strikes late Sunday night and into
Monday in Iran, following separate Iranian strikes on ships in Hormuz,
the US military said it was seeking “to degrade” Iran’s “ability to
attack commercial ships freely transiting” the strait.Later announcing
that the latest wave of strikes had ended, CENTCOM said it had used
fighter jets, ships, aerial drones and naval drones to hit Iran’s air
defense systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small
boats.“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global
trade,” US Central Command said. “Iran does not control it.” It added:
“US forces are postured and prepared to ensure that freedom of
navigation remains available to commercial shipping despite Iran’s
continued unwarranted aggression, harassment, threats and arbitrary
declarations.”A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet is refueled
over the Middle East. U.S. forces are constantly present and ready when
called upon. pic.twitter.com/HI4iyrbQAa — U.S. Central Command
(@CENTCOM) July 12, 2026-Iranian state media acknowledged the latest
attacks on its soil early Monday, describing explosions in several
locations with at least one person being killed and four reported
wounded at a water pumping station in the southwest city of Mahshahr.
State media reported strikes targeting large areas across southern and
western Iran, including Qeshm island and Bandar Abbas near the strait,
and in Khuzestan province bordering Iraq.Iran’s paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard, a key power center in the country’s theocracy that
controls its ballistic missile arsenal, sharply rejected the American
statement.“The Strait of Hormuz is our territory, and we will not allow a
rogue and child-killing army from the other side of the world to
continue its illegal interference in it,” the Guard said.It added that
its forces had targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait,
destroyed radar systems in Oman, and struck fuel tanks and ammunition
depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan.Missile alert sirens sounded
three times Monday in Bahrain, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, and
Kuwait said it was intercepting hostile fire. There was no immediate
word on damage in either country.In Jordan, the kingdom’s military said
it shot down four Iranian missiles in an incident that “resulted in zero
casualties or material damage.” Jordan also hosts US military forces
and aircraft.Meanwhile Monday, a base belonging to the armed wing of the
Kurdistan Freedom Party, an Iranian Kurdish opposition group based in
Iraq’s semiautonomous northern Kurdistan region, came under drone
attack. Rebaz Sharifi, commander of the Kurdistan Militia Corps, said
the strikes targeted the group’s Chamshar base, without giving details
on casualties or damage. No group immediately claimed responsibility.The
Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, which once saw a
fifth of all oil and natural gas pass through it, has become the key
issue challenging an interim deal between the US and Iran. Iran and the
US are nearly at the midway point of the 60-day period of that deal,
which was supposed to set up talks for a permanent end to the war.
Instead, it has devolved into a series of attacks over the strait and
its future, worrying world leaders the Iran war could resume.In an
interview on Sunday, Trump claimed Iran “agreed to a deal” on Saturday
before striking a ship in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone.“We had
meetings with them. They agreed to a deal yesterday. A perfect deal for
us. No nuclear… They gave up everything, and then… within an hour, they
launched a drone at a ship,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” It was
not immediately clear what deal Trump was referring to.“I said, ‘You
people are sick, and so it’s one of those things,'” Trump added of Iran.
He insisted that the Strait of Hormuz remained open — despite Iran’s
claims to the contrary — and that the US “bombed the hell out of them
last night.”Iran early Monday condemned the latest wave of US attacks on
its territory, saying they have “rendered futile” all the diplomatic
efforts of the last few months.“The US regime has also caused the return
of insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and disruption of international
commercial shipping by openly interfering in the process of Iran
implementing the necessary arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz,” a
foreign ministry statement said.The governor of Qeshm Island near the
strait told Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency that projectiles were
fired at military targets, with no casualties. Explosions were also
heard in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad city to the
north.A US official said a few strikes targeted missile and air defense
systems and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard boats. The official spoke
on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly
discuss military operations.The US military earlier Sunday said it hit
some 140 targets, including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition
dumps, communication equipment and other sites.“A return to full-scale
hostilities would have catastrophic consequences,” United Nations
Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.The attacks were
heavier than in recent days. The US has launched three rounds of
airstrikes targeting Iran in the past week over attacks on ships heading
through the strait using a route off Oman, seeking to avoid the Islamic
Republic’s territorial waters.Semiofficial Iranian news agencies
reported that a navy officer was killed. Iran retaliated by attacking
nations in the region hosting US military forces, while insisting it
alone must control the strait and potentially charge vessels for
traveling through it.“The era of one-sided deals is OVER,” Mohammad
Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament and a main negotiator,
wrote. “We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is
knocking.”Iran said the strait was closed until calm is restored, and
Tehran would consider targeting “additional enemy bases in the region”
if it faced more attacks. The US military and Trump asserted that the
strait remained open.The US military said more than 140 ships had
transited over the past week. A multinational body overseen by the US
Navy said traffic continued “at reduced levels” off both Oman and Iran,
and that nearly 140 vessels transited daily before the war.The top
diplomat for Pakistan, which has been mediating, called for
“deescalation” on Sunday during a phone call with his Iranian
counterpart, Islamabad said.“Dialogue and diplomacy remain the only
viable path to resolving disputes and achieving lasting peace,” said
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
Iran official says Hormuz more
important than atomic bombs-Iran attacks Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar
with drones and missiles after US strikes-Three people including child
hurt by falling debris in Kuwait; Qatar condemns ‘dangerous escalation’
after being hit for first time since April; Iranian soldier killed in US
attacks By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman-12 July 2026, 3:13 pm
Iran
fired missiles and drones at Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar early
Sunday in response to widespread American strikes, as a flare-up with
the US continued to erode a ceasefire agreement between the two
foes.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had destroyed a
command and control center and drone hangars in US ally Jordan,
targeted a US radar site in Kuwait, attacked US aircraft carrier support
and refueling platforms in Oman, and destroyed a jet maintenance center
and command facility in Qatar, the first strikes on the key mediator
since April.Iran has so far not made good on its Friday threat to target
Israel as well if American strikes persist.“Three missiles fired from
Iranian territory fell at dawn in several locations across the kingdom,
without causing any casualties. The damage is limited to minor material
losses,” said a Jordanian military source quoted in an army
statement.Kuwait’s armed forces said they intercepted hostile aerial
targets inside Kuwaiti airspace, while Qatar’s government said three
people, including a child, were injured by falling shrapnel from the
attack on that country.The United Arab Emirates said its defense systems
engaged missiles and drones from Iran. However, the UAE’s National
Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority later said that
missile threats detected earlier in the day were outside the country’s
borders.Heavy air defense activity continues over Qatar
https://t.co/WWknGi7wk2 pic.twitter.com/i0gGj9jtB3 — Open Source Intel
(@Osint613) July 12, 2026-Sites in Oman’s Musandam region were targeted
with drones, its state news agency reported, without saying whether
there had been any casualties.A series of attacks between the US and
Iran over the past several days led US President Donald Trump to declare
the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the US and
Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to
continued negotiations.Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,
posted on X on Sunday: “The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you:
keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.”The US had
earlier attacked Iran over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait
of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to
abandon it. One Indian crew member was missing.Sunday, in an interview
with CNN that mostly centered on the death of US senator Lindsey
Graham, Trump said the US “hit [Iran] very hard last night.”Trump
claimed the United States and Iran had been close to “a deal” on
Saturday.“They were giving up everything, and then all of a sudden, two
hours after that, they hit a ship with a drone. These people, there is
something wrong with them,” he said.The Strait of Hormuz is a key issue
in negotiations after Iran closed it off during the war, throttling a
sea route through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows. Though the
strait was supposed to reopen under the agreement between the US and
Iran to end the fighting, ships have continued to be struck as clashes
go on.Iran says strait is closed, but US insists ‘traffic is
flowing’Iran said it had closed the strait again after firing a warning
shot that struck the vessel as it traveled on an unapproved route, and
said on Sunday it had disabled a second vessel.The strait will remain
closed until “the end of US interference in this region,” Iran’s
Revolutionary Guards said.The US insisted, however that the strait was
open, and said American military forces were “positioned and prepared”
to ensure freedom of navigation.“Iran does not control the strait,” said
US Central Command. “Traffic is flowing.”The Strait of Hormuz is open
to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway.
U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of
navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression,
harassment, threats, and arbitrary… pic.twitter.com/FS3TUBOZEj — U.S.
Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 12, 2026-But the Persian Gulf Strait
Authority — the agency Tehran created in May in an attempt to control
shipping through the strait — doubled down, writing on X that passage
through the waterway “is currently not possible.”“As soon as stability
and calm are restored, all requests will be reviewed based on the
schedule, and the necessary permits will be issued,” the PGSA
said.Hormuz ‘more important than dozens of atomic bombs’An adviser to
Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday that the strait was more important
than “dozens of atomic bombs,” vowing to protect the vital
waterway.“This strategic passage is more important than dozens of atomic
bombs, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will protect it,” Mohsen Rezaee
was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying. Western countries accuse
Iran of seeking to create an atomic bomb, but Tehran has insisted its
nuclear program is for peaceful, civilian purposes.Preventing the
weaponization of Iran’s nuclear program was a primary goal of the joint
US-Israel campaign when it started. Israel was not involved in talks to
reach a deal between the US and Iran and is reportedly waiting for a
greenlight from Washington to rejoin the fighting.The US military’s
Central Command said it hit some 140 targets in its strikes, far more
than in the two rounds of attacks in previous days, and went after
missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication
equipment and other sites. It said the attacks would weaken Iran’s
ability to threaten civilian shipping.“Iran made a poor choice. Now they
pay,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote online.The overnight
strikes killed an Iranian soldier, local media reported.“Lieutenant
Hamidreza Dehghani, of the navy of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces,
was martyred during the criminal, terrorist attack last night by the
United States on the port of Jask” in southern Iran, the Mehr and Tasnim
news agencies said, citing a local official.Attack on Qatar an
escalation-Tehran’s latest strikes marked a sharp escalation in pace and
targets. In recent weeks, Iran had hit Kuwait and Bahrain while
avoiding Qatar since early April and the UAE since early May.“Qatar
condemns in the strongest possible terms the renewed attacks carried out
by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the foreign ministry said in a
statement, also referring to the targeting of Jordan, the United Arab
Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait and calling the barrages a “dangerous
escalation.”The attack on Qatar targeted a state whose mediation
efforts have been central to attempts to broker a ceasefire between the
US and Iran. Doha has previously said it would not act as a mediator so
long as it was under attack.Oman, another mediator, was also not
spared.The Oman News Agency said on X that “the Sultanate of Oman
affirms its condemnation and denunciation of this attack,” which came
just hours after the country hosted Iran’s foreign minister to address
security issues in the Strait of Hormuz.Oman also issued a formal
protest to the Iranian ambassador, in a rare instance of it publicly
accusing Tehran of targeting its territory.“Oman expresses its profound
dismay at these irresponsible acts, and underscores the imperative of
adhering to the provisions of state sovereignty, good neighborliness,
non-interference in internal affairs,” the state news agency said in a
post on social media.The war has destabilized the Gulf, while Iran’s
effective blockade of the strait has caused energy prices to surge,
fueling global inflation.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
discussed regional developments in a phone call with Pakistani Foreign
Minister Ishaq Dar, whose country has been a key mediator seeking to
resolve the conflict between the US and Iran, Iran’s semi-official
Tasnim news agency reported.Pakistan’s top diplomat called for
“de-escalation” and for parties in the Iran conflict to “show restraint”
during the phone call with his Iranian counterpart, a foreign ministry
statement said.“Both leaders exchanged views on the evolving regional
situation,” it said.Dar “further underscored that dialogue and diplomacy
remain the only viable path to resolving disputes and achieving lasting
peace and stability in the region,” it said.The latest round of
hostilities came after talks on Saturday between Araghchi and Omani
Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in Oman.The talks aimed at coordinating
arrangements for shipping and transit in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian
foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Sunday.Legal and
technical delegations from both countries discussed maritime security
and safety, and agreed to continue political and technical-legal talks
to reach a joint understanding, with a Qatari delegation also present,
he said.Oman’s state news agency reported on Saturday that negotiators
would continue talks “at the technical and political levels.”A written
statement from Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, on
Saturday threatened vengeance for the death of his predecessor and
father, who was killed in the war’s initial attacks.Iran’s new leader
has not been seen in public since the war began.Late Saturday, a
conservative newspaper in Iran known for its provocative tone published
online a list of people to be targeted, sharing an infographic with
photos of 13 foreign leaders alongside Mojtaba’s statement vowing
revenge.Hamshahri, a newspaper owned by Tehran Municipality, published
an image depicting US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu in crosshairs, alongside the caption: “Revenge is
certain.” The image also showed Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Brad Cooper,…
pic.twitter.com/I4mA8LwhG0 — Iran International English (@IranIntl_En)
July 11, 2026-The graphic from the Hamshahri newspaper — published by
authorities in the Iranian capital — included US President Donald Trump,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Prime Minister Keir
Starmer, among others.Also on the list were US Secretary of State Marco
Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, French President Emmanuel
Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz.It did not appear in the paper’s print edition on Sunday.
Unclaimed
airstrikes hit Iran, raising possibility of Gulf state
involvement-After US completed attacks, a series of strikes targeted
southern Iran; Iranian official warns UAE will ‘pay the price for its
cooperation with the United States’By Jon Gambrell 10 July 2026, 5:40 pm
DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of unclaimed airstrikes that hit
Iran after the US said it finished its attacks have again raised
questions of who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic.The strikes
Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit areas across southern Iran. The country’s
theocracy hasn’t directly blamed anyone for the strikes, though one
lawmaker issued a warning to the United Arab Emirates over allegedly
providing support to the United States in its campaign against Iran.Gulf
Arab states, which repeatedly have been targeted by Iran since the war
began February 28, did not immediately respond to requests for comment
Friday over the strikes. The attacks come as they and the US insist the
Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for world energy markets, must be
open and free to ships.Iran says the strait must now be under its sole
control and that vessels should begin to pay fees to Tehran — even
though the world for decades has considered it an international
waterway. About a fifth of all oil and natural gas transited the strait
before the war began.Iran’s grip on the strait during the conflict led
to a global energy crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped since
wartime highs of $120 a barrel.Israel, which took part in the Iran war,
has also not claimed any recent attacks on Iran.Unclaimed strikes came
after US ended its attacks-The US military’s Central Command said
Thursday around 6:30 a.m. local Iran time that it had concluded a round
of strikes that saw some 90 targets hit. Shortly after that, Iranian
news outlets and state media reported a series of airstrikes and
explosions targeting the country’s Bushehr and Sistan and Baluchestan
provinces, the cities of Ahvaz and Chabahar and other areas.A US defense
official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational
details of the American military campaign, said there had been no new US
strikes since the last round ended Thursday morning.Iran responded to
the strikes Thursday by launching a wider volley of attacks across the
Mideast, targeting Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. Missile alert
sirens sounded in the four countries, sending people to seek shelter.
One person was reportedly hurt in Kuwait as air defense systems targeted
the incoming fire across the region.The leader of the UAE, Sheikh
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the
Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation’s ruling
emir. Gulf Arab countries also held calls with Qatar’s foreign minister,
who has been deeply involved, along with Pakistan, in mediating talks
between Iran and the US over the interim deal now in place to halt the
return of open warfare.During the Iran war, there were also a series of
unclaimed airstrikes. Officials later said both Saudi Arabia and the UAE
launched airstrikes on Iran, after Tehran struck energy sites in their
countries. Having a Gulf country again strike Iran likely could be an
effort to deter Tehran from targeting the Gulf states again.Israel,
which, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has engaged in an
intense campaign against Iran, has not attacked the Islamic Republic
since June. In most cases, Israel immediately claims its attacks on
Iran.Israel’s government said Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald
Trump on Thursday night, with Trump updating Netanyahu “on American
moves in the Gulf.”Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, also renewed
threats that his nation stood ready to confront Iran if needed.The
Israeli military “is on alert and ready to renew the campaign, to
reestablish aerial superiority, and to carry out a blue-white (Israeli)
strike in Iran to remove threats, even for a third time,” Katz told a
military ceremony. “If we will have to return, we will return with even
greater force.”Iran keeps up its threats-On Friday, Iranian state media
quoted Esmail Kousari, a member of the Iranian parliament’s national
security committee and a former commander in the paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard, as warning the UAE would “pay the price for its
cooperation with the United States.” He accused the Emirates of having a
“behind-the-scenes” role in the recent US attacks.Iran repeatedly
accused Gulf Arab states of actively supporting the US war effort,
something they denied during the war. The US since the 1991 Gulf War has
maintained a broad footprint of military bases across the Gulf Arab
states, including in Bahrain, which is home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet
headquarters. Meanwhile, Iran insists it must be the sole controller of
the Strait of Hormuz. But the US is continuing to urge mariners to
travel on a southern route through Oman’s territorial waters to avoid
Iran.The Joint Maritime Information Center, a multinational body
overseen by the US Navy, issued a new advisory Friday urging ships to
travel that route. A similar message for ships to use that route sparked
an Iranian attack on Tuesday that saw three vessels
hit.“Notwithstanding recent unprovoked attacks on merchant vessels,
mariners are reminded that the southern route of the (strait) has been
expanded and remains available for all traffic,” the maritime center
said.
US signals it's still committed to MOU despite
clashes-Israel reportedly warned US that Iran devised a new plot to
assassinate Trump-SJ says Israeli intelligence indicated new plan in
development; US officials tell Channel 12 warning was more general,
appeared to be attempt to smooth ties between Trump, Netanyahu-By ToI
Staff and Jacob Magid-10 July 2026, 10:55 am
Israel has shared
intelligence with the United States about Iranian plans to kill US
President Donald Trump, according to reports on Thursday.Individuals
familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that Israeli
intelligence indicated a new plot was in development to assassinate the
US president.It was unclear from the report when the intelligence was
relayed, or through what channel.The newspaper noted that Iran has been
publicly pledging to assassinate Trump since the US killed Iranian IRGC
Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020, with calls for the US
president’s death featuring prominently in the ongoing mourning
commemorations for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.However,
two US officials told Channel 12 news that the information related to
general dialogue between Iranian officials on potentially assassinating
the US president, rather than a specific plot.The officials said that
they believed Israel gave the information to the US to improve ties
between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump and to try and
influence Washington’s policies on Iran.One of the officials noted that
Israel had given similar information over plans by Iran and Iran-linked
terror groups over the past year.Trump, who has faced several
assassination attempts — including the 2024 shooting in which a bullet
grazed his ear — this week referred to threats against him, saying, “I’m
on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their
lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe
doesn’t last very long.”Amid the fears of an assassination attempt,
Trump unexpectedly left Turkey this week aboard an older Air Force One
rather than the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet that brought him
there. The New York Times reported that this was done at the
recommendation of the US Secret Service as a security precaution.Citing
unnamed sources briefed on the matter, the report said that the plane
switch was a precaution and wasn’t prompted by a concrete threat.The
trip to Turkey for the NATO summit, the first international travel for
the new plane, took place as hostilities escalated with Iran, a country
that borders Turkey. Trump later boarded the new plane in Britain for
the flight to Washington.The unexpected plane switch followed months of
scrutiny over the luxury gift intended to serve as a temporary
replacement while Boeing struggles to deliver long-delayed
next-generation Air Force One planes. Critics have questioned the cost,
security and pace of the retrofit.Trump said on Truth Social that he
would use an older baby blue Air Force One plane “for old time’s sake”
to fly from Ankara to RAF Mildenhall in Britain while the new plane
stopped at the same base so US service members stationed there could
tour the aircraft.The US president denied that the switch was due to a
security concern.Still committed-Meanwhile, the White House signaled on
Thursday that it was still committed to the memorandum of understanding
with Iran, even though Trump declared earlier this week that the
framework deal to end the Iran war was “over” after the Islamic Republic
carried out strikes against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and against
neighboring countries.“The United States is still committed to finding a
resolution, and technical talks continue,” read a statement attributed
to a senior US official that the White House has sent to reporters.The
statement acknowledged Trump’s comments against the MOU but signaled
that the US is still prepared to adhere to its terms, so long as Iran
does the same.“President Trump made his feelings very clear yesterday in
no uncertain terms. Iran’s attacks on these innocent vessels are acts
of terrorism,” the senior US official said.“The MOU is
performance-based, and Iran’s actions constitute failed performance at
an unacceptable level,” the official added.While the most recent
exchange of fire has remained confined to the Gulf and has not spilled
over into Israel, Jerusalem is preparing for multiple scenarios, given
concerns that the situation could deteriorate rapidly, Channel 12 has
reported.The fighting, which began with US-Israeli strikes on February
28, entered a truce on April 8, and the US and Iran are engaged in talks
based on the memorandum of understanding they reached last month.The
MOU saw the sides agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for 60
days, but Iran claims the document still gives it the right to manage
shipping through the corridor.Israel is not a party to the memorandum or
the talks, and Israeli officials have criticized the document for
failing to secure a concrete concession from Iran on its nuclear
program.
As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by
the MOU text’s vagueness-Clause on Strait of Hormuz was interpreted by
Tehran as empowering it to dictate route used by ships and attack
vessels that deviate from it, US diplomats tell New York Times By ToI
Staff Today, 10:17 am-JUL 13,26
As the US-Iran deal appears to
unravel over sharp differences regarding the Strait of Hormuz, The New
York Times cited experts Sunday focusing on the vagueness of the text of
the memorandum of understanding that caused the wildly differing
interpretations.While the June 17 MOU explicitly compelled the US to
“fully end the naval blockade within 30 days” and end “any disturbances
or impediments against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the deal was far
less explicit when detailing Tehran’s obligations regarding the
strait.It said Iran would “make arrangements using its best efforts for
the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only.”
It added: “The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialogue with the
Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime
services in the Strait of Hormuz, in discussion with other Persian Gulf
littoral states, in line with the applicable international law and the
sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.”The New York
Times quoted veteran US diplomat Michael Ratney as saying that “no one
should be surprised that Iran views that as explicitly giving them an
enduring role controlling passage through Hormuz.”“Iran’s control
obviously gives them powerful leverage, and they appear to be willing to
risk a resumption of conflict, perhaps even a collapse of the
ceasefire, to maintain that leverage,” he added.The outlet also quoted
longtime negotiator Dennis Ross as saying that in Iran’s view, “you were
opening the strait — but only on the condition that Iran was completely
in control and that any other routes are not acceptable.”The piece
noted that nothing in the MOU specified what route ships would be taking
through the Strait of Hormuz, or limited Iran’s control of what route
they would take.The deal has all but collapsed since Iran last week
started targeting ships using the Oman coast route, with recent days
seeing US strikes on Iranian coastal areas and Iranian retaliatory
attacks on US bases in Gulf states and Jordan.Traffic through the key
oil waterway has plunged from 400 vessels per week late last month — or
over 55 per day — to just 22 ships last Thursday, according to maritime
traffic tracking firm Kpler.
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.”
UN
official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of
intimidation, violence’Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked
operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2
truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who
blocked aid trucks By AFP, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff Today, 1:44
pm-JUL 13,26
A senior UN official on Monday accused Hamas of
interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid
workers, warning that the terror group’s actions were making relief
operations increasingly dangerous.Palestinian Islamist terror movement
Hamas continues to control parts of Gaza, even after Israeli forces
expanded their presence across the majority of the territory.In a
statement, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace
Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, said he “strongly” condemned the obstruction
of humanitarian operations by Gaza’s de facto authorities, referring to
Hamas.Hamas’s actions “endangered humanitarian personnel, intimidated
workers delivering life-saving food assistance and disrupted life-saving
humanitarian operations,” he said.Armed men linked to Hamas allegedly
forced their way into a food distribution point in Jabalia, in the
northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, the UN statement said.The operatives
“also entered a WFP (World Food Programme) warehouse and reportedly
assaulted two truck drivers who were delivering humanitarian supplies,”
it added.Alakbarov said “these incidents are not isolated” and “reflect
an increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence and
obstruction, including smuggling attempts, targeting and abusing
humanitarian operations.”He warned that such actions were hampering the
delivery of life-saving assistance at a time when civilians across Gaza
faced severe hardships.An official from the Hamas-run interior ministry
in Gaza rejected the accusations, calling them unfounded.“These are
baseless accusations. The police and security forces continue to protect
aid trucks and distribution centers and facilitate the work of
international and humanitarian organizations,” he told AFP.He said that
“the police will not allow any attacks on humanitarian workers.”COGAT,
the Defense Ministry body in charge of civilian matters in the
Palestinian territories, slammed Hamas over the latest accusation.“This
constitutes further clear evidence that Hamas cynically exploits the
humanitarian space and the aid intended for the residents of the Gaza
Strip for its own purposes,” COGAT said in a statement.Throughout the
war in Gaza, Israel accused Hamas of stealing aid for its own fighters
or to sell to finance its operations, while others said the looters were
frequently desperate and starving Palestinians.Israel Police scrap
indictment of right-wing activist-Separately on Monday, an indictment
filed in June against Reut Ben Haim, who protested against the delivery
of humanitarian aid to Gaza, was rescinded, following a request by the
Israel Police’s prosecution department.Ben Haim was indicted on two
charges over her role in an incident in May 2025 when she and the Tzav 9
organization she founded blocked aid trucks from traveling from Ashdod
to Gaza-She was indicted on charges of interfering with a police officer
carrying out his duty and creating a disturbance in a public place,
which could lead to a disturbance of the peace.The police did not
explain why the indictment was cancelled.“The entire indictment was
disgraceful and unnecessary in the first place, and public pressure was
still needed [for the police] to calm down,” Ben Haim told the Walla
news website.“We will continue to fight against the restrengthening of
Hamas and stopping the rehabilitation of Gaza until the strip is
demilitarized,” she added.A ceasefire was reached in Gaza between Israel
and Hamas in October following two years of war, which was sparked when
Hamas-led terrorists rampaged through southern Israel on October 7,
2023, slaughtering some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.The second
phase of the ceasefire, which was to involve Hamas’s disarmament and a
gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, has been stalled for
months.Israeli forces have expanded their presence in recent months,
taking control of more than 60 percent of the territory, and targeting
terrorists it says pose a threat.Hamas still exerts control over the
remaining area.Strikes continue in Gaza since the ceasefire. Israel says
it is responding to violations of the truce by Hamas.At least 1,100
Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in
October last year, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. That
toll is unverified and does not differentiate between civilians and
combatants, though the Israeli military believes that Hamas’s overall
figure is largely accurate.Overall, Hamas says over 73,000 people in the
Gaza Strip have been killed since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack
on Israel sparked the war in the enclave. The IDF says it has killed
over 23,000 combatants in Gaza and another 1,600 terrorists inside
Israel during the October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to
minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s
civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas, including
homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.
As ties sour, Poland to
build new memorial for victims of WWII massacres by Ukrainians-Polish PM
claims the killing of 70,000-100,000 civilians by Ukrainian
nationalists, which triggered deadly reprisals against Ukrainian
civilians, was act of ‘genocide’By AFP Today, 8:42 pm-JUL 11,26
WARSAW,
Poland — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday announced the
creation of a new monument to civilian victims of what he called a
“genocide” by “Ukrainian nationalists” in World War II.Warsaw and Kyiv
have been at loggerheads for decades over the massacre of civilians on
both sides during World War II, souring relations.But the dispute has
taken on more significance given Poland’s support for its neighbor as
Ukraine fights off an invasion by Russia.“A Wall of Remembrance will be
erected in Warsaw, with an eternal flame and the names of every victim
who has been found and identified,” Tusk said in a video on social
media.“The republic will not forget any of them.”Tusk’s announcement
came on the eve of the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in 1943, when
units from the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and the Organization of
Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) killed thousands of Poles in Volhynia, now
in northwest Ukraine.According to Poland, between 70,000 and 100,000
civilians were killed between 1943 and 1945, while reprisals are thought
to have claimed the lives of up to 12,000 Ukrainians.The UPA and the
OUN are seen in Ukraine as groups that fought for independence against
the Red Army and the Soviet Union.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky
caused outrage in Poland in May by announcing that he was naming a
military unit after the UPA.In retaliation, Polish President Karol
Nawrocki stripped Zelensky of the country’s highest honour, the Order of
the White Eagle.Heal wounds-Tusk, a former president of the European
Council and a staunch backer of Ukraine against Russia, said “memory and
truth must help us build a better future, without hatred and without
contempt.”“The Europe of peace and mutual respect, the Europe reconciled
after World War II, was made possible thanks to truth and to calling
things by their name.“Whoever wants to join this community must be ready
for this truth.”In Olyka, northwest Ukraine, Poland’s Defense Minister
Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a commemorative ceremony that Warsaw and
Kyiv needed to “move forward together” to “build a better future by
accepting responsibility for the past.”“Friendship means telling each
other the truth, even the difficult truth,” he said, adding that he was
“not here to reopen old wounds but to heal them.”In Warsaw, Ukraine’s
Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar, laid a wreath in memory of “all
victims of the Second World War, whether Polish or Ukrainian.”He called
for “reconciliation” between the two countries, which he said was
essential to confronting “the Russian threat.”Ceremonies were also held
in the southeastern Polish border town of Chelm — a key rail link to
Kyiv — at the site of a planned museum to those who died at Volhynia.The
town’s mayor, Jakub Banaszek, said the commemorations were “not
directed against today’s Ukraine or its citizens” nor to cause division
and hostility.“They are an expression of remembrance for the victims of
historical events,” he added.
US military delegation visits
Beirut to discuss IDF ‘pilot zone’ withdrawal-Lebanese officials say key
aim of US officials’ trip is ‘the translation and implementation of the
framework agreement,’ confirm Lebanon will attend upcoming Rome talks
with Israel By AFP and Emanuel Fabian-Today, 7:18 pmUpdated at 10:05
pm-JUL 11,26
A US military delegation met with Lebanon’s army in
Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from a
“pilot zone” in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official told
AFP on Saturday.Under a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel
will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has
deployed troops to fight Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shi’ite terror
movement.As part of the agreement, the long-disempowered Lebanese
military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot
zones.“The American military delegation arrived and began meetings with
the Lebanese army command to discuss the mechanisms for implementing the
first pilot zone from which the Israelis will withdraw, allowing the
Lebanese army to deploy,” the official said, requesting anonymity.“This
is the main objective the American military delegation is bringing to
Lebanon… it is the translation and implementation of the framework
agreement.”US Ambassador Michel Issa told President Joseph Aoun on
Thursday that the American delegation was coming to “determine the
mechanism” for the deal’s implementation.In Washington, a US official
had said on condition of anonymity that “the first pilot zone will
launch in a matter of days, and further pilot zones are being mapped out
and planned.”US Central Command will coordinate on the zones with both
countries, he said.The agreement — rejected by Hezbollah — does not set a
timetable for Israel’s withdrawal, and Israeli officials have also
vowed that their forces will remain in a “security zone” 10 kilometers
(six miles) deep as long as Hezbollah remains armed.The war, which began
in early March when Hezbollah entered the wider Middle East conflict on
the side of its backer Iran, displaced more than a million people in
Lebanon, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA.On Saturday the
agency said more than 732,000 people had now returned home, up from
640,000 a week before.That leaves more than 430,000 still displaced, it
added.Israel has pursued intermittent strikes amid the truce with
Hezbollah, with Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reporting
several in the south on Saturday, including in the town of Mansouri near
Tyre.The Israel Defense Forces later said it struck Hezbollah
operatives who were identified transporting weapons inside the south
Lebanon buffer zone.Troops of the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division
spotted several Hezbollah operatives entering the IDF’s security zone in
a vehicle and moving several anti-tank missiles from it into a
building, the military said, sharing footage of the incident.After
several more Hezbollah operatives transported weapons into the building
and entered it, the IDF carried out an airstrike against the structure
“to remove the threat.”The military said secondary explosions were
identified at the building following the strike, which it published
video of.The latest talks between Lebanon and Israel, which have no
formal relations but have met for five rounds of negotiations since the
start of the war, will take place in Rome nextednesday and
Thursday.Lebanon had initially conditioned its participation on Israel
withdrawing from two pilot zones.But a Lebanese official, speaking on
condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP on Saturday that “Lebanon will
participate,” without offering further details.The talks precede Aoun’s
expected visit to Washington later this month at the invitation of his
American counterpart Donald Trump.
Germany’s AfD vows to expel
all migrants without legal status if it wins eastern region-Far-right
party, which is leading rival conservatives in polls, says it aims to
shift school curricula away from what it deems an excessive focus on
Nazi-era guilt-By AFP Today, 5:35 pm-JUL 11,26
MAGDEBURG, Germany
— Germany’s far-right AfD party on Saturday unveiled a manifesto for
its first 100 days in office if it wins control of an eastern region,
pledging to immediately expel all undocumented immigrants.The
Alternative for Germany has a lead of nearly 20 points over the
mainstream conservatives in opinion polls in the state of Saxony-Anhalt,
which votes for its government in September.In an address to delegates
in the city of Magdeburg, AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund set out the
first 10 measures he promised to implement once in office, following the
September 6 vote.The 35-year-old said he would expel all irregular
migrants from the state “from the very first minute.”“We will use all
available leeway, including detention pending deportation, to send back
as many as possible,” and oblige asylum seekers to carry out community
service or risk having their benefits cut, he said.If the
anti-immigration, pro-Russia, and pro-Donald Trump AfD wins, it would be
the first far-right party to govern a German federal region since the
end of World War II.It has surged in popularity in recent years of
economic turbulence, in line with far-right parties elsewhere in
Europe.Siegmund said the party would defend a traditional family model,
made up of “a man, a woman and children from that couple.”He vowed to
ban the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag in schools and ensure instead that the
national flag be flown in public establishments.In the longer term, he
aimed to change history curricula in schools, which he said were too
focused on Germany’s Nazi-era guilt.He said that “to prevent young
people from leaving rural areas,” the AfD would offer a 1,500-euro
($1,700) subsidy to finance driving licenses for apprentices.
Area
'critical to the defense of the Galilee'Beneath Beaufort’s strategic
bulwark, a Hezbollah lair built to attack Israel is unearthed-Built into
rocky ridge below imposing Crusader fortress, massive tunnel system,
complete with showers and operating room, allowed terror group to launch
Iranian arms at Metula and elsewhere without detection, IDF says-By
Emanuel Fabian 12 July 2026, 6:00 pm
BEAUFORT RIDGE, Lebanon —
With cool air rushing over the sweeping view from atop Beaufort Castle
at dawn, it is easy to forget that just a few months ago, Hezbollah
operatives launched hundreds of attacks at Israeli troops and northern
Israel from this strategic escarpment.In late May, Israel recaptured the
historic Beaufort Castle and the surrounding ridge, 26 years after
withdrawing from the site, as it pushed deeper into Lebanon during the
fighting against Hezbollah.Speaking to reporters during an organized
media tour of the area last week, the commander of the 36th Division,
Brig. Gen. Yiftah Norkin, said the capture of the Beaufort Ridge was
“critical to the defense of the Galilee Panhandle, Metula, and the
surrounding communities.”Sitting atop a steep bluff some 680 meters
(2,230 feet) above sea level, the site, known in Lebanon as Qalaat
al-Shakif, commands sweeping views of the Galilee Panhandle in northern
Israel, as well as the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon, making it a
strategically valuable position.Home to a medieval fortress and castle
that today lies mostly in ruins, Beaufort also holds symbolic importance
as an emblem of Israel’s past military entanglements in Lebanon,
particularly the 18-year occupation that ended in 2000.According to the
Israel Defense Forces, operations in the Beaufort Castle area are
focused on capturing and demolishing major Hezbollah underground sites,
as well as preventing the terror group from carrying out rocket attacks
on Israel from the area.Hezbollah launched over 400 rockets from the
Beaufort Ridge toward northern Israel during the current round of
fighting, mainly at the border community of Metula, the military
says.The fighting began in early March, when the Lebanese terror group
began firing missiles and drones at Israel in support of its patron,
Iran.It also dispatched first-person view drones and fired anti-tank
missiles at troops operating in southern Lebanon from the area.About a
kilometer (0.6 miles) south of the Crusader-built fortress, beneath the
ridge, the military uncovered several major Hezbollah tunnels, which it
said were constructed with direct Iranian assistance.During Tuesday’s
tour, reporters were taken into one of the tunnels, which stretches 1.3
kilometers (0.8 miles) from the cliff face into the mountain.“The
tunnels were intended for two purposes: first, to fire directly toward
Israel. The moment you exit the tunnel, you can see Metula right in
front of you,” said an officer in the elite Yahalom combat engineering
unit.“And its second purpose is to defend against an IDF ground maneuver
to the Beaufort Ridge, in which, as you can see, we defeated them
(Hezbollah),” he said.Soldiers and officers were made available to
comment on condition of anonymity, in line with military protocol.Troops
said they found “an exceptional quantity” of arms inside the Beaufort
Ridge tunnels, including “unique and highly valuable” weapons, such as
anti-aircraft systems and Iranian-made anti-helicopter mines.The Yahalom
officer said troops found Iranian weapons “that we had not previously
gotten our hands on,” which were taken for examination in Israel.The
tunnel featured water and electricity infrastructure, and numerous
rooms, including several living quarters complete with showers, toilets,
kitchenettes, and what officers said was a fully equipped operating
room for medical procedures.“This operating room is at the highest level
you can imagine, completely sterile, with machines and equipment —
everything needed to perform a procedure right here inside this tunnel,”
the Yahalom officer said.According to officers, Hezbollah operatives
could spend many months at a time in the tunnel.The Yahalom officer said
the tunnel likely took 10 to 15 years to construct and set up.“Building
such an underground system in the rocky terrain here in southern
Lebanon is an undertaking that requires major investment and a great
deal of time,” he said. “The process here involves drilling, blasting
along the route, and then removing the excavated earth — all of this
without being exposed to Israeli eyes.”The army said it plans to
demolish the facility.During the tour, explosives placed by the Yahalom
troops could already be seen in many of the rooms and passages.
Reporters were warned not to light cigarettes inside the tunnel.The IDF
has uncovered several similar Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon and
says they were all built with direct Iranian assistance, planning, and
funding.Asked whether there had been fighting inside the underground
facility when it was captured by the army, the officer said that “there
were terrorists who were killed in the tunnel.”Despite the castle being
only about five kilometers (three miles) from the Israeli border, it
took a convoy of army Humvees an hour and a half to reach the site,
detouring around the sheer slope overlooking the Litani River to the
fortress’s east and instead approaching the ridge from the less rugged
western side.On the way there, the convoy passed row after row of razed
buildings in southern Lebanese villages near the Israeli border.Israeli
troops pushed into southern Lebanon in March after Hezbollah began
firing rockets at Israel in support of Tehran days after the US and
Israel started attacking Iran.Soldiers are positioned up to 10
kilometers inside southern Lebanon in what Israeli officials have termed
a “security zone” aimed at preventing Hezbollah from launching
anti-tank guided missiles directly at Israeli border communities and
reducing the terror group’s ability to launch rockets at the country.On
May 31, the IDF captured Beaufort Castle — located inside the buffer
zone — as part of expanded ground operations against Hezbollah.Fighting
has tapered off for the last few months under a shaky ceasefire, though
both sides continue to launch occasional attacks.Just a few kilometers
north of Beaufort Castle stands the Ali Taher ridge, on the outskirts of
Nabatieh, where Israeli troops and Hezbollah operatives are in a tense
holding pattern.The Israeli military currently controls the ridge above
ground, but beneath the hill, Hezbollah has another “strategic”
underground facility. According to the IDF, that underground site is the
“nerve center” of Hezbollah’s Badr regional division.Dozens of
Hezbollah operatives are believed to remain underground there, and the
IDF, amid the ceasefire, has occasionally struck members of the terror
group trying to escape or bring in reinforcements to the tunnel system,
officers said.However, because of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is
prevented from capturing the underground passages beneath the
ridge.Norkin, the division commander, said his forces were “currently in
a defensive phase under the ceasefire,” but were prepared for any
scenario and ready to return to offensive operations.With fighting on
hold, “Hezbollah is refreshing its forces, trying to remove weapons from
the combat zone and improve some of its positions and capabilities,” he
said.“We are monitoring this,” Norkin added. “If we are required to
return to fighting, we will be able to strike those forces, and we are
prepared for any scenario in this regard.
Iran increasingly
scapegoats Baha’i minority, including accusing members of spying for
Israel-Rights groups say anti-government protests, war with US and
Israel prompted Islamic Republic to publicly incite against the faith,
arrest dozens of its members, some without charge By FATMA KHALED Today,
3:50 pm-JUL 13,26
AP — Peyvand Naimi has spent more than six
months in an Iranian prison, accused of killing state security agents
during nationwide protests, although his family says no formal charges
or evidence have been presented. “The Baha’is will not be released,” the
family says it was told by the prosecutor.Ever since the Baha’i faith
was founded in Persia — now Iran — in the 19th century, its followers
there have been persecuted, usually more harshly during times of
crisis.This year, amid massive anti-government protests and war with the
United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic has mounted a fierce
crackdown on the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, human
rights groups say.Since January, dozens of Baha’is have been imprisoned
because of their faith, human rights groups say. Holy books and
religious symbols have been desecrated during raids of Baha’i family
homes — which these groups say is evidence of authorities’ sectarian
motivations. Those detained have faced mistreatment ranging from
electric shocks to mock hangings, and some have made forced confessions
to crimes punishable by death, rights groups say.The Islamic Republic’s
intensified campaign against Baha’is is part of a wider crackdown across
Iran. Nationwide protests that began in late December prompted the
deadliest backlash by Iranian security forces since the Islamic Republic
took power in 1979, with thousands killed and tens of thousands
reportedly arrested.Iran’s Foreign Ministry and its spokesperson at the
United Nations didn’t respond to multiple requests to discuss the
treatment of Baha’is.The targeting of Baha’is, who make up less than 1
percent of Iran’s population, is hardly discreet: The authoritarian
government often uses state TV and social media to accuse followers of
being spies and blame them for the country’s economic woes.“Every time
there is a crisis — social, economic or political — shift the blame to
the Baha’is,” said Simin Fahandej, who represents the international
community of Baha’is at the United Nations. “And this [year’s] protest
and the war have also been no different.”While Baha’is often practice
their religion in secret, the Iranian public is encouraged to report on
neighbors if they are known or suspected followers of the faith, which
is considered immoral by the country’s ruling clerics.“Much of this
portrayal stems from theological hostility,” said Omid Ghaemmaghami, an
associate professor of Middle East Studies at the State University of
New York at Binghamton. He and other experts said the scapegoating of
Baha’is also serves to instill fear and obedience among other Iranians.A
confession made under duress-Naimi was arrested at work on the
afternoon of January 8 by agents from Iran’s intelligence ministry,
according to his family, which insists he did not participate in
anti-government protests. Amnesty International says the alleged
killings of three Basij agents during January 8 protests in Kerman took
place after he was arrested. The government has not publicized any
details about the alleged killings.On February 1, Iranian state TV
broadcast a clip of him admitting to taking part in the protests, though
his family says the confession was made under duress.Authorities also
accused Naimi of “celebrating” from prison the killing of supreme leader
Ali Khamenei during the opening salvos of the Iran war, according to
the Baha’i International Community. The group said Naimi at the time had
no access to communications and “no knowledge” of Khamenei’s
death.Naimi told his family over the phone that he was held in solitary
confinement in Kerman Central Prison for over two months, according to
Fahandej.Naimi’s cousin Emilia Nazari said a judge ordered Naimi’s
release on March 7, but he remained behind bars. Soon after, family
members visited the prosecutor’s office every day for more than a week
to demand his release. That is when the family says the prosecutor told
them it would never happen — and referred to Naimi only by his
religion.When his parents visited him in late March, he told them he had
been subjected to 10 days of harsh treatment that included denial of
food, Nazari said. In mid-May, his family learned that he was
transferred out of solitary and into a cell among the general population
at the Kerman prison, Nazari said.Baha’is have a long history of
persecution in Iran-The Baha’i faith was founded in the 1860s by a
Persian nobleman named Baha’u’llah, who was considered a prophet by his
followers. He taught that all religions represent progressive stages in
the revelation of God’s will, leading to the unity of all people and
faiths.There are more than 5 million Baha’is across the world, according
to Harvard University’s The Pluralism Project. Most live in Asia, with
the largest community in India. The Baha’i World Centre, the faith’s
spiritual and administrative center, is located in the Israeli cities of
Acre and Haifa, the latter of which is home to the famed Baha’i
Gardens.Baha’is also face persecution in Egypt, Qatar and Yemen. But the
mistreatment is greatest in Iran, where Shiite Muslim clerics have
regarded the faith as heretical since its earliest days.After the 1979
Islamic Revolution, many Baha’is fled Iran in the face of arrests,
executions, property seizures, and restrictions on education and
employment. Some stayed, while others have returned in the ensuing
decades. An estimated 300,000 Baha’is live in Iran, whose population
exceeds 90 million.Many Baha’is feel a sense of purpose by remaining in
Iran, said Sheyda Kamran, a professor at the Baha’i Institute for Higher
Education. Despite living in fear, her students often ask how they can
help Iranians grieving losses from protests and war. “They have a goal,”
she said. “That is the only way they can survive.”Scapegoating
intensified after war began-The crackdown against Baha’is — and all
Iranians — intensified after the US and Israel launched the war in late
February.The Baha’i International Community says at least 63 Baha’is
were detained in Iranian prisons as of June 11, though it says the
figure is likely an undercount because some families fear speaking
out.Most detainees are being held without known charges, while others
face accusations of “propaganda against the regime” and acts deemed
“contrary to Islamic law,” the Human Rights Activists News Agency said
on X.Some Iranian television outlets and social media accounts have
amplified anti-Baha’i rhetoric in recent months, accusing followers of
the faith of collaborating with Israel to undermine the Islamic
Republic.In May, in the northern Mazandaran province, an exhibition open
to the public portrayed Baha’is as enemies of the state, according to
IRNA, the Iranian state-run news agency. A representative for Iran’s
supreme leader who attended the exhibition, Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi
Laini, said Baha’is are “spies” and should be banned from owning
property, according to the semiofficial news agency Tasnim.The highly
publicized harassment of Baha’is suggests the real purpose is to instill
fear among all Iranians, said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, founder of Iran
Human Rights, an Oslo-based organization.“I think it’s part of the
general intensification of the repression in Iran,” he said.Baha’is pay a
‘heavy price’ for remaining in Iran-In April, Behzad Basiri was
arrested by Revolutionary Guard agents at his house in Shiraz — without
any charges, according to his family, which said Baha’i holy books were
torn up during the raid. His wife Mandana Sotoudeh was arrested the same
day at her parents’ house, and her sister Mahsa Sotoudeh had been
detained three days earlier.Basiri was released on bail on May 6; his
wife and sister-in-law were released on bail on July 1, according to
their family.Basiri’s sister, Roya, who lives in Canada, said some of
her family members chose to stay in Iran out of love for the country and
hope for a better future.“They’re paying the heavy price for that
choice,” she said.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS FOR ISRAEL.HE WAS OK.
Sen.
Lindsey Graham died of aorta tear, medical examiner says in preliminary
finding-Condition, called aortic dissection, tied to hardening of US
lawmaker’s arteries; official cause of death to be published after
further testing-By AP Today, 12:56 pm
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey
Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who
traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive US foreign policy,
died after a tear in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical
examiner finding shared by his office.The tear in the inner wall of the
aorta, called an aortic dissection, was related to the hardening of
Graham’s arteries. An official cause of death will be disclosed after
toxicological and microscopic testing.Graham, a prominent South Carolina
Republican, former Air Force lawyer and outspoken supporter of Israel
who served in Congress for more than three decades, had turned 71 years
old just two days before dying on Saturday night. His office had
originally said he had suffered from a “brief and sudden illness.”Trump,
who talked to Graham frequently, said he was “like a member of the
family. It’s very tough.” He said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Graham
had called him on Saturday night after returning from a trip to Ukraine
and “sounded a little bit tired, but perfect.” The president ordered
that flags across the country be flown at half-staff until next Saturday
evening.A noted foreign policy hawk, Graham was one of the most
influential figures in Washington on international affairs, and he
advised Trump on matters such as the Iran war and Russia. On Friday,
Graham had announced an agreement with the Trump administration to move
forward on a package of Russia sanctions.As chairman of the Senate
Budget Committee, Graham also had a central role during Trump’s second
term as Republicans pushed major legislation on party-line votes while
holding a narrow 53-47 majority in the chamber.Under South Carolina law,
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster will appoint a temporary replacement for
Graham, who was seeking a fifth term in November.A new nominee will be
selected in a special primary, which is required to be held within weeks
of a vacancy.The winner of November’s general election will start a
full six-year term in January.
Police arrest dozens as undercover
agent busts suspected arms, drug smuggling network-Police say operation
marks first time Bedouin agent used for elite undercover probe; police
say 4 M16s, dozens of handguns and cocaine among the contraband seized
in multiple raids By Charlie Summers-Today, 11:39 am-JUL 13,26
The
Israel Police on Monday arrested dozens of individuals suspected of
trafficking arms and dangerous drugs after an extended undercover
investigation.Authorities said the raid was made possible after a
Bedouin agent working undercover for an elite police investigative body
infiltrated the network, marking the first time a member of the
community was employed for such a task.The agent, nicknamed “The Nomad,”
operated under the auspices of the Lahav 433 major crimes unit for an
extended period, gathering evidence against the alleged smugglers before
this morning’s wave of arrests.Hundreds of officers raided locations
across the country, nabbing suspects ferreted out by the agent. Many of
the targets were located in southern Bedouin towns, including Rahat, Tel
Sheva, and Bir Hadaj, but police also made arrests in Arad, Dimona,
Eilat, and East Jerusalem.The agent documented a significant number of
arms and drug transactions, police said.Four M16s, dozens of handguns,
and half a kilogram of cocaine were among the items seized in the raids,
according to police.Lahav 433 chief Manny Binyamin lauded the covert
operation, saying the agent’s deployment enabled cops to “expose a vast
criminal infrastructure and deal a major blow to arms and drug
traffickers across the country.”Police added that officers will bring
suspects to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court later on Monday for an
extension of their remand.The exact number of individuals arrested is
unclear.The raids came amid a violent crime crisis which, according to
the Abraham Initiatives crime watchdog, has killed 155 members of the
Arab community since the start of the year, an 18 percent jump over the
128 deaths during the same period in 2025, which was the bloodiest year
on record in the Arab community.Killings are often the result of feuds
between crime families.The watchdog has accused National Security
Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who oversees police, of gutting programs meant
to curb violence in the Arab community.His first full year in office,
2023, was at the time the bloodiest year on record in the Arab
community, with the number of Arab homicide victims soaring to 244, more
than double the previous year, according to the watchdog.The numbers
have since climbed, with the Abraham Initiatives reporting 252 victims
in 2025.
UK pledges £250 million over 3 years to boost protection
of Jewish communities-Outgoing PM Keir Starmer says tackling
antisemitism ‘has been central to my leadership from day one,’ amid
major spike in attacks on British Jews By Agencies Today, 5:12 am-JUL
13,26
LONDON — Britain will spend more than £250 million ($335
million) across the next three years to better protect its Jewish
communities, the government said Monday, following a series of recent
antisemitic attacks.The funding will deliver over 500 additional
officers across England and Wales, boosting security in Jewish
neighborhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centers, the
government said.There has been a string of attacks on Jewish-linked
sites in the capital this year, including the torching of four Jewish
community ambulances in March. In April, Britain raised its national
terrorism threat level to “severe” from “substantial” in response to an
antisemitic stabbing attack in north London.The new package, which is
on top of a £25 million funding announced following the stabbings in
April, includes around 300 additional officers in London and around 80
in Greater Manchester — where a synagogue was attacked last year by a
terrorist, resulting in two dead — alongside £43 million for forces
serving other areas with significant Jewish populations.“The rise in
antisemitism we have seen in recent years is a test of our values as a
country and tackling it has been central to my leadership from day one,”
outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Monday’s
statement.London’s Metropolitan Police is due to receive £86 million
from the new funding, while £59 million was earmarked for
counterterrorism policing.Police will increase patrols at times of
heightened vulnerability, offering visible reassurance and helping to
deter hate crime and antisemitic incidents, the government said.This
latest package is intended to be spent over a three-year period. Part of
it will finance education measures in the fight against
antisemitism.“Jewish communities are facing an exceptional threat with
rising hate crime alongside terrorism and interference from hostile
states,” said Matt Jukes, deputy commissioner of London Metropolitan
Police.After April’s Golders Green attack, Starmer pledged extra
funding, at the same time accusing Iran of wanting “to harm British
Jews.”In May, London’s Metropolitan Police announced the creation of a
special unit to protect Jews following a spate of hate attacks amid
growing antisemitism.
Massive fire at a bar in Bangkok kills at
least 27 people-Another 22 revelers at venue in Thai capital in critical
condition, officials say, after fire that ignited at front of stage
spread rapidly and smoke filled the room By Panarat Thepgumpanat and
Chayut Setboonsarng Today, 2:15 am-JUL 13,26
BANGKOK (Reuters) —
An explosive fire at a popular pub in Thailand’s capital Bangkok has
killed 27 people, with another 22 injured in critical condition,
officials said on Monday, in one of the deadliest such incidents in the
tourism hub in recent years.“We have recovered 27 bodies, others are
being sent to hospital,” said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who
visited the site of the fire that broke out at 11:57 pm local time.Based
on survivor accounts, he said the pub in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district
rapidly filled with smoke after a fire broke out, forcing many to run to
the back of the venue near the bathrooms, but there were no fire
escapes.Another 63 people injured in the incident have been
hospitalized, said Suriyachai Rawiwan, director of the Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration’s Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation.“The number of deaths has stabilized at 27,” he told
Reuters.Of those injured and hospitalized, 22 are in critical condition,
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt told reporters.There were no
initial reports of any Israelis killed or wounded in the fire, though
Thailand is a very popular tourist destination for Israeli travelers.By
the time the rescue workers arrived at the scene of the accident, the
fire that witnesses said ignited at the front of the venue’s stage had
already burned through the area, according to Suriyachai.“We have to
wait for the police to investigate,” he added.Body-camera footage from
an emergency worker seen by Reuters shows firefighters in oxygen masks
moving through the darkened remains of the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub
with flashlights as they searched for survivors.Several victims can be
seen lying prone on the floor near the pub’s toilets while rescue
workers carry in stretchers. The video also shows what appears to be the
fire-damaged main room of the venue, with bar tables and stools still
visible.Chadchart said the pub had procured proper permits and had fire
exits, but the fire spread rapidly and smoke filled the room,
potentially making it hard for patrons to escape.In the early hours of
the morning, emergency personnel remained at the scene as bodies were
prepared for transport and forensic teams collected evidence to help
identify the victims.Numbered bodies lay in two rows awaiting removal,
surrounded by a large number of rescue workers. Firefighters stood near
the pub’s entrance, its facade scorched and blackened by the blaze.A
band member at the venue told local media that smoke suddenly filled the
room after the lights briefly went out, followed by a massive explosion
and fire.“After the explosion I didn’t see anybody trying to run, most
of them were on the floor asking for help,” he told reporters, his head
still bandaged, without giving his name. “I ran towards the door from
the stage, about five meters. It was dark and there was smoke, no
oxygen.”Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
IN
TORONTO THERE WAS 2 KILLED. AND SOME 4 INJURED. WHEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A
COUPLE OF GANG BANGIN, DRUG DEALIN PIMPS. SHOT AT EACH OTHER AT A LATIN
FESTIVAL.I THINK THE 2 ESCAPED.AND LEFT THE SCENE.TORONTO IS JUST AS BAD
NOW AS ANY MUSLIM COUNTRY FOR KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.
2 dead, 4
injured after ‘exchange of gunfire’ in the middle of Toronto street
festival-By Isaac Callan Global News-Posted July 11, 2026 9:23 pm
Two
men have died and four more people are injured after an “exchange of
gunfire” between two suspects in the middle of a crowded Toronto street
festival.Toronto police had initially warned there could be an active
shooter at the Salsa on St. Clair festival as first responders rushed to
a chaotic scene mobbed by some 13,000 attendees.“There were people that
were injured, there were people that were down,” Deputy Chief Frank
Barredo told reporters. “It was a very active and chaotic scene.”The
first call, he said, came in around 8:12 p.m. in the area of St. Clair
and Arlington.Information from police changed in the hours that
followed, including at one point suggesting six people had been
injured.Eventually, they confirmed two men had died, and four other
people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.Rather than an
active shooter randomly targeting festival goers, police said they
thought it was two people with guns “targeting each other” in the middle
of a crowd.Barredo said it was “difficult to say with certainty” what
happened, but that he believed officers were looking for two
suspects.Nobody has been arrested yet.Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow lamented
the violence.“I’m deeply disturbed and angry about this reckless,
irresponsible act of violence,” she said.“Right in the middle of a
festival attended by families, children, seniors. Just beyond words how
disturbed I am.”Amellia St John, who was at the festival with her
friend, told Global News she saw one person get shot.“We heard about
seven shots, then we see everyone running, so I started running too,”
she said.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was “devastated” by the
violence that shattered the weekend.“My thoughts are with the victims,
their families and everyone affected,” he wrote in a post on social
media.“Thank you to Toronto Police and our first responders for
responding to this horrific incident. The person responsible must be
caught, brought to justice and spend the rest of their life behind
bars.”The shooting happened on the evening of the first night of Salsa
on St. Clair, which was set to run on both Saturday and Sunday.Currently
in its 22nd year, the festival is a celebration of Latin culture with
performances as well as many of the street food stalls seen at other
events around the city in the summer.“I really don’t feel safe at these
events anymore,” St John added.“I feel like this is the last time I will
be going to an event like this… I thought I was going to come out here
and have fun and after I saw a person die, I really don’t feel safe to
come out here anymore.”
Salsa on St. Clair festival cancelled in aftermath of deadly shootings-By Isaac Callan Global News-Posted July 12, 2026 12:01 pm
Toronto’s
annual Salsa on St. Clair festival has been cancelled after the event
was shattered by gunfire on Saturday night that left two people dead and
four more injured.Toronto police, paramedics and firefighters rushed to
the festival at St. Clair Avenue and Arlington Avenue just after 8 p.m.
in response to reports that initially pointed to an active shooter.As
first responders tried to get control of a chaotic scene where 13,000
attendees tried to run for shelter, they confirmed two people had died
and two guns had been recovered.Four more people sustained serious
injuries and were rushed to hospital.Speaking at the scene on Saturday
night, Toronto police said there were three crime scenes.They said it
was not an active shooter, but rather they were working under the theory
that there was “an exchange of gunfire” in the middle of the crowd by
two people “targeting each other.”In a statement, Salsa on St. Clair
organizers said the police investigation that now dominates the mid-town
street had forced them to shut down for the year.“We are shocked and
deeply saddened by the shootings at the Salsa on St. Clair festival
early Saturday evening,” the organizers wrote.“Due to the complex police
investigation at the scene, we understand that the festival will not
resume today, Sunday, July 12.”So far, police have not released any
suspect descriptions for the shooting or made any arrests.The force’s
homicide, guns and gangs officers are leading the investigation into the
shooting.Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow lamented the violence.“I’m deeply
disturbed and angry about this reckless, irresponsible act of violence,”
she said.“Right in the middle of a festival attended by families,
children, seniors. Just beyond words how disturbed I am.”Ontario Premier
Doug Ford said he was “devastated” by the violence that shattered the
weekend.“My thoughts are with the victims, their families and everyone
affected,” he wrote in a post on social media.“Thank you to Toronto
Police and our first responders for responding to this horrific
incident. The person responsible must be caught, brought to justice and
spend the rest of their life behind bars.”Prime Minister Mark Carney
also said he was “appalled” by the violence.
Indian Ocean may
impact long, dry winter spells in Eastern Mediterranean – study-Hebrew
University findings could help improve seasonal forecasting of drought
risk in parched Levant-By Sue Surkes-12 July 2026, 11:53 pm
While
the world focuses on the Pacific Ocean for signs of a possible “Super
El Niño,” new research from Jerusalem’s Hebrew University suggests that
temperature patterns in the Indian Ocean may influence prolonged dry
winter spells in the Eastern Mediterranean, months in advance.The
findings could improve seasonal forecasting of drought risk in one of
the world’s most water-stressed regions.The study, due to be published
in Atmospheric Research, was carried out by doctoral student Victor
Murphy and Assaf Hochman of the university’s Earth Sciences Institute,
with Sigalit Berkovic of the Israel Institute for Biological
Research.Forecasting dry spells lasting weeks during the Levant’s winter
is difficult.The team examined how the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), a
recurring pattern of warming and cooling across the tropical Indian
Ocean, might be connected to these arid spells.By analyzing more than 70
years of climate observations and atmospheric data, the researchers
discovered that positive phases of the Indian Ocean Dipole are linked to
large-scale shifts in atmospheric circulation spanning the Indian
Ocean, Eurasia, and the Eastern Mediterranean.During a positive phase,
warm waters are pushed to the western part of the Indian Ocean, and cold
waters from the deep rise to the surface in the Eastern Indian Ocean.
These shifts favor stable high-pressure systems that suppress rainfall
and increase the likelihood of prolonged winter dry spells. The study
also found that conditions in the Indian Ocean during December connect
with an increased chance of especially long dry spells later in the
winter.“When we think about drought in the Eastern Mediterranean, we
rarely think about the Indian Ocean,” said Berkovic. “Yet our research
shows that what happens thousands of kilometers away can reshape the
atmospheric circulation that determines whether our region experiences
weeks without rain. This highlights just how interconnected Earth’s
climate system really is.”“Weather in the Mediterranean is not
controlled only by local conditions,” said Hochman. “Our results show
that changes in the tropical Indian Ocean can trigger atmospheric
processes that ultimately shape winter rainfall in the Levant.
Understanding these long-distance climate connections gives us valuable
insight into predicting weather extremes months in advance.”Rather than
focusing on El Niño alone, the study emphasizes that multiple tropical
oceans contribute to seasonal climate variability and that incorporating
Indian Ocean conditions into forecasting systems could improve
predictions of drought risk and other weather extremes in the Eastern
Mediterranean.The Israel Meteorological Service warned earlier this
month that life-threatening urban flooding, wind gusts of up to 150
kilometers (93 miles) per hour, oversized hailstones, and extensive
lightning storms could hit Israel as the El Niño phenomenon tightens its
grip.El Niño is a phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years,
during which surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial
Pacific Ocean warm up and the global jet stream is disrupted.
IDF
says it hit weapons site in Gaza, as 6 said killed in Strip, including
girl-IDF says unaware of incident in which 9-year-old reported killed;
says operatives were inside arms factory during strike, 2 Hamas members
killed last week By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies 12 July 2026, 8:17 pm
Israeli
fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday reportedly killed at least six people,
including a 9-year-old girl, as Palestinian media reported a series of
particularly heavy strikes in Gaza City, which the army said targeted a
weapons production site and killed Hamas operatives who were working
there.Medics said Israeli gunfire directed at a tent encampment on the
eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza hit
9-year-old Tala Abu Matar. She succumbed to her wounds and was taken to
the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital.The military said it was unaware of the
incident.Separately, the military carried out a large strike in the
Sabra area of Gaza City Sunday afternoon, which it said hit a makeshift
weapons production site.Footage shared by Palestinian media showed the
moment of the strike, indicating that the IDF gave prior
warning-Witnesses said the site was hit with three missiles.According to
the army, it bombed the site as Hamas operatives were working
there.Recently, Hamas operatives worked at the site to “manufacture
weapon components in an attempt to restore the organization’s
capabilities,” in a “violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the military
said.“The manufacturing site was struck while several Hamas terrorists
were operating inside it,” the IDF said, adding that the operatives were
advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians.IDF says two Hamas
members killed last week.The IDF announced separately that it killed two
Hamas operatives in strikes in the Gaza Strip last week, both of whom
it said were advancing attacks on troops stationed in the area.A strike
on Saturday killed Hassan Mustafa Zahir Al-Razina, whom the military
said tried to plant explosive devices “in the area of the Yellow Line,”
and advance other attacks.A separate strike on Thursday killed Mohammad
Mahmoud Abd al-Mu’ti Fayyoumi, identified by the IDF as a member of
Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force.Fayyoumi was advancing “imminent” attacks on
troops operating in Gaza, the military said.Both operatives had “posed
an immediate threat to the troops and were eliminated in aerial
strikes,” the IDF added.Counting Sunday’s deaths, at least 1,100
Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in
October last year, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. That
toll is unverified and does not differentiate between civilians and
combatants, though the Israeli military believes that Hamas’s overall
figure is largely accurate.Overall, Hamas says over 73,000 people in the
Gaza Strip have been killed since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack
on Israel sparked the war in the enclave. The IDF says it has killed
over 23,000 combatants in Gaza and another 1,600 terrorists inside
Israel during the October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to
minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s
civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas, including
homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.
Election date finalized
for October 27, with government set to complete full term-Vote will be
first to be held on schedule in 40 years, with Netanyahu’s government
the first to finish its entire term in 50 years-By Nava Freiberg and ToI
Staff 12 July 2026, 7:53 pm
Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik
announced Sunday that the Knesset will dissolve on July 17 and that
elections will be held on their originally scheduled date of October 27,
the latest date permitted by law.“The current Knesset will complete its
full term and will not be dissolved [early]. The election date remains
as established by law — October 27,” Afik said during a Knesset House
Committee discussion.This would mark the first elections to be held on
schedule in Israel since 1988, and make Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s current government the first Israeli government to complete
its full term since 1973.The announcement came as the coalition has
embarked on a legislative blitz aimed at passing as many of its
contentious bills as possible before the parliament dissolves, when
legislation generally grinds to a halt unless agreed to by both the
coalition and the opposition.The current government, Israel’s 37th, was
formed on December 29, 2022, after the collapse of the Naftali
Bennett-Yair Lapid government.Made up of Netanyahu’s Likud party
together with several ultra-Orthodox parties and far-right parties, the
current government is generally considered the most hardline ever to
govern the country.It has been at risk of collapse on several occasions,
primarily over its efforts to codify long-standing exemptions from
mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men, which are
controversial even within the coalition.Additionally, far-right parties
threatened on several occasions to collapse the government amid the war
in Gaza, in opposition to hostage-ceasefire deals with Hamas.According
to polls, if elections were held today, Netanyahu and his allies would
fall well short of a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, with the Zionist
opposition bloc – an anti-Netanyahu alliance that excludes the
Arab-majority and ultra-Orthodox parties – teetering on the edge of a
majority itself.Netanyahu’s main challengers for the premiership are
former general and Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot and ex-prime
minister Bennett, who heads the Together party.
