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)
LUKE 21:28-29
28 And when these things begin to come to pass,(ALL THE PROPHECY SIGNS FROM THE BIBLE) then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption (RAPTURE) draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,(ISRAEL) and all the trees;(ALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES)
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.(ISRAEL LITERALLY BECAME AND INDEPENDENT COUNTRY JUST BEFORE SUMMER IN MAY 14,1948.)
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth (ATOMIC BOMB) before them;(RUSSIAN-ARAB-MUSLIM ARMIES AGAINST ISRAEL) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(ATOMIC BOMB AFFECT)
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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
Haniyeh seeks to pay Hamas ‘military personnel’ with Qatar’s money-Senior official in Gaza attacks unnamed ‘parties’ who he says believe $31 million should only go to terror group’s civilian employees-By Dov Lieber August 2, 2016, 8:22 pm-the times of israel
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday he is working to ensure money sent to the terror group by Qatar will be used to pay “military personnel” alongside civilian government employees.The Times of Israel reported recently that Qatar agreed to transfer some 113 Saudi riyal ($31 million) to Hamas in order to pay the salaries of the group’s employees in the Strip. Over the past three years, Hamas employees have generally been receiving a third to half of their salaries.According to a statement published on Hamas’s website, Haniyeh is in contact with various “government agencies” in Gaza to support the payment of the group’s “military personnel” with the Qatari money.In the statement, the senior Hamas leader lashed out against “parties” in Gaza who attempt to distinguish between the military and civilian branches of the organization. Haniyeh demanded that both military and civilians are considered “legitimate” employees who are “appointed by the decision of a legitimate government.”Haniyeh did not indicate which “parties” had called for there to be a difference between the two branches of Hamas, or indeed whether those parties were strictly Palestinian or international officials present in the Strip.Israel and most Western governments consider Hamas a terror organization. The UN, however, has attempted to differentiate between the Islamist group’s political and military wing, known as the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.According to the Palestinian daily al-Quds, the Qatari payment came after Israel agreed to the emirate’s request to pay Hamas employees. This was a drastic shift in policy from 2014, when a similar plan presented by then-UN envoy to the region Robert Serry was struck down.Avi Issacharoff contributed to this report.
US Air Force declares F-35 ‘combat ready’ ahead of Israel delivery-Netanyahu chats with new UK counterpart May for first time; Zionist Union’s Bahloul and Kulanu’s Shasha-Biton reported to meet with Abbas-By Ilan Ben Zion August 2, 2016, 2:15 pm-the times of israel
The United States Air Force declares the F-35A stealth jet fighter “combat ready,” though it will not likely be deployed in battle in the near future.A different version of the fifth generation aircraft — the F-35B — was declared operational by the US Marine Corps one year ago, but limitations on the state-of-the-art fighter jet keep it from being put into full use.“I am proud to announce this powerful new weapons system has achieved initial combat capability,” Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of US Air Combat Command, says.“The F-35A will be the most dominant aircraft in our inventory because it can go where our legacy aircraft cannot and provide the capabilities our commanders need on the modern battlefield,” Carlisle says.Earlier this week, the F-35 also conducted its first “kill” test, firing an AIM-9X air-to-air missile at an unmanned drone, destroying it.Israel is set to receive Lockheed Martin’s F-35 later this year, which will make it the first country besides the US to do so.Israel’s F-35 took its maiden voyage last week, flying for some 20 minutes to check that all the aircraft’s systems worked correctly, which they did, Lockheed Martin says.— Judah Ari Gross-20:59-BDS activist deported from Ben Gurion Airport-A Swiss BDS activist was arrested yesterday at Ben Gurion Airport and deported today.Rita Pia Freya flew into Israel from Sweden and was reportedly the first BDS activist to be deported for her political affiliation, according to Channel 2.-20:39-Czech president refuses to welcome any migrants-Czech President Milos Zeman has rejected a government proposal to take in some 2,700 migrants languishing in Italy and Greece, claiming they might pose a security threat, his spokesman said Tuesday.“The president is against welcoming any migrants on Czech territory. Our country can’t afford to run the risk of having terrorist attacks like those committed in France and Germany,” Zeman’s spokesman Jiri Ovcacek told reporters.— AFP-20:05--Oren Hazan to be ejected from committee-After Likud MK Oren Hazan said he’d vote in favor of an investigation into Operation Protective Edge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly plans to dismiss Hazan from Knesset state control committee, Channel 2 reports.19:59-Hamas knocks Abbas for Christian election quota-Hamas rips into Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for a decree creating a quota for Christian representatives in the upcoming municipal elections across the Palestinian territories.Abbas issued a presidential decree Monday requiring nine West Bank municipal districts to have a Christian majority in the local council, and that the head of those councils must be Christian. A total of 67 out of the 3,848 seats up for election were guaranteed to Christians.Hamas, in a statement posted on their website, calls the decree “a violation of the electoral process and an attempt to influence the outcome.”The Palestinian municipal elections are slated to take place October 8 and will be held in 416 townships and village councils; 25 are located in Gaza and the other 391 in the West Bank.— Dov Lieber-18:43-Obama: Trump ‘unfit’ to serve as president-US President Barack Obama on Tuesday slammed Republican White House nominee Donald Trump, saying he was “woefully unprepared” and “unfit” to serve as president.“I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president,” he said at a White House news conference. “I said so last week. He keeps proving it.”–AFP-18:26-Knesset drops probe into weed found in parliament john-The Knesset and police won’t open an investigation into whose bag of dope was found in a parliament bathroom, because the quantity is too small and Knesset security couldn’t find anyone responsible, Cannabis Magazine reports.“The amount of grass found in the men’s bathroom is too small a quantity and after an initial investigation by a Knesset officer to find the owners that didn’t yield anyone, the investigation was ended,” the Knesset tells Cannabis.The bag was found last month in a bathroom used by lawmakers and their aides, but nobody owned up and an investigation was opened immediately thereafter.18:03-Tel Aviv light rail ‘may launch early,’ minister says-Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz says the Tel Aviv metropolitan area subway system “may even begin operations before the planned launch on October 2021” during a tour of the construction site.The massive construction project has snarled traffic in an already congested city, but Katz says the rail line will remove 50,000 vehicles from the streets and transport an estimated 70 million passengers a year, Walla news reports.17:24-Iranian hackers break into Telegram accounts-Dozens of Telegram accounts have been compromised by Iranian hackers and millions of Iranian users’ phone numbers have been leaked, Reuters reports.The breach in security of the encrypted messaging service “jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran,” the report said.Cyber experts tell the news outlet that the type of attacks carried out on Telegram users were similar to ones attributed to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.17:07-France lays to rest priest killed in jihadist attack-France pays its last respects Tuesday to Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest murdered by jihadists last week, at an emotional funeral held under tight security at Rouen cathedral in northern France.“As brutal and unfair and horrible as Jacques’s death was, we have to look deep into our hearts to find the light,” says Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun.Some 2,000 mourners pack the soaring Gothic sanctuary, with hundreds more watching the ceremony, which began minutes after a heavy rainstorm, on a giant screen outside.— AFP-17:06-Regev ‘crossed line’ in TV show ad spot-The Knesset Ethics Committee rules that Culture Minister Miri Regev “crossed the line” by appearing in a video promoting a television show starring pop singer Eyal Golan.16:59-Knesset speaker calls for annexation of parts of West Bank-Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein says he hopes Israel will finally annex parts of the West Bank, particularly the Etzion settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, and the Jordan Valley.Addressing parliament for a meeting marking the 11th anniversary of the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, Edelstein says that “instead of uprooting and destroying, we must plant, build and fortify our strongholds here!”-16:26-Police arrest crime lord in underworld sting-Police arrest a unnamed crime lord in connection to a string of gangland assassinations in recent months, as part of a sting operation against organized crime in Israel, Ynet reports. Eight others were nabbed in the sting as well.-16:19-Ex-Saudi general denies visiting Israel-Retired Saudi general Anwar Eshki denies reports that he recently visited Israel, telling Israeli Arabic radio station Radio Shams that he only visited Ramallah at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority.Eshki visited Israel last month and met with Israeli parliamentarians and Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai.He further denies any diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, despite Netanyahu’s message that Jerusalem has forged ties with Arab states.-16:06-Border Police find stolen rifle in northern town-Border Police officers nabbed a stolen M-16 rifle in the Arab town of Tuba-Zangariyye, north of the Sea of Galilee. The suspect in possession of the weapon has a criminal record and will be arrested, the police say in a statement.-15:15-Netanyahu chats with new British PM for first time-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks by phone with British counterpart Theresa May for the first time since she took office last month. He wished her luck in her new position, the Prime Minister’s Office says.According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the two discussed ways to incease cooperation between the two countries, as well as “regional issues and the threat of global terrorism against which the free world contends.”-14:39-‘Kerry supports French peace initiative’-The Palestinian ambassador in France says that US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed support for the French peace initiative during his meeting yesterday in Paris with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reports.Kerry attended the June powwow in Paris, but was lukewarm concerning the prospects of an upcoming conference later this year.-14:23-Turkey issues arrest warrants for Ankara hospital staff — report-Turkey on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 100 staff, including doctors, at the main military hospital in Ankara as part of an investigation into last month’s failed coup, a Turkish official and reports say.Police are searching the Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) hospital in the capital, the private NTV television reported. It was not immediately clear if any suspects had been detained.The Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that detention warrants had been issued without giving any number.Turkey blames the coup attempt on the organisation of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of running a group called Fethullah Terror Organisation (FETO), charges he denied.The official said that staff at the hospital were suspected of helping fast-track Gulen supporters into the military by giving them favourable medical reports.“GATA is crucial because this is where fitness and health reports are issued,” the official said.“There is strong evidence suggesting FETO members infiltrated this institution to slow down the career progress of their rivals within the military and fast-track their supporters.”Similar claims have also been made about military schools where officials have said exams were rigged. Almost half of Turkey’s generals were fired in the wake of the coup.Turkey has declared a state of emergency in the wake of the July 15 power grab attempt and launched a crackdown that has seen some 18,000 people detained.This is believed to be the first time a medical establishment has been targeted in the clampdown, which has also hit journalists and academics.Under a previous decree, GATA and other military hospitals have been transferred to the control of the health ministry.— AFP-14:17-Tel Aviv beaches closed to swimming-The Health Ministry issues a warning to bathers not to enter several beaches in central Tel Aviv because of severe pollution.The Jerusalem and Aviv beaches are off limits until further notice after a sewage pump broke.-14:16-Kulanu, Zionist Union MKs said to meet with Abbas-Kulanu party MK Yifat Shasha-Biton and Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul are reportedly visiting Ramallah today and will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.Biton’s office wouldn’t confirm the report posted on the 0404 website, and Bahaloul didn’t respond to inquiries by The Times of Israel.Bahloul visited Ramallah last month as well.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass,(ALL THE PROPHECY SIGNS FROM THE BIBLE) then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption (RAPTURE) draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,(ISRAEL) and all the trees;(ALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES)
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.(ISRAEL LITERALLY BECAME AND INDEPENDENT COUNTRY JUST BEFORE SUMMER IN MAY 14,1948.)
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth (ATOMIC BOMB) before them;(RUSSIAN-ARAB-MUSLIM ARMIES AGAINST ISRAEL) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(ATOMIC BOMB AFFECT)
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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
Haniyeh seeks to pay Hamas ‘military personnel’ with Qatar’s money-Senior official in Gaza attacks unnamed ‘parties’ who he says believe $31 million should only go to terror group’s civilian employees-By Dov Lieber August 2, 2016, 8:22 pm-the times of israel
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday he is working to ensure money sent to the terror group by Qatar will be used to pay “military personnel” alongside civilian government employees.The Times of Israel reported recently that Qatar agreed to transfer some 113 Saudi riyal ($31 million) to Hamas in order to pay the salaries of the group’s employees in the Strip. Over the past three years, Hamas employees have generally been receiving a third to half of their salaries.According to a statement published on Hamas’s website, Haniyeh is in contact with various “government agencies” in Gaza to support the payment of the group’s “military personnel” with the Qatari money.In the statement, the senior Hamas leader lashed out against “parties” in Gaza who attempt to distinguish between the military and civilian branches of the organization. Haniyeh demanded that both military and civilians are considered “legitimate” employees who are “appointed by the decision of a legitimate government.”Haniyeh did not indicate which “parties” had called for there to be a difference between the two branches of Hamas, or indeed whether those parties were strictly Palestinian or international officials present in the Strip.Israel and most Western governments consider Hamas a terror organization. The UN, however, has attempted to differentiate between the Islamist group’s political and military wing, known as the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.According to the Palestinian daily al-Quds, the Qatari payment came after Israel agreed to the emirate’s request to pay Hamas employees. This was a drastic shift in policy from 2014, when a similar plan presented by then-UN envoy to the region Robert Serry was struck down.Avi Issacharoff contributed to this report.
US Air Force declares F-35 ‘combat ready’ ahead of Israel delivery-Netanyahu chats with new UK counterpart May for first time; Zionist Union’s Bahloul and Kulanu’s Shasha-Biton reported to meet with Abbas-By Ilan Ben Zion August 2, 2016, 2:15 pm-the times of israel
The United States Air Force declares the F-35A stealth jet fighter “combat ready,” though it will not likely be deployed in battle in the near future.A different version of the fifth generation aircraft — the F-35B — was declared operational by the US Marine Corps one year ago, but limitations on the state-of-the-art fighter jet keep it from being put into full use.“I am proud to announce this powerful new weapons system has achieved initial combat capability,” Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of US Air Combat Command, says.“The F-35A will be the most dominant aircraft in our inventory because it can go where our legacy aircraft cannot and provide the capabilities our commanders need on the modern battlefield,” Carlisle says.Earlier this week, the F-35 also conducted its first “kill” test, firing an AIM-9X air-to-air missile at an unmanned drone, destroying it.Israel is set to receive Lockheed Martin’s F-35 later this year, which will make it the first country besides the US to do so.Israel’s F-35 took its maiden voyage last week, flying for some 20 minutes to check that all the aircraft’s systems worked correctly, which they did, Lockheed Martin says.— Judah Ari Gross-20:59-BDS activist deported from Ben Gurion Airport-A Swiss BDS activist was arrested yesterday at Ben Gurion Airport and deported today.Rita Pia Freya flew into Israel from Sweden and was reportedly the first BDS activist to be deported for her political affiliation, according to Channel 2.-20:39-Czech president refuses to welcome any migrants-Czech President Milos Zeman has rejected a government proposal to take in some 2,700 migrants languishing in Italy and Greece, claiming they might pose a security threat, his spokesman said Tuesday.“The president is against welcoming any migrants on Czech territory. Our country can’t afford to run the risk of having terrorist attacks like those committed in France and Germany,” Zeman’s spokesman Jiri Ovcacek told reporters.— AFP-20:05--Oren Hazan to be ejected from committee-After Likud MK Oren Hazan said he’d vote in favor of an investigation into Operation Protective Edge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly plans to dismiss Hazan from Knesset state control committee, Channel 2 reports.19:59-Hamas knocks Abbas for Christian election quota-Hamas rips into Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for a decree creating a quota for Christian representatives in the upcoming municipal elections across the Palestinian territories.Abbas issued a presidential decree Monday requiring nine West Bank municipal districts to have a Christian majority in the local council, and that the head of those councils must be Christian. A total of 67 out of the 3,848 seats up for election were guaranteed to Christians.Hamas, in a statement posted on their website, calls the decree “a violation of the electoral process and an attempt to influence the outcome.”The Palestinian municipal elections are slated to take place October 8 and will be held in 416 townships and village councils; 25 are located in Gaza and the other 391 in the West Bank.— Dov Lieber-18:43-Obama: Trump ‘unfit’ to serve as president-US President Barack Obama on Tuesday slammed Republican White House nominee Donald Trump, saying he was “woefully unprepared” and “unfit” to serve as president.“I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president,” he said at a White House news conference. “I said so last week. He keeps proving it.”–AFP-18:26-Knesset drops probe into weed found in parliament john-The Knesset and police won’t open an investigation into whose bag of dope was found in a parliament bathroom, because the quantity is too small and Knesset security couldn’t find anyone responsible, Cannabis Magazine reports.“The amount of grass found in the men’s bathroom is too small a quantity and after an initial investigation by a Knesset officer to find the owners that didn’t yield anyone, the investigation was ended,” the Knesset tells Cannabis.The bag was found last month in a bathroom used by lawmakers and their aides, but nobody owned up and an investigation was opened immediately thereafter.18:03-Tel Aviv light rail ‘may launch early,’ minister says-Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz says the Tel Aviv metropolitan area subway system “may even begin operations before the planned launch on October 2021” during a tour of the construction site.The massive construction project has snarled traffic in an already congested city, but Katz says the rail line will remove 50,000 vehicles from the streets and transport an estimated 70 million passengers a year, Walla news reports.17:24-Iranian hackers break into Telegram accounts-Dozens of Telegram accounts have been compromised by Iranian hackers and millions of Iranian users’ phone numbers have been leaked, Reuters reports.The breach in security of the encrypted messaging service “jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran,” the report said.Cyber experts tell the news outlet that the type of attacks carried out on Telegram users were similar to ones attributed to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.17:07-France lays to rest priest killed in jihadist attack-France pays its last respects Tuesday to Father Jacques Hamel, the 85-year-old priest murdered by jihadists last week, at an emotional funeral held under tight security at Rouen cathedral in northern France.“As brutal and unfair and horrible as Jacques’s death was, we have to look deep into our hearts to find the light,” says Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun.Some 2,000 mourners pack the soaring Gothic sanctuary, with hundreds more watching the ceremony, which began minutes after a heavy rainstorm, on a giant screen outside.— AFP-17:06-Regev ‘crossed line’ in TV show ad spot-The Knesset Ethics Committee rules that Culture Minister Miri Regev “crossed the line” by appearing in a video promoting a television show starring pop singer Eyal Golan.16:59-Knesset speaker calls for annexation of parts of West Bank-Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein says he hopes Israel will finally annex parts of the West Bank, particularly the Etzion settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, and the Jordan Valley.Addressing parliament for a meeting marking the 11th anniversary of the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, Edelstein says that “instead of uprooting and destroying, we must plant, build and fortify our strongholds here!”-16:26-Police arrest crime lord in underworld sting-Police arrest a unnamed crime lord in connection to a string of gangland assassinations in recent months, as part of a sting operation against organized crime in Israel, Ynet reports. Eight others were nabbed in the sting as well.-16:19-Ex-Saudi general denies visiting Israel-Retired Saudi general Anwar Eshki denies reports that he recently visited Israel, telling Israeli Arabic radio station Radio Shams that he only visited Ramallah at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority.Eshki visited Israel last month and met with Israeli parliamentarians and Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai.He further denies any diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, despite Netanyahu’s message that Jerusalem has forged ties with Arab states.-16:06-Border Police find stolen rifle in northern town-Border Police officers nabbed a stolen M-16 rifle in the Arab town of Tuba-Zangariyye, north of the Sea of Galilee. The suspect in possession of the weapon has a criminal record and will be arrested, the police say in a statement.-15:15-Netanyahu chats with new British PM for first time-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks by phone with British counterpart Theresa May for the first time since she took office last month. He wished her luck in her new position, the Prime Minister’s Office says.According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the two discussed ways to incease cooperation between the two countries, as well as “regional issues and the threat of global terrorism against which the free world contends.”-14:39-‘Kerry supports French peace initiative’-The Palestinian ambassador in France says that US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed support for the French peace initiative during his meeting yesterday in Paris with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Radio reports.Kerry attended the June powwow in Paris, but was lukewarm concerning the prospects of an upcoming conference later this year.-14:23-Turkey issues arrest warrants for Ankara hospital staff — report-Turkey on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 100 staff, including doctors, at the main military hospital in Ankara as part of an investigation into last month’s failed coup, a Turkish official and reports say.Police are searching the Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) hospital in the capital, the private NTV television reported. It was not immediately clear if any suspects had been detained.The Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that detention warrants had been issued without giving any number.Turkey blames the coup attempt on the organisation of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of running a group called Fethullah Terror Organisation (FETO), charges he denied.The official said that staff at the hospital were suspected of helping fast-track Gulen supporters into the military by giving them favourable medical reports.“GATA is crucial because this is where fitness and health reports are issued,” the official said.“There is strong evidence suggesting FETO members infiltrated this institution to slow down the career progress of their rivals within the military and fast-track their supporters.”Similar claims have also been made about military schools where officials have said exams were rigged. Almost half of Turkey’s generals were fired in the wake of the coup.Turkey has declared a state of emergency in the wake of the July 15 power grab attempt and launched a crackdown that has seen some 18,000 people detained.This is believed to be the first time a medical establishment has been targeted in the clampdown, which has also hit journalists and academics.Under a previous decree, GATA and other military hospitals have been transferred to the control of the health ministry.— AFP-14:17-Tel Aviv beaches closed to swimming-The Health Ministry issues a warning to bathers not to enter several beaches in central Tel Aviv because of severe pollution.The Jerusalem and Aviv beaches are off limits until further notice after a sewage pump broke.-14:16-Kulanu, Zionist Union MKs said to meet with Abbas-Kulanu party MK Yifat Shasha-Biton and Zionist Union MK Zouheir Bahloul are reportedly visiting Ramallah today and will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.Biton’s office wouldn’t confirm the report posted on the 0404 website, and Bahaloul didn’t respond to inquiries by The Times of Israel.Bahloul visited Ramallah last month as well.
