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)
ARABS SHOOT 2,000-5,000 ROCKETS INTO ISRAEL AND TERRORISTS
INFILTRATE ISRAEL ALSO.LOOKOUT ARABS IS THIS THE END OF YOUR CITIES ON
EARTH.
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.
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)
SECOND ANGEL: The Middle East DR DOCTORIAN
Then
Isawthat the second angel had a sickle in his hand,such asis used in
harvesting. The second angelsaid, “Harvest time has come in Israel and
the countries all the wayto Iran.” Isawthose countriesin a
fewsplitseconds. “All of Turkey and those other countries that have
refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill
one another.” I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the
Middle East countries.I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of
Georgia – Iraq, Syria,Lebanon,Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor – full
of blood. Isaw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; nuclear
weapons were used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from
everywhere. Sudden destruction – men destroying one another. I heard
these words, “Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come.”The angel
said, “The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The
Spirit of God shall prepare the children of God.” I saw fires rising to
heaven.The angel said, “This is the final judgment My church shall be
purified, protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from
thirst. Watershall be scarce all over the Middle East. Rivers shall dry
up, and men will fight for water in those countries.” The angelshowed me
that the United Nationsshall be broken in pieces because of the
crisisin the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The
angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.
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)
ISAIAH 54:3
03-King
James Bible-For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the
left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate
cities to be inhabited.
The right hand was a symbol of
strength-Exodus 15:6, ” Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power.
Your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.”
AS
OF 12 HOURS IN THE ISRAEL-ARAB WAR. 70 ISRAELIS KILLED, 900 NINJURED.
AND ON THE ARAB SIDE 198 ARABS DEAD AND 1,600 INJURED. ISRAEL CONFIRMED
THAT H0STAGES HAVE BEEN TAKIN TO GAZA. NO NUMBERS BUT I THINK AT LEAST 1
SOLDIER AND AT LEAST 5 CIVILIANS ARE HOSTAGES. AND ISRAEL HAS NOT
STARTED THE MAJOR ATTACKS ON GAZA YET. IF LEBANON, SYRIA ARE INVOLVED I
PREDICT ISRAELS THERMONUCLEAR BOMBS WILL COME OUT. HAMAS SAID TO ALL
ARABS. KILL JEWS ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
thermonuclear bomb, also
called hydrogen bomb, or H-bomb, weapon whose enormous explosive power
results from an uncontrolled self-sustaining chain reaction in which
isotopes of hydrogen combine under extremely high temperatures to form
helium in a process known as nuclear fusion. The high temperatures that
are required for the reaction are produced by the detonation of an
atomic bomb.A thermonuclear bomb differs fundamentally from an atomic
bomb in that it utilizes the energy released when two light atomic
nuclei combine, or fuse, to form a heavier nucleus. An atomic bomb, by
contrast, uses the energy released when a heavy atomic nucleus splits,
or fissions, into two lighter nuclei. Under ordinary circumstances
atomic nuclei carry positive electrical charges that act to strongly
repel other nuclei and prevent them from getting close to one another.
Only under temperatures of millions of degrees can the positively
charged nuclei gain sufficient kinetic energy, or speed, to overcome
their mutual electric repulsion and approach close enough to each other
to combine under the attraction of the short-range nuclear force. The
very light nuclei of hydrogen atoms are ideal candidates for this fusion
process because they carry weak positive charges and thus have less
resistance to overcome.nuclear weapon-The hydrogen nuclei that combine
to form heavier helium nuclei must lose a small portion of their mass
(about 0.63 percent) in order to “fit together” in a single larger atom.
They lose this mass by converting it completely into energy, according
to Albert Einstein’s famous formula: E = mc2. According to this formula,
the amount of energy created is equal to the amount of mass that is
converted multiplied by the speed of light squared. The energy thus
produced forms the explosive power of a hydrogen bomb.Deuterium and
tritium, which are isotopes of hydrogen, provide ideal interacting
nuclei for the fusion process. Two atoms of deuterium, each with one
proton and one neutron, or tritium, with one proton and two neutrons,
combine during the fusion process to form a heavier helium nucleus,
which has two protons and either one or two neutrons. In current
thermonuclear bombs, lithium-6 deuteride is used as the fusion fuel; it
is transformed to tritium early in the fusion process.In a thermonuclear
bomb, the explosive process begins with the detonation of what is
called the primary stage. This consists of a relatively small quantity
of conventional explosives, the detonation of which brings together
enough fissionable uranium to create a fission chain reaction, which in
turn produces another explosion and a temperature of several million
degrees. The force and heat of this explosion are reflected back by a
surrounding container of uranium and are channeled toward the secondary
stage, containing the lithium-6 deuteride. The tremendous heat initiates
fusion, and the resulting explosion of the secondary stage blows the
uranium container apart. The neutrons released by the fusion reaction
cause the uranium container to fission, which often accounts for most of
the energy released by the explosion and which also produces fallout
(the deposition of radioactive materials from the atmosphere) in the
process. (A neutron bomb is a thermonuclear device in which the uranium
container is absent, thus producing much less blast but a lethal
“enhanced radiation” of neutrons.) The entire series of explosions in a
thermonuclear bomb takes a fraction of a second to occur.A thermonuclear
explosion produces blast, light, heat, and varying amounts of fallout.
The concussive force of the blast itself takes the form of a shock wave
that radiates from the point of the explosion at supersonic speeds and
that can completely destroy any building within a radius of several
miles. The intense white light of the explosion can cause permanent
blindness to people gazing at it from a distance of dozens of miles. The
explosion’s intense light and heat set wood and other combustible
materials afire at a range of many miles, creating huge fires that may
coalesce into a firestorm. The radioactive fallout contaminates air,
water, and soil and may continue years after the explosion; its
distribution is virtually worldwide. Thermonuclear bombs can be hundreds
or even thousands of times more powerful than atomic bombs. The
explosive yield of atomic bombs is measured in kilotons, each unit of
which equals the explosive force of 1,000 tons of TNT. The explosive
power of hydrogen bombs, by contrast, is frequently expressed in
megatons, each unit of which equals the explosive force of 1,000,000
tons of TNT. Hydrogen bombs of more than 50 megatons have been
detonated, but the explosive power of the weapons mounted on strategic
missiles usually ranges from 100 kilotons to 1.5 megatons. Thermonuclear
bombs can be made small enough (a few feet long) to fit in the warheads
of intercontinental ballistic missiles; these missiles can travel
almost halfway across the globe in 20 or 25 minutes and have
computerized guidance systems so accurate that they can land within a
few hundred yards of a designated target.Edward Teller, Stanislaw M.
Ulam, and other American scientists developed the first hydrogen bomb,
which was tested at Enewetak atoll on November 1, 1952. The U.S.S.R.
first tested a hydrogen bomb on August 12, 1953, followed by the United
Kingdom in May 1957, China (1967), and France (1968). In 1998 India
tested a “thermonuclear device,” which was believed to be a hydrogen
bomb. During the late 1980s there were some 40,000 thermonuclear devices
stored in the arsenals of the world’s nuclear-armed nations. This
number declined during the 1990s. The massive destructive threat of
these weapons has been a principal concern of the world’s populace and
of its statesmen since the 1950s. See also arms control.The Editors of
Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and
updated by Meg Matthias.
Hamas
commander says attacks are in defense of Al-Aqsa, claims 5,000 missiles
fired-Muhammad Deif calls on Arabs in Israel and West Bank to join
‘Operation ‘Al-Aqsa Deluge’, as well as Iran-backed terror groups;
‘Today the people are regaining their revolution’By Gianluca Pacchiani
Today, 11:22 am 0-OCT 7,23
The Hamas terror group in the Gaza
Strip said Saturday that it had launched over 5,000 rockets at Israelis
in a surprise attack that it called “Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge.”The
terror group also breached the barrier surrounding Gaza, with dozens of
gunmen infiltrating Israeli towns and communities in an unprecedented
attack.“Today the people are regaining their revolution,” Hamas military
commander Muhammad Deif said in the recorded message, as he called on
Palestinians from East Jerusalem to northern Israel to join the fight
and “expel the occupiers and demolish the walls.”“We must set the earth
on fire under the feet of the occupiers,” he said, claiming that Hamas
had fired over 5,000 rockets into Israel.Israel put the number at more
than 2,200 rockets.In the 10-minute speech by the shadowy Deif, he
claimed that the operation was launched in retaliation for Israel’s
“desecration” of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem,
and a follow-up of previous warnings by the group.He added that it was
also in response to Israel killing and wounding hundreds of Palestinians
this year, and said that Jerusalem had rejected offers for prisoner
exchange deals.He also called on the “Islamic resistance in Lebanon,
Iraq, Syria and Lebanon” — countries with terror movements that are
militarily supported by Iran — to “merge their resistance with that of
the Palestinians today” and “start marching towards Palestine now.”Hamas
military commander Muhammad Deif (courtesy)-Saleh al-Arouri, deputy
head of Hamas who is considered to be its leader in the West Bank,
issued a statement along the same lines, calling on the Arab and Islamic
nations to join “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.”The head of the Hamas
Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, his deputy, Saleh Al-Arouri, and other
members of the Hamas leadership "prostrate in gratitude" for the
ongoing attacks against Israel. pic.twitter.com/ACuajF4PTf— Gianluca
Pacchiani (@GLucaPacchiani) October 7, 2023-Another video circulating on
social media shows Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, Saleh al-Arouri, and
other members of the group’s leadership praying while a TV next to them
plays clips of the ongoing attacks.The Temple Mount site is considered
the holiest in Judaism, as the location of two biblical temples, while
the Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third-holiest shrine in Islam, making the area
a major flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Major conflicts
and bouts of violence have broken out following events at the site,
where Jews and other non-Muslims are permitted to visit during certain
hours but may not pray there, under a status quo arrangement that has
prevailed for decades.In recent years, Jewish religious nationalists,
including members of the governing coalition, have increasingly visited
the site and demanded equal prayer rights for Jews there, infuriating
the Palestinians and Muslims around the world.Over the past few days,
Hamas has issued repeated condemnations following visits by groups of
Jews to the Temple Mount during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.Palestinian
groups from throughout the political spectrum have also rebuked
restrictions imposed by the Israeli police on Muslim worshipers wishing
to pray on the compound over the past week, after videos circulating on
social media showed an altercation between Israeli officers and Muslims
in the Old City near the entrance to the mosque.The Jordanian Foreign
Ministry also published a formal letter of protest.Agencies contributed
to this report.
A colossal failure’ as Gaza’s Hamas terrorists
infiltrate, catch Israel unprepared-Says former Navy chief: ‘All of
Israel is asking itself: Where is the IDF, where is the police, where is
the security?’By David Horovitz Today, 10:28 am 0-OCT 7,23
Much
of Israel was awakened on Saturday morning to scarcely conceivable
scenes and sounds of rocket attacks, and parts of southern Israel to
gunfire, with the accompanying unthinkable news that dozens of
terrorists had infiltrated from Gaza.Precisely 50 years after the Yom
Kippur War, Israel was under surprise attack — not by Arab armies, but
by the Hamas terrorist group.As sirens wailed throughout southern and
central Israel, and the thuds of rocket impacts and interceptions
reverberated, television and social media platforms began broadcasting
clips showing what ought to have been unimaginable — including armed
terrorists in what appeared to be a convoy of seven or eight white
pick-up trucks, four or five gunmen dismounting from one of them on the
street of a southern Israeli city, and a handful of others seen running
along the sidewalks, weapons drawn.As rocket and mortar attacks
continued, the IDF confirmed what was unfolding: dozens of terrorists
had infiltrated into Israel — some by land, some by air on hang-gliders,
and, reportedly, some even by sea.Israel’s sophisticated border fencing
along the Gaza border had been breached in several places, Army Radio
reported.Clashes were ongoing in several residential areas in the south —
with IDF special forces dashing to deploy in southern areas — and
residents close to the Gaza border were ordered to stay inside their
homes, doors locked.Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai spoke of 21 “active
scenes” across southern Israel.Hamas terrorists seen clashing with
Israeli forces in southern Israel. pic.twitter.com/uJWd07xpVO— Emanuel
(Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 7, 2023-A woman in her 70s was
reported killed in a rocket attack, with reports of further casualties
following, including fatalities.Security forces were tackling several
terrorists in the town of Sderot, a police spokesman said. “Dozens of
terrorists” were in the city, Channel 12 news reported.Amid the
limitations of military censorship, there was reported to be
“considerable concern” regarding the possibility of soldiers and/or
civilians being kidnapped and taken back to Gaza.The very mechanics of
reporting what was unfolding were complicated by the endless alerts
about ongoing rocket fire, with residents of dozens upon dozens of towns
and other residential areas ordered into saferooms.A resident of a
southern kibbutz, locked inside her home, called Army Radio to say that
gunmen were roaming the kibbutz, and that its security squad was trying
to track them down.Three hours after the first rockets were fired at
around 6:30 a.m., Channel 12 TV showed what it said were ordinary Gazans
crossing from the Strip into Israel, exploiting the breaches in the
security fence.Muhammad Deif, the notorious commander of Hamas terrorist
operations, declared the attack to be the start of the “great
revolution” and was quoted by Hamas TV urging Israeli Arab citizens and
those in neighboring states to join in the attack. Channel 12 news
reported that calls were being issued in mosques in East Jerusalem to
carry out attacks.As Israeli forces sought to find and confront the
gunmen, the IDF formally declared a “readiness for war” — indicating
preparations for a full-scale war in Gaza. Defense Minister Yoav
Gallant, promising victory and declaring that Hamas had made a “great
mistake,” ordered a call-up of military reserves, its precise scope to
be determined by the extent of the crisis.Even as Israel’s political
chiefs began to convene in emergency consultations, with the full extent
of the infiltration and its consequences still unfolding, Hebrew media
began quoting unnamed officials castigating the political and military
echelons for the fact that Israel, preoccupied with internal argument,
had again been taken by surprise.“We’re in a war with Gaza, the likes of
which we’ve not known before,” Danny Kushmaro, the Channel 12 TV news
anchor said.“All of Israel is asking itself: Where is the IDF, where is
the police, where is the security?” agreed Eli Maron, the former head of
the Israeli Navy, alongside him in the studio. “It’s a colossal
failure; the hierarchies have simply failed, with vast
consequences.”Amos Yadlin, a former IDF intelligence chief, invoked
echoes of the Yom Kippur War — another attack marked by “intelligence
failure,” with the enemy initiating conflict.Still, he stressed, Israel
needed to remain calm. The immediate priority, Yadlin said, was to track
down and deal with all the terrorists inside Israel, and prevent the
conflict spreading to other fronts, especially Hezbollah in the north.
Gaza
terrorists launch surprise attack on Israel with rocket barrages and
infiltrations-Rockets at Tel Aviv, Sde Boker, Dimona, Jerusalem;
terrorists infiltrate Sderot; at least 5 killed, more than 100 wounded;
IDF declares ‘state of war readiness,’ calls up reserves
By Emanuel Fabian Today, 6:46 am 33-OCT 7,23
Palestinian
terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched massive rocket barrages at
southern and central Israel on Saturday morning, combined with an
assault by dozens of gunmen who infiltrated the border town of Sderot
and other communities, clashing with Israel Defense Force troops. At
least five people were killed and more than 100 wounded, and casualties
were reported from Sderot.The unprecedented surprise attack by
terrorists in the Gaza Strip started a few minutes before 7 a.m. with
hundreds of rockets fired at Israel. It came a day after Israel and the
Arab world marked the 50th anniversary of the surprise attack by Egypt
and Syria that launched the Yom Kippur War.Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
rushed to Tel Aviv to consult with security chiefs. Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu was also to take part. The IDF said it was moving to a
“state of war readiness” and Gallant authorized a widespread call-up of
reserves.Gallant also declared an emergency situation within a range of
80 kilometers from the Gaza Strip.The “special situation” allows the
military’s Home Front Command to restrict gatherings and close off
areas. The area includes the major cities Tel Aviv and Beersheba.“Hamas…
which is behind this attack, will bear the results and responsibility
for the events,” the IDF said.“Hamas carried out a combined operation
that included firing rockets and a terrorist infiltration into the
territory of the State of Israel,” the IDF said in a statement.“The IDF
will protect the residents of the State of Israel.”Two hours after the
first rockets, the IDF began launching strikes on Gaza.The Red Alert
warning sirens were activated in Tel Aviv, some 70 kilometers from the
Gaza Strip, as well as Sde Boker, Arad and Dimona in the south, also
more than 70 kilometers away. Later rockets were fired toward
Jerusalem.Explosions were heard by residents across these areas and
direct hits on buildings were reported in Ashkelon, the Gederot region
and Tel Aviv.The IDF confirmed that Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza
Strip infiltrated into Israel, but did not provide further
information.Footage has shown armed Palestinians driving trucks and
opening fire in Sderot. Another clip purported to show a hand glider
near the Gaza border.A number of casualties have been reported. It is
unclear how many terrorists infiltrated into the country.The clashes are
ongoing.Hamas terrorists seen clashing with Israeli forces in southern
Israel. pic.twitter.com/uJWd07xpVO— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
(@manniefabian) October 7, 2023-Unverified footage from the Gaza Strip
purported to show Hamas terrorists with the body of an IDF soldier taken
from Israel during the attack.The graphic videos show the body being
taken out of a truck, as a crowd swarms around it, trampling the body
and shouting “God is Great.” Another video appeared to show Palestinian
terrorists dragging away a live Israeli soldier on a motorcycle. Other
videos showed a crowd of Palestinian men dancing around and atop an
Israeli tank that was on fire. The authenticity of the videos could not
immediately be verified.A resident of Kibbutz Be’eri says that
terrorists are on the streets of the small town near the Gaza
border.Dvir Efrat told Channel 12 that she does not dare raise her voice
above a whisper and that she is barricaded in her home with a knife.“I
can hear gunfire,” she said.The Magen David Adom ambulance service said a
woman in her sixties had been killed in the rocket attacks on southern
and central Israel.The mayor of Kuseife, Abd al-Aziz Nassara, told the
Kan public broadcaster that there are at least four dead and several
more wounded as a result of a number of rocket impacts in the
town.Kuseife, a Bedouin town in southern Israel, is located some 65
kilometers from the Gaza Strip.Hospitals reported that they were
treating over 100 Israelis wounded in the strikes, some of them in a
critical condition.The Israeli military called on residents of southern
and central Israel to remain close to bomb shelters amid the massive
barrage.“The public in the south and center of the country are urged to
stay near protected areas and follow the instructions of the Home Front
Command,” the IDF said in an announcement early Saturday.Rocket impact
reported in Ashkelon. Unclear if any injuries.
pic.twitter.com/McHvSmXY0y— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian)
October 7, 2023-In one video from Ashkelon circulating on social media,
large black plumes of smoke from fires can be seen from a suspected
impact site.Ashkelon rocket impact site. pic.twitter.com/HVT8zytpsG —
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 7, 2023-Hamas said it
had launched 5,000 rockets at Israel in an early morning surprise attack
it called “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.”Mohammad Deif, the shadowy Hamas
military commander, issued a statement saying that the ongoing attacks
are in retaliation for Israel’s “desecration” of the Al-Aqsa mosque in
Jerusalem.He added that Israel killed and wounded hundreds of
Palestinians this year, and that Israel rejected offers for prisoner
exchange deals.Over 5,000 missiles were fired, Deif claimed.“Today, the
people are bringing back the revolution and reviving the March of
Return,” he said.He urged Arabs in Jerusalem and inside Israel, in the
Negev, the Galilee and northern Israel to “set the earth on fire under
the feet of the occupiers.”He further called on the “Islamic resistance
in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon” — countries with terror movements
that are militarily supported by Iran — to “merge their resistance with
that of the Palestinians today,” and “start marching towards Palestine
now.”Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas who is considered to be its
leader in the West Bank, issued a statement along the same lines,
calling on the Arab and Islamic nations to join “Operation al-Aqsa
Flood.”The Temple Mount is revered by Jews as the historic location of
the two Jewish Temples, making it Judaism’s holiest site. It is also the
third-holiest for Muslims, who refer to it as the Al-Aqsa Mosque
compound or the Noble Sanctuary.Provocations and violence at the site
have frequently turned into wider conflagrations.The attacks from Gaza
came after weeks of heightened tensions along Israel’s volatile border
with Gaza, and deadly clashes in the West Bank.The Hamas terror group
seized control of the territory in 2007. Israel and Hamas have fought
four wars since then. There have also been numerous rounds of smaller
fighting between Israel and Hamas and other smaller terror groups based
in Gaza.Violence has surged across the West Bank over the past year and a
half, with a rise in Palestinian shooting attacks against Israeli
civilians and troops, near-nightly arrest raids by the military, and an
uptick in revenge attacks by extremist Jewish settlers against
Palestinians.Palestinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank since the
beginning of the year have left 27 civilians and three soldiers dead,
and several others seriously wounded.According to a tally by The Times
of Israel, 194 West Bank and East Jerusalem Palestinians have been
killed during the same period — the majority during clashes with
security forces or while carrying out attacks, but some were uninvolved
civilians and others were killed in unclear circumstances, including by
armed Israeli settlers.The tensions have also spread to Gaza, where
Hamas-linked activists held violent demonstrations along the Israeli
border in recent weeks. Those demonstrations were halted in late
September after international mediation.
