THE WORLD CRYS RESTRAINT AGAINST ISRAEL NUKING IRAN POSSIBLY.

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)

 
THE WORLD CRYS RESTRAINT AGAINST ISRAEL NUKING IRAN POSSIBLY.

 FURTHUR UPDATE 10 30AM EST
QUATAR IS STOPPING ALL AIR TRAVEL FROM IRANIAN AIR SPACE. AMERICA, FRANCE, GERMANY IS WARNING THIER PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF IRAN QUICK. SOME WAR CABINET MEMBERS IN ISRAEL SAID DO SOMETHING TO IRAN THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND THE WEST

EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA)(JORDAN) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
PSALMS 83:3-7 (COUNTRIES AGAINST ISRAEL)(EXCEPT JORDAN)
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
DANIEL 11:44 (CHINA WITH RUSSIA-MUSLIMS)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
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 (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)

JUDE 14-16
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

WATCH THIS VIDEO-1/4 OF ISLAM MIGHT BE GONE BY MAY 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7wh6BMTlw
THIS VIDEO COULD BE A SIGN BEING IT IS RADAM IN COCKROCH LANDS. WHILE IN THIS VIDEO A CROW TAKES AN ISRAEL FLAG OFF THE FLAG POLE. REPRESENTING THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES WANT ISRAEL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. THEN ON THE VIDEO WE SEE THE CROWS TEARING UP THE ISRAELI FLAG. TO ME THIS SAYS BY MAY 2024. THESE MUSLIM COCHROACH HORDES WILL BE COMING AGAINST ISRAEL. AND ISRAE‎L WILL NUKE 1/4 OF ISLAM. THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS WILL EAT THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES FLESH. AND THE 300 MILLION DEAD MUSLIMS WILL BE BURIED IN MASS GRAVES IN THE JORDAN VALLEY.   

DANIEL CHAPTER 9:24-27 EXPLAINED.
24 Seventy weeks (70X7=490 YEARS) are determined upon thy people (ISRAEL) and upon thy holy city,(JERUSALEM) to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.(JESUS ANNOINTED WITH HOLY OIL AS KING OF JERUSALEM FOREVER).
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, (7X7=49 YEARS) and threescore and two weeks:(62X7=434 YEARS) the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.(490-49-434=7 YR PERIOD WERE GOD DEALS WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM (NOT THE CHURCH-THE TRUE CHURCH IS IS IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS FOR THAT LAST 7 YEAR PERIOD.)(DANIEL 9:26-27 IS IN THE FUTURE WHEN GOD DEALS ON EARTH WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM FOR THAT FINAL 7 TEAR PERIOD. WHEN ALL OF ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED BY MESSIAH JESUS.)(AT THE END OF IT)
26 And after threescore and two weeks (69X7=483 YEARS)(ONE 7 YEAR PERIOD UNTIL PROPHECY IS FULFILLED) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince (ROMANS) that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(2ND TEMPLE AND JERUSALEM) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(NOW THE FINAL ISRAEL-JERUSALEM COUNTDOWN FOR MESSIAH JESUS RETURN THE LAST 7 YEARS)
27 And he (HE WHO? HE HERE IS THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE LEADER THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR CONTRACT WITH ISRAEL AND MANY MUSLIM COUNTRIES FOR A 7 YR PERIOD, AND THE EU WILL GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR THIS LAST PERIOD) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: (7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week (3 1/2 YEARS IN) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, (THIS FALSE MESSIAH OR ROMAN LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN THE 3RD TEMPLE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE 7 YR DEAL. A JEW MURDERS HIM WITH A SWORD WOUND AND HE HAS A FALSE RESSURECTION-SATAN INCARNATES IN HIS BODY. AND BRINGS HIM BACK TO LIFE.AND HE THEN SITS IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AS THE WORLD SAYS HES JESUS REINCARNATED. AND BY THIS FALSE RESURRECTION GOD SENDS THIS STRONG DELUTION ON THE EARTH THAT ALL THE LOST WILL WORSHIP THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD AND ACCEPT HIS NAME, NUMBER OR NUMBER OF HIS NAME IN THEIR MICROCHIP IMPLANT. THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOOMED, DAMNED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER. WHO WORSHIPS THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD.) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.(WARS NON STOP DURING THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR PERIOD.

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-28 (FROM DAN 9:27)
27 Fulfil her week,(7 YEARS) and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, (NUKE WARS BREAK OUT) as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)(1 LAST AND WORST HOLOCAUST IN HISTORY AGAINST ISRAEL BY THIS ROMAN LEADER.AFTER THIS LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES.A JEW KILLS HIM.HES RESURRECTED TO LIFE AND INCARNATED BY SATAN HIMSELF. AND SINCE SATAN HATES ISRAEL-NOW THAT HES POSSESSING THE ROMAN LEADERS BODY. HE FIRST POLLUTES THE 3RD TEMPLE BY SITTING IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD.HE THEN GOES AFTER ISRAELIS TO KILL EVERY ONE ON EARTH OF THEM.THE  FALSE MESSIAHS MASK IS OFF. AND THE ISRAELIS ARE FLOWN TO PETRA IN JORDAN WERE THEY WILL BE PROTECTED BY GOD FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD.BUT THERE WILL STILL BE LOTS OF ISRAELIS IN ISRAEL YET. GOD MUST JUST PROTECT THE SAVED ISRAELIS IN PETRA JORDAN.

7 WORLD EMPIRES IN WORLD HISTORY.

1-Egyptian (3000 BC – 858 BC)-Defeated by Assyrian invasion and succeeded by them.
2-Assyrian (858 BC – 612 BC)-Nineveh destroyed by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC then defeated by Babylonians.
3-Babylonian (605 BC – 539 BC)-Begun by Nebuchadnezzar, ended by Medes and Persians.
4-Media-Persian (539 BC – 532 BC)-Together with Medes destroyed Babylon.Established by Cyrus the Great.Ended by defeat at hands of Alexander.
5-Grecian (331 – 31 BC)-Alexander defeated the Persians and established Greek world rule.   Ended by Roman.
6-Roman (31 BC through New Testament period with “ Holy Roman Empire.”Fell to Germanic invasion.(DIED FROM INTERNAL CORRUPTION).
7-Revived Roman Empire (1957, the Treaty of Rome-(REVIVED ROME TREATY-JESUS RETURNS) is a matter of end-time prophecy.JESUS DESTROYS AND RULES FROM JERUSALEM FOR 1,000 YEARS.THEN FOREVER.

2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
through which the world at that time was destroyed by being flooded with water. But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

Elam (IRAN IN THE BIBLE) passed into the hands of the Persians" (A.H. Sayce).
Jeremiah 49:35-39
35-Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
36-And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
37-For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, [even] my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
38-And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39-But it shall come to pass in the latter days, [that] I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 32:24
24-There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

THE WORLD COUNTRIES AND THE LAME-BRAIN, BURN IN HELL FIRE FAKE LIBERAL NEWS CHANNELS ALL DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT IRAN SHOOTING 320 PROJECTILES IN ISRAEL. BUT NOW WHEN ITS ISRAELS TURN TO EXACT REVENGE ON THE COCKROACHES IN IRAN. THE WORLD  CRYS - ISRAEL RESTRAIN YOURSELVES FROM THE WELL BOY WORSHIPPING MAUHDI SHIITE COCKROACHES IN IRAN. DON'T NUKE THE DUNG OUT OF IRAN. NOSE PICKING WELL BOY IN THE WELL IN IRAN MIGHT JUST COME OUT OF THE WELL AND CRY FOWL AGAINST ISRAEL. AND OF COURSE THE CRESCENT MOON DUNGER ALLAH THE INVISABLE GOD THAT DOESN'T EXIST. WELL HE CAN CRY ALLAH-ISRAEL , ALLAH ISRAEL. INSTEAD OF ALLAH-AK-AR. THE DEATH CULTURE OF ISLAMS WORSHIP. I WOULD SUGGEST ISRAEL BY STARTING WITH BLOWING UP AND BURNING IRANS OIL FIELDS. THAT WILL LITERALLY BURN UP IRANS MONEY. THEN SEE HOW THE IRANIAN COCKROACHES CAN FIRE ROCKETS AT ISRAEL. AFTER ISRAEL TAKES LEBANON AND SYRIA AS ISRAELS LAND. THEN PARTS OF IRAN, IRAQ, TURKEY, JORDAN WILL BE ISRAELS PROMISED LAND FROM GOD ALSO.

Iran says West ‘should appreciate its restraint’ after attack-European allies urge Israel against military response to Iran as war cabinet convenes-Cameron says UK pursuing new sanctions against Tehran, claims regime suffered ‘double defeat’; Macron suggests diplomatic isolation more effective than military action By ToI Staff and Agencies Today, 1:50 pm-APR 15,24

The United Kingdom, France and Germany urged Israel on Monday not to retaliate against Iran after its unprecedented attack on Saturday night, warning that a military response could send the Middle East spiraling into an all-out war, as Israel’s war cabinet prepared to meet to discuss its options against Tehran.Speaking to the BBC ahead of an expected statement by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday afternoon, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that while the inclination to respond to the roughly 350 attack drones and missiles launched by Tehran was justified, Israel needs to “think with its head as well as its heart, to be smart as well as tough.”The UK has advised Israel that it would be better off not retaliating, Cameron said, declaring that the attack was a “double defeat” for Iran in that it failed to cause major damage to Israel while at the same revealing “to the world that [Iran is] the malign influence in the region prepared to do this.”Although the UK is pushing Israel to show restraint and de-escalate, he noted that Israel will ultimately make its own decisions regarding how it protects its citizens.France, too, has been offering advice to Israel in the wake of Iran’s attack, suggesting a policy of isolation rather than one of retaliation, French President Emmanuel Macron told French news outlets on Monday.The situation in the Middle East is “very unstable,” he said, adding that France is urging Israel to show restraint and remains committed to ensuring its protection.“We will do everything to avoid a conflagration,” he told the BFMTV news channel, adding that he was scheduled to speak to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Monday, and was in contact with other countries in the region.Both the UK and France were among the allied countries that came to Israel’s defense on Saturday night, in addition to the US and Jordan.Tehran launched its attack on Israel after an airstrike destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus, killing several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two generals. Both Syria and Iran blamed Israel for the attack, although Jerusalem has not commented on the allegations.Pushing a similar policy of isolation as France, Cameron told the BBC that the UK government is looking into diplomatic steps it can take against Iran, in addition to the 400 sanctions it has already implemented.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock added her voice to those of her French and British counterparts, telling a news conference in Paris that after it “won defensively,” Israel must now secure its victory with diplomatic means.“Now we must prevent an escalation in the region,” Baerbock said, adding she had spoken to Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday and clearly warned him about further escalation.In the face of the criticism and potential diplomatic ramifications, Iran on Monday claimed it had only acted in self-defense, and suggested that the West “should appreciate Iran’s restraint in recent months.”“Instead of making accusations against Iran, (Western) countries should blame themselves and answer to public opinion for the measures they have taken against the… war crimes committed by Israel” in its war against the Tehran-backed Hamas terror group in Gaza,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said.At the same time as its allies urge restraint and de-escalation, Israel’s war cabinet prepared to reconvene after a three-hour meeting on Sunday afternoon ended without a decision having been made as to how best to respond to Iran.Alongside the war cabinet’s deliberations on carrying out a retaliatory attack, Israel has urged the world to punish Iran with sanctions and other diplomatic measures.Speaking at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday evening, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called for the body to condemn Iran, reimpose sanctions and designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terror organization.“The snooze button is no longer an option. The only option is to condemn Iran and utilize every means necessary to make them pay a heavy price for their horrible crimes,” Erdan told the meeting, which he had requested on Saturday.The United States is also looking to hold Tehran accountable through the use of diplomatic force, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood said.Calling for the 15-member body to unequivocally condemn Iran’s attack, he said the Security Council has an obligation not to let Iran’s actions go unanswered.“In the coming days, and in consultation with other member states, the United States will explore additional measures to hold Iran accountable here at the United Nations,” he said, without providing specifics.“Let me be clear: If Iran or its proxies take actions against the United States or further action against Israel, Iran will be held responsible,” he said.Iran’s Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani defended his country’s right to strike Israel to the Security Council, claiming that “Iran’s operation was entirely in the exercise of Iran’s inherent right to self-defense.”“This concluded action was necessary and proportionate,” he added.

Analysis-Jordan’s help against Iran shows relationship with Israel still strong, despite Gaza-Caught between popular support for Palestinians and the threat of Iranian influence, Amman downplays its role in downing dozens of Israel-bound drones-Gianluca Pacchiani
By Gianluca Pacchiani-Today, 1:28 pm-APR 15,24

On Saturday night, dozens of drones launched by Iran toward Israel were intercepted by Jordanian air force jets as they crossed the kingdom’s airspace.The military assistance provided by Amman to Israel was welcomed enthusiastically in the Jewish state, but also came as a surprise to many Israelis, since the Hashemite Kingdom has been a source of relentless criticism of Israel’s war against Hamas, and has been under intense domestic pressure to break off diplomatic relations with Jerusalem.To some commentators, however, Amman’s intervention on Saturday night did not come as a surprise. Ghaith al-Omari, a native Jordanian and a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said the kingdom’s dramatic show of support proved the strength of the security alliance between Amman and Jerusalem.“Despite all of the political tensions between Jordan and Israel, the military and intelligence relationship never stopped,” he said. “As a matter of fact, the worse the politics gets, the closer the militaries get, because they both understand the need to maintain this relationship. This is part of both Jordan’s military doctrine and Israeli military doctrine.”In 1994, Jordan became the second Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with Israel (after Egypt in 1979). Jordan sees itself as the custodian of the Muslim holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Al-Aqsa compound, and the two countries have strong security and intelligence cooperation. But relations between Amman and Jerusalem have become markedly more tense since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas.Israel provides Jordan with gas through a multi-billion-dollar deal, and with water as part of the 1994 treaty. In November, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced that his country would back out of a United Arab Emirates-brokered deal intended to have Jordan supply solar energy to Israel in return for Israel giving it desalinated water. But in March, Amman reportedly asked to extend it by an additional year. Israel has replied to Jordan with a request that Jordanian officials moderate their vocal criticism of Israel.“What happened on Saturday night should be a reminder not only to the Jordanians but also to the Israelis of the importance of their relationship,” al-Omari said.Amman is aware that it is walking a thin line between its strategic alliance with the US and Israel — a source of substantial financial aid and stability in a tumultuous region — and its commitment to the Palestinian cause. About half of Jordan’s population is Palestinian refugees and their descendants.Jordan has gone above and beyond to signal its support for Palestinians in Gaza during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. It was the first country to recall its ambassador from Tel Aviv when Israel fought back in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 massacre, it has called incessantly for a ceasefire, and has delivered substantial amounts of aid to Gaza by air and land.After news came out that the kingdom’s air force had intervened in support of Israel against Iran, official media channels on Sunday morning downplayed its role in the event.The official news agency Petra, as has been its custom in recent months, opened its front page with the latest updates from Gaza. It also relayed a vague government statement calling “on all parties” to show “restraint amid regional tensions” in order to prevent a “dangerous escalation.” It did not specify who those parties were.The same communique fleetingly mentioned toward the end “recent incidents” involving the interception of unspecified “foreign objects in Jordanian airspace to protect citizens and residential areas,” adding that while “some fragments fell in various locations, no significant damage or injuries were reported.”Reading other Jordanian news websites on Sunday, one would be hard pressed to believe that in an act of war the night before, hundreds of projectiles carrying tons of explosives traversed the country’s skies.National newspapers limited themselves to relaying official statements formulated in vague language. In one such statement, Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh pledged to take legal action against media outlets that “do not source their information from official and credible channels,” after rumors spread that a state of emergency had been declared in the country.Staying away from Iran’s tentacles-The government’s caution in publicizing the events of Saturday night may be due to Iranian threats that Jordan will be the Islamic Republic’s “next target” if it cooperates with Israel.Later on Sunday, Safadi, the Jordanian foreign minister, reportedly summoned Iran’s ambassador to warn Tehran that it must stop questioning Jordan’s position, after it assisted Israel.In fact, Jordan has fretted over Iranian interference in its domestic affairs for years, loath to become another pawn in Tehran’s regional power games, which have already impacted the internal political landscapes of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.After Saturday night’s events, Amman is concerned that a possible Israeli retaliatory attack using its airspace will give Iran a pretext to target Jordan directly, or attempt to destabilize it, al-Omari said.“The Iranians have their eyes on Jordan, they look at it as the weakest link in the region,” he added. “And the Jordanian military considers Iran to be the most prominent threat in the area, due to the presence of Iran-sponsored militias on the Syrian border and the eastern border [with Iraq]. They are very concerned about the Iranian influence extending into the West Bank [which shares a long border with Jordan] through Hamas.”In an effort to prevent Iran-backed terrorist groups, be they Hamas or Shiite militias, from becoming entrenched in its territory, Jordan has conducted a series of airstrikes inside Syria in recent months targeting drugs and weapons smugglers reportedly linked to Tehran.Multiple factors indicate the recent wave of protests that has engulfed the country is likely being steered by the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist movement that spawned Hamas — which also receives strong backing from Iran.As for Iran-backed Shiite militias on Jordan’s borders, an official of one of those groups in Iraq revealed operative plans to establish a Jordanian militia with 12,000 armed members that would be subordinate to the Iran-led resistance axis.All of this is not a “cause for alarm, but definitely a concern for Jordan,” said al-Omari.Preventive efforts by Jordanian security forces against an Iranian encroachment are facilitated by the fact that the Jordanian public is strongly opposed to Iran, he noted. The reason is twofold.“Firstly, Jordanians see what the Iranians and their allies did in Syria – it’s hard to like Iran after that,” he said, referencing the military support given by the Islamic Republic to the Assad regime in crushing rebels in the Syrian civil war.“Secondly, Jordan is a very conservative Sunni country, with no Shiite minority. There is a strong anti-Shiite sentiment. There was a time a few years ago when Iran actually tried to apply some of its religious soft power in Jordan. It raised concerns in Jordanian society,” al-Omari said.He predicted that the more conservative camp in the Jordanian government will use the ostensible link between the demonstrators, the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran as a way to delegitimize the pro-Hamas protests.“If you look at the op-eds in the three main Jordanian daily papers in the last couple of weeks, which are not fully independent [i.e., they follow the government line], you will find a series of articles criticizing the demonstrations and drawing a link with the Iranians,” he said.“After October 7, there has been a hawkish camp in the Jordanian government saying that [pro-Hamas] protests were overstepping the line. My sense is that the more conservative side will use [Saturday’s attack from Iran] as a way of saying that things are too unstable right now to allow this space for demonstration or for disruption,” al-Omari added.While Amman may be attempting publicly to downplay Iran’s act of war on its territory, the Jordanian population appears to be fully aware of what happened, like the many anti-Israel netizens from around the world, who took to social media to make vitriolic comments against King Abdullah II.Have you ever seen a larger traitor to the Muslim world than the king of Jordan? pic.twitter.com/ZLnr4nFXsK— Zynab Al Aziz (@Zynsays) April 14, 2024-One X user wrote “Congratulations to King of Jordan, who not only failed to support the fellow Arab Palestinians but also took the extra mile to support their genocidal murderer.”A satirical image circulating online even depicted the monarch wearing an Israeli army uniform.Regional security sources said drones were brought down in the air on the Jordanian side of the Jordan Valley that were heading in the direction of Jerusalem, while others were intercepted close to the Iraqi-Syrian border.In the aftermath of the attack, in neighbor hoods south of the capital, several downed drones were seen. Residents gathered around the remnants of one suspected large drone that fell in a commercial area of the city’s Marj al-Hamam suburb.Sabrina Bilanceri, a freelance journalist residing in Amman, told The Times of Israel that when the Iranian drones and missiles flew over Amman on Saturday night, she heard “people screaming from the houses nearby” in fear, “but you could also hear some shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’” a chant of joy.

Hamas said to demand end of war at start of deal, would only free hostages in 2nd phase-New Hamas proposal, reportedly given to mediators, provides for all hostages to go free — but only after Israel permanently ends war, displaced Gazans return unimpeded to north
By ToI Staff Today, 10:55 amUpdated at 1:15 pm-APR 15,24

Having rejected the terms of last week’s Cairo proposal for a hostage-truce deal, the Hamas terror group on Sunday reportedly presented mediators with a proposal of its own that requires Israel to end the war in the first, six-week phase of a three-phase process. No hostages would be freed in those first six weeks. Rather, all the hostages would be freed over the second and third phases, each of them also lasting six weeks, in exchange for large numbers of Palestinian security prisoners.The proposal, whose terms are far more demanding of Israel than those put forward by US-coordinated mediators last week, further specifies that, during the initial, six-week phase, displaced Palestinians would be allowed to return unimpeded to northern Gaza, and the IDF would withdraw from all urban centers in the Strip.According to the Qatari-funded Al Jazeera, Hamas has submitted the proposal to the mediators. As of this writing, Israel has not publicly commented on it.As reported by Al Jazeera and Israel’s Haaretz news daily, Hamas claims that it would utilize the initial six-week phase to locate all the hostages and ascertain their condition. Previous proposals since a weeklong truce in late November, during which 105 hostages were freed, have called for the release of some 40 “humanitarian” hostages — children, women, the elderly and the sick — during an initial six-week truce.Hamas has rejected all such proposals and conditioned any further hostage releases on Israel ending the war, withdrawing all IDF forces and allowing displaced northern Gazans to return to their homes — demands Israel has rejected as delusional.Hamas and other terror groups are believed to still be holding 129 of the 253 hostages abducted during its October 7 massacre in southern Israel, not all of whom are alive.Under its new reported proposal, Hamas would release elderly and sick hostages, civilian women and female soldiers in the course of the second 42-day phase. The reports do not specify how many hostages this would amount to, but the designation would appear to potentially cover some 45 hostages.Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of 30 Palestinian security prisoners for each civilian hostage — a tenfold increase from the three security prisoners who were freed for each civilian hostage in November’s deal. Israel would reportedly be required to release 50 Palestinian security prisoners per captive female soldier, of whom 30 would be prisoners serving life sentences.Israel would be required to complete the withdrawal of all IDF troops from Gaza as part of this second phase. The reports were not definitive as to whether the complete withdrawal would be required at the start or in the course of this phase.In the third and final stage of Hamas’s proposed deal, the rehabilitation of the war-torn Gaza Strip would begin, and all captive male soldiers and men of military age would be released, as well as the bodies of those who have died or been killed in captivity or whose bodies were abducted on October 7.The reports do not specify how many Palestinian security prisoners Israel would be required to release for each of the hostages in the final phase of the deal.Many of the demands laid out by Hamas in its proposal have previously been rejected by Israel as nonstarters, notably including a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the entire Gaza Strip. Israel has said it intends to resume the war once any hostage deal is carried out, in accordance with its two prime declared war goals — securing the freedom of all hostages and destroying Hamas’s military and governance capabilities in Gaza.Last week’s Cairo proposal, reportedly accepted in principle by Israel, was said to call for a temporary ceasefire of at least several weeks in return for the release of 40 living hostages. Israel would also set free hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners and boost aid to Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis has ballooned amid the fighting.Hamas announced on Saturday evening that it had submitted its response and was sticking to its original demands for a permanent ceasefire, the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza and other areas, a surge in humanitarian aid and the start of the Strip’s reconstruction.It claimed that it was still prepared to reach an agreement, and its statement did not explicitly reject the proposal, although in Israel, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Mossad intelligence agency said the response amounted to a rejection.Hamas’s stance, the Mossad said in a rare statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday, proved that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “is not interested in a humanitarian deal and in the return of the hostages, and continues to take advantage of tensions with Iran to try to unite the theaters and to achieve a general escalation in the region.”Israel will continue to work to achieve its goals, the statement said, and will “turn over every stone to bring back the 133 hostages from Gaza as soon as possible.”Of the 253 people abducted in the October 7 Hamas onslaught, in which terrorists slaughtered some 1,200 people, 129 are still in captivity, including 34 who have been confirmed by the IDF to no longer be alive.Israel also seeks the return of the remains of two Israeli soldiers killed and captured in 2014, as well as the return of two Israeli citizens who entered Gaza of their own accord around that time.

Senior Syrian military official appears in Swedish court on war crimes charges-Former brigadier general Mohammed Hamo faces possibility of life in prison for ‘aiding and abetting’ crimes against humanity during the Syrian Civil War-By Johannes LEDEL Today, 2:40 pm-APR 15,24

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe on Monday appeared before a Stockholm court accused of war crimes during Syria’s civil war.Former brigadier general Mohammed Hamo, 65 who lives in Sweden, is accused of “aiding and abetting” war crimes and could get a life jail sentence.The war between President Bashar Assad’s regime and armed opposition groups, including Islamic State, erupted after the government repressed peaceful pro-democracy protests in 2011.It has killed more than half a million people, displaced millions, and ravaged Syria’s economy and infrastructure.Wearing a dark blue shirt, jeans and sneakers, Hamo listened carefully and took notes as prosecutor Karolina Wieslander read out the charges.Wieslander said Hamo had contributed — through “advice and action” — to the Syrian army’s warfare, which “systematically included attacks carried out in violation of the principles of distinction, caution and proportionality.”“The warfare was thus indiscriminate,” Wieslander told the court.The charges concern the period of January 1 to July 20, 2012. The trial is expected to last until late May.‘Disproportionate’The prosecutor said the Syrian army’s “widespread air and ground attacks” caused damage “at a scale that was disproportionate in view of the concrete and immediate general military advantages that could be expected to be achieved.”In his role as brigadier general and head of an armament division, Hamo allegedly helped coordinate and supply of arms to units.Hamo’s lawyer, Mari Kilman, told the court her client denied criminal responsibility.“In any case, he has not had the intent towards the main charge, that indiscriminate warfare would be carried out by others,” Kilman said.Kilman said the officer could not be held liable for the actions “as he had acted in a military context and had to follow orders.”Hamo also denied all individual charges and argued that Syrian law should be applied.Several plaintiffs are to testify at the trial, including Syrians from cities that were attacked and a British photographer who was injured during one strike.‘Complete impunity’“The attacks in and around Homs and Hama in 2012 resulted in widespread civilian harm and an immense destruction of civilian properties,” Aida Samani, senior legal advisor at rights group Civil Rights Defenders, told AFP.“The same conduct has been repeated systematically by the Syrian army in other cities across Syria with complete impunity.”This trial will be the first in Europe “to address these types of indiscriminate attacks by the Syrian army,” according to Samani, who added that it “will be the first opportunity for victims of the attacks to have their voices heard in an independent court.”Hamo is the highest-ranking military official to go on trial in Europe, though other countries have tried to bring charges against more senior members.In March, Swiss prosecutors charged Rifaat Assad, an uncle of President Bashar Assad, with war crimes and crimes against humanity.However, it remains unlikely Rifaat Assad — who recently returned to Syria after 37 years in exile — will show up for the trial, for which a date has yet to be set.Swiss law allows for trials in absentia under certain conditions.In November, France issued an international arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad, accusing him of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in 2013.Three other international warrants were also issued for the arrests of Bashar al-Assad’s brother Maher, the de-facto chief of the army’s elite Fourth Division and two generals.In January 2022, a German court sentenced former colonel Anwar Raslan to life in prison for crimes against humanity. This was the first international trial over state-sponsored torture in Syria and was hailed by victims as a victory for justice.