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.”
