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)
TRUMP THROWS THE WORLD INTO CHAOS WITH YESTERDAYS TARIFFS.
FEARFUL SIGHTS AND GREAT SIGNS FROM HEAVEN
LUKE 21:11,25-26
11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from
heaven.so was not yet deemed a threat to land.
25 And there shall be
signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON
MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC) and upon the earth
distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the
waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for
fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers
places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be
earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles:
these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great
earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME)
and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall
there be from heaven.
REV 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and
there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon
the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green
grass was burnt up.
JAMES 1:11
11 For the sun is no sooner
risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower
thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also
shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
The Hebrew noun
accurately translated “oven” refers to a “baking oven” as distinct from a
kiln or smelting furnace—both of which burn much hotter. (The Hebrew
nouns for “kiln” or for “smelting furnace” are more likely to appear in
contexts of God's wrath or judgment.)
21 They have roused me to
jealousy with a non-god, they have exasperated me with their idols. In
my turn I shall rouse them to jealousy with a non-people, I shall
exasperate them with a stupid nation.
22 Yes, a fire has blazed from
my anger, it will burn right down to the depths of Sheol; it will devour
the earth and all its produce, it will set fire to the footings of the
mountains.
23 I shall hurl disasters on them, on them I shall use up all my arrows.
AT 10.35AM THE DOW WAS DOWN 1,450 POINTS 3.45%.10.50AM DOW DOWN 1,540 POINTS.AT 11.33AM THE DOW IS DOWN 1,445 POINTS OR 3.40%
Myanmar
earthquake death toll passes 3,000 as more bodies found-The Southeast
Asian nation says another 4,715 people have been injured and 341 are
missing after last week’s 7.7 magnitude quake-By AP Today, 10:23 am-APR
3,25
BANGKOK — The death toll from the massive earthquake that
hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as more bodies were
found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said.In a
short statement, Myanmar’s military said another 4,715 people have been
injured and 341 are missing.The epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude
earthquake was near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. It brought
down thousands of buildings, buckled roads and destroyed bridges in
multiple regions.Local media reports of casualties have been much higher
than the official figures and with telecommunications widely out and
many places difficult to reach, it’s thought the numbers could rise
sharply as more details come in.Myanmar’s military seized power in 2021
from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking
what has turned into a civil war.The quake worsened an already dire
humanitarian crisis, with more than 3 million people having been
displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in need even before it
hit, according to the United Nations.Amid growing fears that ongoing
fighting could hamper humanitarian aid efforts, the Myanmar military
declared a temporary ceasefire Wednesday, through April 22. The
announcement followed unilateral temporary ceasefires announced by local
armed resistance groups opposed to military rule.In the military’s
announcement, Myanmar said it would still take “necessary” measures
against those groups if they use the ceasefire to regroup, train or
launch attacks.In Bangkok, Thailand, where the quake brought down a
skyscraper under construction, the search for survivors and bodies
continued as Thai Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said a possible sound of
life was detected amid the rubble.Twenty-two people were killed, and 35
injured, in the city, mostly by the collapse of the unfinished building.
Ontario severe storm risk builds as U.S. faces tornado outbreak-Forecast Centre-Wed, April 2, 2025 at 9:34 a.m. EDT
While
some areas deal with a risk for freezing rain and snow, folks in
southwestern Ontario should closely monitor potential watches and
warnings late Wednesday as a risk for severe weather builds across the
region.This severe weather potential arrives as a powerful Colorado low
threatens to produce a high-risk tornado outbreak south of the
border.Gusty winds are likely across southwestern Ontario even outside
of any thunderstorms that develop. Wind gusts could exceed 80 km/h at
times.Wednesday storm risk develops-A Colorado low tracking into the
Great Lakes region will bring the whole spectrum of active weather to
Ontario through the middle of the week. Freezing rain and snow could
affect areas where more than 200,000 customers remain without power from
this past weekend’s ice storm.This low will push a warm front into
southwestern Ontario through the late morning and early afternoon hours
Wednesday, bringing a small chance for thunder as it moves into the
region.Strong winds will develop from the south and southwest as the
front arrives, leading to wind gusts of 50-70 km/h. Very strong winds
just above the surface could lead to gusts exceeding 80 km/h at
times.Meanwhile, a cold front sliding in from the west will start to
move into southwestern Ontario during the evening and early overnight
hours, leading to a risk for thunderstorms across the area. Some of
these storms could turn severe, especially close to the Michigan
border.Cold waters in the lakes themselves will reduce the severity of
any storms that have to cross the lakes, leaving the greatest risk for
severe storms in extreme southwestern Ontario around Windsor,
Leamington, Chatham, and up into Sarnia.Strong wind gusts and heavy
rainfall are the predominant threats with the strongest thunderstorms.
It’s worth noting there’s a small, conditional threat for tornadoes if
enough energy is able to move into southwestern Ontario from
Michigan.90,000,000+ at risk south of the border-Ontario’s thunderstorm
risk arrives on the very northern end of a widespread severe
thunderstorm outbreak expected across the United States on Wednesday.The
potential for severe weather covers nearly 100,000,000 people south of
the border, with dangerous thunderstorms possible from central Texas all
the way north into western New York. Expect dangerous highway travel
and disrupted airline travel throughout many major hubs.The strongest
U.S. thunderstorms are capable of producing 120+ km/h wind gusts, hail
the size of golf balls or larger, and tornadoes.A full-blown tornado
outbreak is possible for some regions. The U.S. Storm Prediction Center
(SPC) issued a high risk for severe weather—a level five out of five—for
portions of the Mid-South, including the city of Memphis,
Tennessee.“Numerous tornadoes, along with multiple long-track EF3+
tornadoes appear likely” across the high-risk areas, the SPC said in its
overnight forecast.U.S. forecasters reserve issuing a high risk for
severe weather for days they’re extremely confident in a tornado
outbreak. On average, the SPC only issues one or two high risks per
year—and sometimes entire years pass between severe weather setups that
warrant such a forecast. Wednesday is only the 67th high-risk day in the
U.S. since Jan. 1, 2000.A major flooding threat will develop through
the weekend across many of the same areas expecting significant storms
on Wednesday. The U.S. Weather Prediction Center (WPC) warned that “a
prolonged life-threatening flash flood event will begin today with
several days of heavy rainfall impacting a large portion of the Lower
Mississippi and Ohio valleys.”
Live Updates: Deadly Tornado
Outbreak, Flooding Leave Path Of Destruction From South To Great
Lakes-Jenn Jordan-Thu, April 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM EDT
A relentless
tornado outbreak is tearing through the South and Midwest, leaving
communities in chaos and claiming at least three lives. What began as an
already dangerous situation on Wednesday has escalated, with multiple
destructive tornadoes - some potentially rated EF3 or stronger -
shredding homes, knocking out power, forcing road closures and leaving
some neighborhoods unrecognizable.At least a dozen injuries have also
been reported, with that number expected to rise as rescue crews work to
reach those trapped. As the tornado threat continues, a new danger is
emerging: potentially catastrophic flooding. Heavy rain is likely to
turn streets into rivers and make travel impossible in some of the
already hard-hit areas.Check out our more detailed forecast.Here is the
latest:(09:51 a.m. EDT) Third Most Tornado Warnings In An April Day-From
weather.com senior digital meteorologist Chris Dolce:The National
Weather Service issued 208 tornado warnings yesterday, according to an
Iowa State University database. That’s the third most in the month of
April dating to 1986, only behind two days in the April 2011 Super
Outbreak. Not all the areas in yesterday’s warnings saw tornadoes, but
the number of warnings issued shows how many thunderstorms exhibited
rotation to prompt one.(09:39 a.m. EDT) Officials Search Wreckage In
Tennessee-Highway Patrol teams are braving dangerous conditions to
search for survivors amid tornadoes, storms and flooding in Middle and
West Tennessee. Footage posted to social media shows first responders
combing through wrecked homes near the city of Selmer, while power
storms continue in the region.(09:27 a.m. EDT) On The Ground In Lake
City, Arkansas-Meteorologist Justin Michaels is on the ground in Lake
City, Arkansas, where at least one tornado caused “total destruction” to
several homes. He explains why flooding will be a major concern in the
hours ahead.(09:11 a.m. EDT) Schools Close In McCracken County,
Arkansas.McCracken County Public Schools announced students will be kept
home today due to ongoing severe weather and complications from
widespread power outages.Officials say the at-home instruction day will
allow time for damage assessment across the district.(08:58 a.m. EDT).
TRUMP
IS JUST ANILATING THE LIBERAL ECONOMY. THE COUNTRYS ARE CALLING FOR
REVENGE TARIFFS AGAINST TRUMP. THIS IS A NEW WORLD ORDER DESTROYER FOR A
WHILE. AND THIS COULD BRING A GIGANTIC TRADE BLOC OF WESTERN SPEAKING
NATIONS AGAINST THE WESTS ENEMIES. WE WOULD HAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION AS
ONE TRADE BLOC. THE SECOND TRADE BLOC COULD BE NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, SAUDI-ARABIA, CANADA, U.SA, MEXICO. THE THIRD TRADE
BLOCK COULD BE SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL, ARGENTINA VENEZUALA, CHILE. AND
THE 4TH TRADE BLOCK COULD BE RUSSIA, CHINA, NORTH AFRICAN MUSLIMS,
SUDAN, ETHIOPIA, LIBYA, IRAN AND REST OF THE SHITE MUSLIMS AND EGYPT AND
ALL THE REST OF ARAB THE SUNNI MUSLIMS.AND THOSE 4 TRADE BLOCS COULD BE
6 MORE TRADE BLOCS AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS COULD BE THE COUNTRYS THAT ARE
NOT IN THE 4 MAIN TRADE BLOCKS.
Trump unveils sweeping
global tariffs, including 17% US import duty on Israeli
goods-Manufacturers Association calls move ‘worrying step’ that
diminishes trade between countries, warns it could impact job market;
penalties come despite Israel cancelling all tariffs on US goods-By
Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid-Today, 9:58 am-APR 3,25
US
President Donald Trump unveiled Wednesday a raft of punishing tariffs
targeting countries around the world, including some of its closest
trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war.The
tariffs include a 17 percent duty on Israeli products imported to the
United States. Jerusalem was hit despite Israel seeking to prevent the
move with a directive that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed
Tuesday to immediately scrap all remaining tariffs on American
imports.Smotrich called a meeting on Thursday of senior ministry staff
to discuss the development, the Kan public broadcaster reported.The
Manufacturers Association of Israel said the tariffs are “worrying” and
will seek to work with the finance and economy ministries to reverse the
development.Speaking in the White House Rose Garden against a backdrop
of US flags, Trump slapped the most stinging tariffs on China and the
European Union on what he called “Liberation Day.”“For decades, our
country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near
and far, both friend and foe alike,” Trump said.The president presented a
chart of 60 countries targeted by the tariffs, with Israel showing as
leveling an alleged 33% tax on US imports.The decision could raise
prices on consumer goods, including kosher food and Judaica that are
produced in Israel. Israel is also a major exporter of technology,
precious stones and medical supplies, sending products valued at more
than $22 billion to the United States in 2024.Trump argued that the
tariffs are needed to reclaim money and respect that other countries
have taken from the United States. His critics, including most
mainstream economists, say they will wreak havoc on the global economy
and translate largely into higher prices for US consumers.Ahead of
Trump’s speech, an administration official told reporters that “Israel
steals a lot of intellectual property from, for example, the
pharmaceutical manufacturers in this country.”Manufacturers Association
of Israel president Ron Tomer said it was a “worrying step for Israeli
manufacturers, which is likely to impact local jobs and reduce
activities in the American market.”He further warned that the measures
could harm the stability of the Israeli economy, deter foreign
investments and weaken the ability of Israeli companies to compete in
the American market.Economic cooperation between Israel and the US is
“critical, especially in the security sector,” he stressed while urging
the removal of trade barriers.Tomer also questioned the 33% tax on
American goods, saying the figure” is not understood, and therefore the
measure of 17% tax is not clear.”He said the MAF would work with the
finance and economy ministries to have the tariff canceled, but if it
remains in place, it will represent “a withdrawal in the trade and
investments relations between the countries, in particular in light of
the fact that for many years a deep and faithful relationship existed
between the two countries.”The association will also work to “put
together alternative strategies to deal with the new situation, seek new
markets for Israel exports,” while also speaking with Washington
decision-makers to “soften the negative influences,” Tomer
said.Opposition Yesh Atid Party MK Vladimir Beliak, who coordinates
opposition activities in the Knesset Finance Committee, scoffed at
Smotrich for canceling US tariffs a day early.In a post to X, he wrote
that the minister, in response, was “hit in the face” with the new
tariffs. Genius.”Smotrich had signed Tuesday a directive to scrap all
remaining tariffs on imports from the US with immediate effect, in an
apparent attempt to win a reprieve from the expected Trump
administration’s levy of reciprocal duties the next day.The order was
coordinated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Economy Minister
Nir Barkat but is subject to final approval by the Knesset Finance
Committee.It was not immediately clear whether Trump would adjust the
tariffs on Israeli goods as a result of the cancellation of Israeli
tariffs, as he did for other countries that previously eliminated
tariffs on US goods under Trump’s trade pressure.When Netanyahu
announced the cancellation decision on X, owner and Trump’s governing
partner Elon Musk tweeted a two-emoji response: the American and Israeli
flags, side by side.Last year Israeli exports to the US were worth NIS
52 billion ($14 billion), while imports amounted to NIS 32 billion ($8.6
billion), Kan reported.However, it noted that a significant amount of
the exports was in the form of services rather than goods and it was not
yet clear how the new tariffs would be applied.Speaking at the White
House as he unveiled the tariffs, Trump reserved some of the heaviest
blows for what he called the “nations that treat us badly,” including
34% on goods from superpower rival China, 20% on key ally the European
Union and 24 percent on Japan.But the 78-year-old Republican said that
he is “very kind” and so is only imposing half the amount that those
countries tax US exports.For the rest, Trump said he would impose a
“baseline” tariff of 10%, including Britain.An audience of cabinet
members, as well as workers in hard hats from industries including
steel, oil and gas, whooped and cheered as Trump said the tariffs would
“make America wealthy again.”“This is Liberation Day,” Trump said,
adding that it would “forever be remembered as the day American industry
was reborn, the day America’s destiny was reclaimed.”US Treasury
Secretary Scott Bessent warned trading partners that any retaliation to
the barrage of new tariffs from the White House will only result in
further escalation.“My advice to every country right now is, do not
retaliate,” Bessent told Fox News. “Sit back, take it in, let’s see how
it goes.
US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but
little appetite for trade war-EU preparing response but leaving door
open for negotiations; China decries measures as violation of
international trade rules; Australia puzzled by 29% tariff on small
island-By Agencies Today, 9:50 am-APR 3,25
The new tariffs
announced Wednesday by US President Donald Trump drew puzzled yet
measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of
appetite for a full-fledged trade war.Trump presented the import taxes,
which he calls “reciprocal tariffs” and range from 10 percent to 49%, in
the simplest terms: the US would do to its trading partners what he
said they had been doing to the US for decades.The EU is ready to
respond to the sweeping tariffs, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen
warned Thursday, but urged Trump to address his concerns through
dialogue.“I deeply regret this choice,” von der Leyen said. “There seems
to be no order in the disorder. No clear path through the complexity
and chaos that is being created as all US trading partners are hit.”She
added that the EU was “prepared to respond.”“We are now preparing for
further countermeasures to protect our interests and our businesses if
negotiations fail,” von der Leyen said.Trump unveiled particularly
stinging tariffs Wednesday on major trade partners China and the
European Union on what he called “Liberation Day.”The figure for the EU
was 20% and comes after Trump had previously slapped tariffs on steel
and aluminum imports as well as cars and auto parts.The bloc has,
however, pushed strongly to resolve Trump’s trade concerns through
dialogue, and von der Leyen left the door open again Thursday.“There is
an alternative path. It is not too late to address concerns through
negotiations,” she said.Von der Leyen made her comments in English,
French and German in a video address from Uzbekistan where she will
attend the EU-Central Asia summit this week.Von der Leyen said the new
tariffs would hurt consumers around the world.“It will be felt
immediately. Millions of citizens will face higher grocery bills.
Medication will cost more as well as transportation. Inflation will go
up,” she warned.There are also concerns in Europe that Trump’s higher
customs duties will lead to a flood of cheap goods from other countries,
especially China.Von der Leyen said the EU would be “watching closely
what indirect effects these tariffs could have” and vowed to protect the
continent’s industries.“Europe will stand at the side of those directly
impacted,” she promised.Beijing said it “firmly opposes” the new
tariffs on its exports, and vowed “countermeasures to safeguard its own
rights and interests.”Trump unveiled particularly stinging tariffs of
34% on China, one of its largest trading partners. That comes on top of a
20% imposed last month.The tariffs “do not comply with international
trade rules,” China’s Commerce Ministry said.It urged Washington to
“immediately cancel” them, warning they “endanger global economic
development.”Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney warned the tariffs will
“fundamentally change the global trading system.”Canada was not
included in Wednesday’s tariff package but already faces 25% tariffs on
steel and aluminum.“We are going to fight these tariffs with
countermeasures. We are going to protect our workers,” he said.The UK
will “remain calm and committed” to sealing a trade deal with the United
States which could help “mitigate” a 10 percent tariff imposed on
British exports to the United States, business minister Jonathan
Reynolds said.However, “we have a range of tools at our disposal and we
will not hesitate to act,” he added.France’s President Emmanuel Macron
will meet on Thursday with representatives of French sectors “impacted
by the tariff measures.”South Korea’s acting leader called for swift
emergency measures to support the auto industry and other businesses
potentially affected by the Trump administration’s new tariffs, pledging
full government efforts to address what he described as a looming
“global tariff war.”During an emergency government meeting, Prime
Minister Han Duck-soo also instructed officials to work with business
groups to analyze the impact of the US tariff increases and actively
engage in negotiations with Washington to “minimize damage” to South
Korea’s economy, the trade ministry said.Japanese firms are the biggest
investors in the United States but Tokyo failed to secure an exemption,
with Trump announcing a hefty 24% levy on Japanese imports.“I have
conveyed that the unilateral tariff measures taken by the United States
are extremely regrettable, and I have again strongly urged (Washington)
not to apply them to Japan,” Yoji Muto, Japan’s trade and industry
minister, told reporters.He said he spoke to US Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnick before Trump’s announcement of a new 10% baseline tariff
and extra levies on selected countries — including close strategic ally
Japan.Muto said he had explained to Lutnick “how the US tariffs would
adversely affect the US economy by undermining the capacity of Japanese
companies to invest.”“We had a frank discussion on how to pursue
cooperation in the interest of both Japan and the United States that
does not rely on tariffs,” Muto said.Government spokesman Yoshimasa
Hayashi also said that the US measures may contravene World Trade
Organization (WTO) rules and the two countries’ trade treaty.“We have
serious concerns as to consistency with the WTO agreement and Japan-US
trade agreement,” he told reporters.Asked if Japan will impose
retaliatory tariffs or is considering filing a suit at the WTO, Hayashi
said: “We decline to disclose details of our considerations.”Australia
expressed puzzlement over the decision to slap a 29% trade tariff on its
tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.The island — home to many
descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers — has a total population of a
little over 2,000 people and lies 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles)
northeast of Sydney.Its main industry is tourism.The island’s chamber of
commerce says it ranked as the world’s number 223 exporter in 2019,
shipping goods worth Aus$2.7 million (US$1.7 million), led by soybean
meal and sowing seeds.Yet a global tariff list brandished by Trump
showed it was being punished with a tariff nearly three times higher
than the Australian mainland’s 10 percent.“I’m not sure what Norfolk
Island’s major exports are to the United States and why it’s been
singled out, but it has,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told
reporters.“I’m not quite sure that Norfolk Island, with respect to it,
is a trade competitor with the giant economy of the United States,” he
added.It “exemplifies the fact that nowhere on Earth is exempt from
this.”In any case, the prime minister could not say why the island would
not face the same US tariff as the rest of the country.“Last time I
looked, Norfolk Island was a part of Australia,” he later told public
radio ABC, describing it as “somewhat unexpected and a bit
strange.”Thailand’s prime minister said her country is ready to
negotiate with the US to find a fair trade balance for both
sides.Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that Thailand is committed to working
with the US to achieve sustainable economic growth.She added that Thai
exporters should also look for additional markets for their products to
reduce their risk of relying on one main market.Taiwan’s government said
the tariffs on the island were unreasonable and it would discuss them
with Washington, partly blaming US tech curbs on China in Trump’s first
term for driving the trade imbalance.Taiwan will have a 32% duty placed
on its products. The US tariffs, however, do not apply to
semiconductors, a major Taiwan export.Taiwan’s cabinet said in a
statement that it regretted the “unreasonable” US tariffs and would seek
clarification and continue talks with Washington to ensure Taiwan’s
interests were protected.How the US has calculated the tariffs was
unclear and did not reflect the complementary trade structure between
the two sides, the cabinet said.Taiwan’s exports to and trade surplus
with the United States have increased because of US demand for
semiconductors, and artificial intelligence-related products, as well as
Trump’s first-term tariffs and controls on China, it added.This
resulted in “the shift of Taiwan’s supply chain back to Taiwan and an
increase in US demand for Taiwan’s information and communications
products, reflecting the huge contribution of Taiwan to the US economy
and national security,” the cabinet said.
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which
the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements
(NUKES) shall melt with fervent heat,(BLAST) the earth also and the
works that are therein shall be burned up.(BUT ITS NO END OF THE WORLD
HOGWASH)
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,(BY
NUKES INCLUDING 3 BILLION PEOPLE) what manner of persons ought ye to be
in all holy conversation and godliness,
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
JESUS
SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FOREVER.AND DURING WW3
PEOPLES BLOOD WILL BE SHED AS A JUDGEMENT FOR HATING HIM AND ISRAEL.GOD
IS NOT MOCKED.
ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,
and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I
will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an
astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about
thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in
fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16 When I
shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their
destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase
the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17 So will I
send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED
THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and
they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through
thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have
spoken it.
REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out
from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to
him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and
gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully
ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and
gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of
the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the
city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the
horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200
MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)
ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold,
the LORD will come with fire,(NUKES) and with his chariots like a
whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of
fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens
behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination,
and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I
know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather
all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
ISAIAH 26:21
21
For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants
of the earth for their iniquity:(GOD/ISRAEL HATE AND BRAKING OF HIS
COMMANDMENTS) the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more
cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die - 3 BILLION).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;
they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed
one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of
the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land
desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For
the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their
light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall
not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for
their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the
arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the
terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of
her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his
fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the
fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of
the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are
open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed
like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it;
and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass
in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that
are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they
shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and
shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be
visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed,
when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and
before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:3,30
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.
REVELATION 8:7
7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with
blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees
was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18
By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the
fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(ATOMIC BOMBS)(RUSSIA CHINA DESTROYED BY ISRAELS ATOMIC BOMBS)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water
thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be
prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of
the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD
DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to
the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM
NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a
great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is
done.
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH)
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with
sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE
DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18
By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the
fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE
17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS
KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE
BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND
DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in
that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN
WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4
billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against
Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten
by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE
SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE
CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH
IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
NAHUM 3:13
13
Behold, your troops are women in your midst. The gates of your land are
wide open to your enemies; fire has devoured your bars.
DR DOCTORION-ANGEL OF THE MIDEAST
"The
angel showed me that the United Nations shall be broken in pieces
because of the crisis in the Middle East. There shall be no more United
Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.
3-Yr-Old Girl Finds Canaanite Scarab Where David Faced Goliath-Picture of Staff Writer-Archeology-April 2, 2025
In
a remarkable archaeological discovery, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan found an
ancient scarab amulet dating back approximately 3,800 years while on a
family outing at Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in early March.Ziv Nitzan
and her sisters with the certificate of appreciation. Photo by Emil
Aladjem, Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe seal in the hand of
3.5-year-old Ziv. Photo by Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority“We
were walking along the path, and then Ziv bent down – and out of all
the stones around her, she picked up this particular stone,” recounted
Omer Nitzan, Ziv’s sister. “When she rubbed it and removed the sand from
it, we saw something was different about it. I called my parents to
come see the beautiful stone, and we realized we had discovered an
archaeological find! We immediately reported this to the Israel
Antiquities Authority.”The Israel Antiquities Authority was quick to
recognize the significance of the find. Semyon Gendler, Judah Region
District Archaeologist, praised the young girl and her family for
reporting their discovery and presented Ziv with a certificate of
appreciation for good citizenship.Dr. Daphna Ben-Tor, an expert in
ancient amulets and seals expert, identified the artifact as a Canaanite
scarab from the Middle Bronze Age. “Scarabs were used in this period as
seals and as amulets,” explained Dr. Ben-Tor. “They were found in
graves, in public buildings and in private homes. Sometimes they bear
symbols and messages, that reflect religious beliefs or status.”Scarab
seals are small ornamental objects that originated in ancient Egypt and
were designed to resemble dung beetles. These beetles held sacred
significance for ancient Egyptians as symbols of new life, due to their
habit of creating dung balls in which they laid eggs, from which new
life would emerge. The Egyptian name for the scarab derives from the
verb meaning “to come into being” or “to be created,” reflecting the
Egyptians’ view of the scarab as representing the incarnation of God the
Creator.The discovery site at Tel Azeka has considerable historical and
archaeological importance. Professor Oded Lipschits, director of the
Tel Aviv University archaeological excavation at the site, personally
met with Ziv and her sisters at the tel. “We have been excavating here
for almost 15 years, and the excavation findings show that during the
Middle Bronze and Late Bronze Ages, here in Tel Azekah, thrived one of
the most important cities in the Judean Lowlands,” said Lipschits. “The
scarab found by Ziv joins a long list of Egyptian and Canaanite finds
discovered here, which attest to the close ties and cultural influences
between Canaan and Egypt during that period.”The site has been excavated
for 15 years by researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU).Tel Azeka is
also known for its biblical significance as a key location in the
battle between David and Goliath, as described in the Book of Samuel.
According to the prophet Jeremiah, Lachish and Azekah were the last two
Judean cities to fall before the conquest of Jerusalem.Israeli Minister
of Heritage, Amichai Eliyahu, commented on the significance of the find:
“The seal that little Ziv found during a family trip to Tel Azekah
connects us to a grand story, that of the ancient civilizations that
lived in this land thousands of years ago. The scarab Ziv found also
reminds us that in the Land of Israel, even children can be a part of
discovering history.”Eli Escusido, Director of the Israel Antiquities
Authority, expressed gratitude to Ziv and her family: “Ziv, and her
family, deserve praise for handing over the find to the National
Treasures of the state of Israel. Thanks to her, everyone will be able
to see it and enjoy it.”The ancient seal will be featured in a special
Passover exhibition organized by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the
Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of
Israel. The exhibition will showcase the scarab alongside other
artifacts from the Egyptian and Canaanite periods, many of which will be
displayed publicly for the first time.“In honor of Passover, we will
present the seal in a special exhibition set up by the Israel
Antiquities Authority at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National
Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, alongside other findings from the
Egyptian and Canaanite eras,” Escusido added. “In our public tours we
will present impressive items for the first time, including seals of the
pharaohs, Egyptian statues, ritual vessels, and evidence of the
Egyptian cultural influence in the Land of Israel – and everyone is
invited!”
FM: Ankara wants Syria as Turkish protectorate-Sa’ar:
Israel could end Gaza war ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages, exits
Strip-Foreign minister also says both Jerusalem and Paris interested in
stable Lebanon, preventing Iran from acquiring nukes, after meeting
French counterpart in Paris-By Lazar Berman,Agencies and ToI Staff
Today, 3:26 pm-APR 03,25
Israel is ready to end the war in Gaza
“tomorrow” in exchange for the release of hostages and an end to Hamas’s
presence in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Thursday after
meeting his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot in Paris.“The way is
very simple,” Sa’ar said, “hostages back, Hamas out.”“We are still
giving a chance to negotiations to extend the ceasefire and release our
hostages on the basis of [US special envoy Steve] Witkoff’s proposal,
but it is not open-ended,” he warned, referencing a proposal that would
secure the release of five Israeli hostages.Terror groups in the Gaza
Strip are still holding 59 hostages, including 58 of the 251 abducted by
Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023. Among them are the bodies of
at least 35 hostages who have been confirmed dead by the IDF.Israel
restarted intense bombing of Gaza on March 18 and then launched a new
ground offensive, ending a nearly two-month ceasefire in the war with
Hamas.According to the terms of the January 19 ceasefire deal, the sides
were to launch negotiations over the second phase a few weeks into the
first, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to do so, insisting
that the war would not end until Hamas’s governing and military
capabilities had been demolished. Meanwhile, Hamas rejected a series of
offers to extend the first phase while continuing to gradually free
hostages.France has urged a return to the January deal and an end to the
fighting in GazaAlso Thursday, Sa’ar said both Israel and France are
“interested in the stability of Lebanon, the continuation of the
ceasefire, and the release of Lebanon from Iranian occupation,”
referring to Iran’s hold over Hezbollah.France is a “friendly country,”
Sa’ar stressed, adding that he invited Barrot to visit Israel.France’s
President Emmanuel Macron last week said Israeli strikes on Iran-backed
Hezbollah in Lebanon were unjustified after the IDF struck targets
belonging to the terror group in response to rocket fire at Israel.Under
the November ceasefire which ended over a year of Hezbollah-instigated
fighting, the terror group was obligated to pull its forces north of the
Litani River, about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the Israeli border,
and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south, while
the Lebanese army deployed to control the area.Israel, meanwhile, was
obligated to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days.
The withdrawal deadline was pushed off, with Lebanese and US approval,
to February 18. Israel eventually withdrew from all of Lebanon except
for five strategic posts along the border.Defense Minister Israel Katz
(left) and IDF Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin are seen at
the IDF’s Margaliot Defender military post in southern Lebanon, on the
outskirts of Markaba, April 2, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of
Israel)Touching on Iran’s uranium enrichment, Sa’ar said Thursday that
Israel and France share a “common” goal of preventing Tehran from
acquiring nuclear weapons.Western countries, including the United
States, have long accused Iran — which is sworn to Israel’s destruction —
of pursuing a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has denied, insisting its
enrichment activities were solely for peaceful purposes.Iran has ramped
up its enrichment of uranium up to 60 percent purity, the only country
in the world without a nuclear weapons program to do so, and has
obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear
facilities.“The most extremist regime in the world shouldn’t possess the
most dangerous weapon in the world,” Sa’ar told reporters.Israel is the
region’s sole, if undeclared, nuclear-armed state. It has long made
preventing any rival from matching this capability its top defense
priority.Iran has twice in the past year fired large barrages of
missiles and drones at Israel in support of its terror proxies Hamas,
Hezbollah, and the Houthis in Yemen.In response, Israel struck Iranian
facilities, including missile factories and air defenses. That reduced
Tehran’s conventional military capabilities, according to analysts and
US officials, an assessment disputed by Tehran.Sa’ar stressed that Iran
was a threat to the entire region and not just to Israel, adding Israel
was in talks with France, Britain, and the United States.“We don’t
exclude a diplomatic path with Iran,” he added.Concern is mounting as
talks with Iran appear to have reached an impasse, while the window for
negotiating a new treaty with Tehran is set to close in the fall.Key
aspects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear
deal that Iran signed with world powers in 2015, are due to expire in
October. US President Donald Trump already took the US out of the deal
during his last mandate.On Wednesday, Barrot warned that a military
confrontation with Iran would be “almost inevitable” if talks over
Tehran’s nuclear program failed.Trump said in early March he had written
to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to call for nuclear
negotiations and warn of possible military action if Tehran refused.He
has threatened that Iran will be bombed if it persists in developing
nuclear weapons. Khamenei has promised to hit back.Reflecting Israeli
concerns about Turkish influence in Syria, Sa’ar accused Ankara of
playing a “negative role” there, in Lebanon, and other regions.“They are
doing their utmost to have Syria as a Turkish protectorate. It’s clear
that is their intention,” he said.Turkey was a strong backer of groups
opposed to Bashar al-Assad during the country’s 13-year civil war and is
considered to be one of the new administration’s key allies.Israeli
soldiers on the Israel moved into a demilitarized buffer zone along the
Israel-Syrian border last December following the fall of Assad’s regime
to the Islamist-led rebels.Israeli leaders have consistently stated that
they do not trust the new regime of Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former rebel
fighter whose Islamist group began as al-Qaeda’s local branch, whom
Defense Minister Israel Katz has called an “extreme Islamic leader.”The
IDF has described its presence in the buffer zone as a temporary and
defensive measure, though Katz has said that troops will remain deployed
to nine army posts in the area “indefinitely.”
Second Gaza clan
accuses Hamas of killing a relative, during fight at food
warehouse-Killing of Saadi Hassanein allegedly took place in UNRWA
facility seized by Hamas, as food supplies dwindle; family’s direct
accusation against Hamas is highly unusual-By Nurit Yohanan-Today, 2:58
pm-APR 03,25
A clan in the Gaza Strip has publicly accused Hamas
of killing one of its members, marking the second such accusation in
Gaza in less than a week. The allegation, which included a demand for
justice, is a rare event in Hamas’s 18-year rule over the Gaza Strip.On
Wednesday, an announcement from the Hassanein clan, based in Gaza City,
was broadcast on the Saudi channel El-Shark, describing the alleged
murder unfolding at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
warehouse in the city.“Our martyred son, Saadi Sakhr Hassanein, went to
the UNRWA warehouse to collect a food parcel,” it began. “While he was
there, a crowd gathered. This led to a violent reaction from the
security forces at the scene, whose identities are known to us.
According to information and eyewitness accounts, one of the security
personnel present began shooting at those in the area.”“This same
individual shot the victim in the leg and then fired another shot
directly at his lower chest area, intentionally targeting him. As a
result, he immediately died as a martyr,” the statement charged.“We hold
no hostility toward any governmental or organizational entity in
general,” the family said, referring to Hamas.In a second statement,
also allegedly by the clan, it demanded justice for the killer and
appeared to threaten revenge if this was not forthcoming.In recent days,
there has been mounting evidence of a food shortage in Gaza, a month
after Israel closed the crossings to the Gaza Strip and ceased allowing
humanitarian aid to enter. On Tuesday, the World Food Programme
announced that all 25 WFP-supported bakeries in Gaza had shut down due
to a lack of fuel and flour. The bakeries were the only source of fresh
bread in the Gaza Strip.Hot meals continue to be served, but supplies
are expected to last no more than two weeks, according to the WFP. In an
earlier post, WFP emphasized that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians
were “again at risk of severe hunger and malnutrition as humanitarian
food stocks in the Strip dwindle and borders remain closed. Urgent
access is needed to get aid into Gaza.”A Gaza resident told The Times of
Israel that the price of a sack of flour, which cost around NIS 50
($13.50) a few weeks ago, during the ceasefire, has now reached NIS 600
($81) due to the severe shortage.Breaking the ‘fear barrier’On
Wednesday, footage was released on Palestinian social media showing
chaos at an UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City — apparently the warehouse
where Hassanein was killed — as dozens of residents entered and took
bags of flour.This suggested a loss of some control by Hamas, which
during the war appears to have seized control of some UNRWA
warehouses.According to reports on social media, the chaos was fueled by
the alleged Hamas killing of Hassanein at the warehouse. Hamas has not
yet addressed the incident at the warehouse or the accusation by the
Hassanein clan.This is not the first time during the war that Hamas has
been accused of violently seizing humanitarian aid — indeed, Israel has
said that the practice is widespread — but it is rare for people in Gaza
to publicly charge Hamas with such actions.On Tuesday, a different Gaza
clan executed an alleged Hamas operative who it said had killed one of
their relatives.These events may signal a breaking of the “fear barrier”
among Gaza’s residents against Hamas, as also reflected in the protests
against Hamas that resumed Wednesday in Beit Lahiya after a break of a
few days. According to reports in Gaza, Hamas members beat protesters
and later killed one of those who participated in the protests last
week. However, Wednesday’s demonstration, where hundreds chanted “Hamas
out,” indicates that this has not led to the complete suppression of
protests.Hours after the first message from the Hassanein clan, another
stronger message was published on a popular Palestinian Telegram
channel, allegedly from the clan. It stated that its family member was
“unjustly and aggressively taken from us as a result of a treacherous
crime committed by individuals affiliated with the Hamas movement. We
hold these individuals fully responsible for his death.”The clan added:
“We affirm our commitment to customs, traditions and religious laws, and
we will continue to pursue legal avenues to reclaim the rights of our
late son,” hinting that if justice is not served by the authorities in
Gaza, it would resort to bloodshed to avenge the murder, a common custom
in Palestinian society, especially in Gaza.Hamas has managed to avoid
being targeted by families over the years, even after killing Gaza
citizens, due to strong ties with the large clans in Gaza and the
general fear among citizens of the consequences of opposing Hamas
operatives. This situation may now be changing.
Palestinians say
dozens killed in IDF strikes across Gaza; IDF again probing deaths of
medics-IDF issues evacuation warning for Gaza City’s Shejaiya
neighborhood as offensive expands; IDF looking again into claim troops
killed 15 medics, buried them in mass grave-By Emanuel Fabian and
Agencies Today, 1:34 pm-APR 3,25
Palestinians reported heavy
airstrikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, a day
after Israel said it would seize large areas of Gaza and establish a new
security corridor across the territory as it expands an offensive and
ramps up pressure on Hamas.Hospital officials said at least 54 people
were killed in the strikes. The figures could not be verified, and do
not differentiate between combatants and civilians.Heavy strikes were
reported in southern Khan Younis and Gaza City in the north.The Israel
Defense Forces did not immediately comment on the strikes but issued an
evacuation warning for Gaza City’s eastern Shejaiya neighborhood and
nearby areas on Thursday ahead of a planned military offensive.In a post
on X, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee,
published a map of the area to be evacuated, saying that the military
will soon operate “with great force” there to “destroy terror
infrastructure.”Civilians were called to head for shelters in western
Gaza City.Throughout the war, the IDF has issued evacuation orders for
various areas, advising residents to head for safe zones in an effort to
avoid being caught up in the fighting. Israel accuses Hamas of using
civilians as human shields by embedding its fighters among the civilian
population.The IDF has significantly stepped up its renewed offensive,
deploying another division to the southern Gaza Strip and carrying out
heavy airstrikes as Israel seeks to pile pressure on Hamas to free the
hostages it abducted during its October 7, 2023, invasion of southern
Israel that triggered the war.A recent ceasefire that saw the release of
dozens of hostages collapsed amid mutual accusations of violations and
Israel, last month, resumed bombing the Palestinian enclave, aiming to
push Hamas to agree to release more hostages in return for a lull.The
IDF had issued previous evacuation orders for Shejaiya earlier in the
war. In June last year, troops raided a UNRWA facility in the area that
the army said was used by Hamas as a command center.IDF says it is
further probing strike on ambulances, deaths of medics-Separately, the
military said Thursday it is further investigating claims made by the UN
that 15 medics allegedly killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza’s
Rafah last week were buried in a mass grave.In a post on X, the IDF’s
international media spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said the incident
“in which IDF forces opened fire targeting terrorists advancing in
ambulances” on March 23 has been handed over to the military’s
high-level General Staff Fact-Finding Assessment Mechanism for
investigation.The mechanism is an independent military body responsible
for investigating unusual incidents amid the war.“The IDF places utmost
importance on maintaining communication with international organizations
operating in Gaza and engages with them regularly,” Shoshani added.On
Monday, the IDF said that it had targeted and killed a Hamas military
operative who was with the group, which had been advancing suspiciously
toward IDF troops without headlights or emergency signals.The IDF did
not address the accusations that the dead had been buried under a large
mound, apparently by an Israeli military bulldozer. OCHA, the UN’s
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, published a video
showing what it found at the site.New security corridor-On Wednesday,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel was establishing a
new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas,
suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has
ordered evacuated, from the rest of the Palestinian
territory.Netanyahu’s announcement came after the defense minister,
Israel Katz, said Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and add them to
its so-called security zones, apparently referring to an existing
buffer zone along Gaza’s entire perimeter. He called on Gaza residents
to “expel Hamas and return all the hostages,” saying “this is the only
way to end the war.”Hamas has said it will only release the remaining 59
hostages — 24 of whom are believed to be alive — in exchange for the
release of more Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an
Israeli pullout. The group has rejected demands that it lay down its
arms or leave the territory.There have been recent rare public
demonstrations against Hamas, some with the participation of thousands,
calling for an end to the war, the release of the hostages, and removing
the terror group from control of Gaza. Hamas on Wednesday vowed to
crack down on dissent.The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked
southern Israel on October 7, 202
Hungary announces withdrawal
from ICC as Netanyahu arrives for state visit-Hungarian PM invited
Netanyahu day after court issued warrant for his arrest; Budapest says
while it ratified statute that formed body, it ‘was never made part of
Hungarian law’By Lazar Berman,Reuters and ToI Staff Today, 12:39 pm-APR
3,25
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Minutes before Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu was received by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Thursday, Budapest announced that it was withdrawing from the
International Criminal Court, which in November issued an arrest warrant
for the Israeli premier.“The withdrawal process will begin on Thursday,
in line with Hungary’s constitutional and international legal
obligations,” Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said.Orban invited his
Israeli counterpart to Budapest in November, a day after the ICC issued
its arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, where Israel
launched its offensive following a brutal massacre by Hamas-led
terrorists in southern Israel.Israel has rejected the accusations, which
it says are politically motivated and fuelled by antisemitism. It says
the International Criminal Court has lost all legitimacy by issuing
warrants against a democratically elected leader of a country exercising
the right of self-defense.As a founding member of the ICC, Hungary is
theoretically obliged to arrest and hand over anyone subject to a
warrant from the court but Orban made clear that Hungary would not
respect the ruling which he called “brazen, cynical and completely
unacceptable.”Hungary signed the ICC’s founding document in 1999 and
ratified it in 2001, but the law has not been promulgated.Gergely
Gulyas, Orban’s chief of staff, said in November that although Hungary
ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC, it “was never made part of
Hungarian law,” meaning that no measure of the court can be carried out
within Hungary.On Thursday, Gulyas told state news agency MTI that the
government would launch the withdrawal process later in the day.Orban
had raised the prospect of Hungary’s exit from the ICC after US
President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the court’s prosecutor,
Karim Khan, in February.“It’s time for Hungary to review what we’re
doing in an international organization that is under US sanctions,”
Orban said on X in February.The bill on starting the year-long process
of withdrawing from the ICC is likely to be approved by Hungary’s
parliament, which is dominated by Orban’s Fidesz party.Netanyahu has
enjoyed strong support over the years from Hungary’s Orban, an important
ally who has been ready to block EU statements or actions critical of
Israel in the past.ICC judges said when they issued the warrant that
there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and his former
defense chief were criminally responsible for acts including murder,
persecution, and starvation as a weapon of war as part of a “widespread
and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza.”Israel
has asserted that it is only targeting Hamas and other terror groups in
the Strip, and accuses them of using the civilian population and
infrastructure as human shields.The ICC also issued an arrest warrant
against Hamas’s military chief, Mohammed Deif, in November, but canceled
it in February after Hamas confirmed he was killed in an Israeli strike
in July.In the wake of the warrants, a number of countries said they
would not arrest Netanyahu were he to visit, including Hungary,
Argentina, the Czech Republic, and Romania.Poland said it would seek to
shield him from arrest, while France and Italy said they believed he had
immunity, as a world leader from a state not party to the
ICC.Landlocked Hungary is surrounded by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania,
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. According to a December Euronews
report, Slovenia and Austria have both indicated they would enforce the
arrest warrant.
Top US general in Israel for talks amid massive
American military buildup in region-CENTCOM chief US Gen. Michael
Kurilla meets with IDF chief Zamir for talks that IDF says focused on
‘strategic security issues across the region’By Emanuel Fabian,ToI Staff
and Agencies Today, 12:21 pm-APR 3,25
United States Gen. Michael
Erik Kurilla, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), who arrived in
Israel earlier this week for an official visit, held an assessment with
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military said
Thursday.The IDF says the meeting focused on “strategic security issues
across the region.”The visit takes place against the backdrop of recent
US military airstrikes on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, along with
the US’s bolstering of military forces in the region.Suspected US
airstrikes pounded rebel-held areas of Yemen into Wednesday, with the
Houthis claiming that one strike near the Red Sea port city of Hodeida
killed at least four people.Meanwhile, satellite images indicated at
least six stealth B-2 Spirit bombers now stationed at Diego Garcia in
the Indian Ocean — a highly unusual deployment amid the Yemen campaign
and tensions with Iran.Furthermore, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday
that the US is increasing its naval presence in the Middle East by
deploying a second aircraft carrier. One carrier already stationed
there, the Harry S. Truman, will remain, while another, Carl Vinson, is
being redirected from the Indo-Pacific.US President Donald Trump has
given Iran an ultimatum to reach a deal to curb its nuclear program or
face military action.France’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that
if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran
over its contested nuclear program, then a military confrontation seemed
“almost inevitable.”Kurilla’s visit underscores the strengthening
military cooperation between the IDF and the US armed forces,
particularly following Israel’s transition under CENTCOM’s area of
responsibility in 2021. This shift has allowed for deeper coordination
between Israel and its regional partners under the US security umbrella
through the improvement of direct communications.Kurilla last visited
Israel in January and held an assessment with then-chief of staff Herzi
Halevi.Kurilla also visited Israel on October 5, 2024, to meet with
Israeli defense and military officials, amid preparations in the IDF for
a response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on October 1.The Iranian
attack consisted of some 181 missiles, sending nearly 10 million people
in Israel into bomb shelters.With US support, Israel responded to the
attack in a series of airstrikes on Iranian territory later that month,
targeting strategic military sites across Iran — specifically drone and
ballistic missile manufacturing and launch sites, as well as air defense
batteries — with explosions reported in the areas of Tehran, Karaj,
Isfahan and Shiraz.
Three IDF divisions now deployed across
Gaza-Netanyahu says IDF carving new corridor across Gaza to cut off
Rafah, pressure Hamas-IDF chief vows that ‘the only thing that can stop
us from advancing is the release of our hostages,’ as troops launch new
offensive, accompanied by heavy airstrikes-By Lazar Berman,Emanuel
Fabian and Agencies 2 April 2025, 10:34 pm
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that advancing IDF forces were carving
out a new security corridor across southern Gaza that would likely cut
off the city of Rafah from the rest of the Strip, as Israel seeks to
pile pressure on Hamas to free the hostages.Israel is “shifting gears”
in Gaza and creating a “second Philadelphi” route, Netanyahu said in a
video message, referring to the corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border.IDF
forces are seizing the “Morag Corridor,” said Netanyahu. The route,
which separates Rafah from Khan Younis to its north, is located where
the Israeli settlement of the same name once stood, before it was
evacuated during Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza.Netanyahu has made
continued Israeli control of the Philadelphi Corridor a top priority in
the ongoing ceasefire negotiations, insisting that an IDF withdrawal
from the route would allow for the smuggling of weapons into the Strip.
Nonetheless, he agreed as part of the January hostage deal to fully
withdraw Israeli troops from the Philadelphi Corridor by the 50th day of
the deal — a clause Israel has gone on to violate. Israeli troops
remain in the corridor and have expanded their presence there as
well.Israel has also reasserted control over the Netzarim Corridor —
also named for a former settlement — which cuts off the northern third
of Gaza, including Gaza City, from the rest of the narrow coastal strip.
Both of the existing corridors run from the Israeli border to the
Mediterranean Sea.The move is part of an escalating IDF military
campaign to press Hamas into accepting Israeli terms for a ceasefire and
hostage release deal, Netanyahu said.Israel is pushing forward from the
north and south, evacuating civilians toward central Gaza.“We are now
cutting off the Strip and we are increasing the pressure step by step…
so they will give us our hostages. The longer they refuse to give them
up, the more the pressure will increase until they do,” Netanyahu
said.Netanyahu’s comments came as the IDF significantly stepped up its
renewed offensive, deploying another division to the southern Gaza Strip
early in the day and carrying out heavy airstrikes ahead of the major
ground push into the area.The reinforcements brought the number of
divisions operating in Gaza to three.The IDF said it hit over 50 sites
belonging to Hamas and other terror groups overnight. During the day,
dozens more strikes were carried out across Gaza.Palestinian reports
said more than 40 people had been killed in the strikes, including 19
people in a UN clinic in Jabalia. The figures could not be verified. The
IDF said it attacked a Hamas command center set up in the medical
facility and had taken measures to limit civilian casualties.Meanwhile,
two rockets were fired Wednesday evening from northern Gaza, triggering
sirens in the Israeli city of Sderot, the IDF said. The projectiles were
intercepted by air defenses, with no reports of injuries or damage in
the attack.Following the fire, the IDF issues an evacuation warning for
Palestinians in the Beit Hanoun and Jabalia area.In a post on X, the
IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, publishes a map of
the area that is to be evacuated, saying that it is a “final warning”
before the IDF carries out strikes there.The area between Rafah and Khan
Younis is one of the few locations in Gaza where ground troops have not
yet operated. The IDF issued evacuation warnings for Palestinians in
the area ahead of the offensive. Meanwhile, in the Strip’s north, the
IDF said it was also operating to expand its buffer zone along the
border.Later Wednesday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Shin
Bet chief Ronen Bar visited troops in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of
Rafah.During the visit, Zamir vowed that “the only thing that can stop
us from advancing is the release of our hostages.”Bar, who is in the
process of being fired by Netanyahu, repeated the message, saying that
“Hamas will continue to pay the price as long as the 59 hostages are not
returned.”The military reiterated that the ultimate goal of the new
ground offensive in Rafah is to pressure Hamas to release the
hostages.Amid the IDF advances, Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN
humanitarian aid office, said that more than 60 percent of Gaza is now
considered a “no-go” zone because of Israeli evacuation orders.Earlier
Wednesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said the offensive was aimed at
seizing “extensive territory” in Gaza.Troops will move to clear areas
“of terrorists and infrastructure, and capture extensive territory that
will be added to the State of Israel’s security areas,” Katz said in a
statement.The expanded ground operation came a couple of days after the
IDF issued an evacuation warning for the entire Rafah area and a large
swath of land between Rafah and Khan Younis.It was the most significant
evacuation order issued by the IDF since the offensive against Hamas
resumed earlier this month, ending a two-month ceasefire. The orders
came during Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive Muslim holiday marking the
end of the fasting month of Ramadan.In his Wednesday statement, Katz
also called on Gazans “to act now to overthrow Hamas and return all the
hostages.”Terror groups in the Gaza Strip are still holding 59 hostages,
including 58 of the 251 abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7,
2023. Among them are the bodies of at least 35 hostages who have been
confirmed dead by the IDF.Israel restarted intense bombing of Gaza on
March 18 and then launched a new ground offensive, ending a nearly
two-month ceasefire in the war with Hamas.According to the terms of the
January 19 ceasefire deal, the sides were to launch negotiations over
the second phase a few weeks into the first, but Netanyahu refused to do
so, insisting that the war would not end until Hamas’s governing and
military capabilities had been demolished. Meanwhile, Hamas rejected a
series of offers to extend the first phase while continuing to gradually
free hostages.
Katz: Israel won't allow Syria to become
threat-IDF says several gunmen ‘eliminated’ after firing on troops in
southern Syria-Military says troops completed task of confiscating
weapons, destroying terror infrastructure; Syrian local government says 9
civilians killed-By Emanuel Fabian,AFP and ToI Staff Today, 10:37
am-APR 3,25
The military said Thursday several gunmen opened fire
on Israeli troops operating in the southern Syrian town of Tasil
overnight, as they were working to “confiscate weapons and destroy
terror infrastructure.”The Israel Defense Forces said the troops of the
474th Golan Regional Brigade returned fire and “eliminated” several
gunmen “on the ground and from the air.”No soldiers were injured in the
exchange, and the operation in the area was completed, the IDF
added.Tasil is located some 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Israel’s
border, outside of a demilitarized buffer zone along the Israel-Syrian
border which the Israeli military moved into last December following the
fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime to Islamist-led rebels.It marked only
the second incident in which IDF troops operating in southern Syria have
come under fire since deploying to the buffer zone.The provincial
government in southern Syria’s Daraa said nine civilians were killed and
several were injured in an Israeli bombardment following an “Israeli
incursion.”It said in a statement posted to Telegram that the shelling
near the Syrian city of Nawa came after “an Israeli incursion” in the
area. It said that this was the deepest into Syria that Israeli forces
have advanced thus far since the establishment of the buffer zone.Nawa
is located some 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from Tasil, where troops came
under fire.The discrepancy in the location of the incident was not
immediately clear.Following the collapse of Assad’s regime, Israel vowed
to destroy weapons in Syria it fears could fall into the hands of
“hostile forces” that may seek to attack it.Earlier on Wednesday, the
IDF said it struck “remaining military capabilities” at the Hama
military airport and T-4 airbase in Syria. Damascus denounced the
strikes as a “blatant violation of international law and Syrian
sovereignty.”Following the operations on Wednesday and Thursday, Defense
Minister Israel Katz warned Syria’s new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa he would
“pay a heavy price” if he allowed forces hostile to Israel into
Syria.“Israel will not allow Syria to become a threat to its communities
and security interests,” Katz said, speaking to Defense Ministry
employees at a ceremony ahead of Passover, and adding that troops would
continue to maintain a presence in the buffer zone and act against
threats.“The air force’s activities yesterday at the T-4 airbase, in
Hama and the Damascus area, are a clear message and warning for the
future — we won’t allow harm to the security of the State of
Israel.”Israeli leaders have consistently stated that they do not trust
Sharaa, a former rebel fighter whose Islamist group began as al-Qaeda’s
local branch, whom Katz has called an “extreme Islamic leader.”The IDF
has described its presence in the buffer zone as a temporary and
defensive measure, though Katz has said that troops will remain deployed
to nine army posts in the area “indefinitely.”
