WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 68 MAY 06,26 - ABORTIONISTS AND CHRISTIAN AND JEW MURDERERS (ISLAM AND THE WORLD) WILL NOT LIKE THIS JUDGEMENT COMING ON THEM.
MURDER
JEREMIAH 1:5
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;(GOD ORDAINED OR LIVES BEFORE WE WERE EVEN CREATED IN A WOMANS BODY)(GOD NEVER CREATED ANYONE HOMOSEXUAL)(AND THIS TELLS US ABORTION IS MURDER) and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
GENESIS 4:8-11 (THE FIRST MURDER)
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
GENESIS 6:11-13 (EARTH DESTROYED BECAUSE OF TERRORISM,MURDERS)
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
JOHN 8:44
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
EXODUS 20:13
13 Thou shalt not kill.(Murder)(THAT INCLUDES ABORTION)
MATTHEW 18:6
6 But whoso shall offend (HURT) one of these little ones (CHILDREN) which believe in me,(JESUS) it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY FOLKS)
EXODUS 21:12
12 He that smiteth (MURDER)a man,(OR BABY) so that he die, shall be surely put to death.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY PEOPLE)
REVELATION 9:20-21
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,(OCCULT) and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,(DRUG ADDICTIONS) nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
WORLD TERRORISM
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart:(WARS AND DEATH) and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.(CHINA CONTROLS AMERICAS ECONOMY BY BUYING UP DEBT)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(ARAB/MUSLIM) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man;(RIOTS-BURNING-MURDEROUUS RAGE) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM WANTS WORLD DOMINATION) and every man's hand against him;(DEFENDING THEMSELVES) and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(ARAB/MUSLIMS LIVE WITH ISRAELIS)
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF THEIR MOON GOD ALLAH)
MUSLIM NATIONS
GENESIS 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I (GOD) will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAELIS) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
ISAIAH 41:11
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee (ISRAEL) shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;(DESTROYED) and they that strive with thee shall perish.(ISRAEL HATERS WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED)
MATTHEW 25:32-34,40-41
32 And before him (JESUS) shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand,(ISRAEL SUPPORTERS) but the goats on the left.(ISRAEL HATERS)
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,(ISRAELIS) ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,(ISRAEL HATERS) Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
PSALMS 129:4-6
4 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.(ISRAEL HATERS)
5 Let them all be confounded (DEFEATED) and turned back that hate Zion.(JERUSALEM/ISRAEL)
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
EZEKIEL 12:25
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak,(PROPHECY) and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass;(LITERALLY) it shall be no more prolonged: will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.(JESUS MAKES PROPHECIES COME TO PASS)
EZEKIEL 28:25-26
25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered,(WORLD NATIONS) and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.(ISRAEL)
26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them;(ARAB/MUSLUM NATIONS AROUND ISRAEL) and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
IN REVELATION 16 IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.ABORTIONISTS (LIBERAL BABY MURDERERS), AND CHRISTIAN KILLERS WILL GET PAY BACK BY GOD.
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man:(POISONED AND TURNED BLOOD RED) and every living soul died in the sea.(CAN YOU SAY NUKES POISONING SEAS)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.(PEOPLE WILL BE DRINKING BLOOD OUT OF WATER TAPS INSTEAD OF WATER)
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
SO THE NUKES POISON ALL THE SEAS ON THE EARTH. AND OTHER THINGS ALSO AS RADIATION AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS ETC.
THE RIVERS,FOUNTAINS,WELLS ARE ALL TURNED TO BLOOD.SO PEOPLE ON EARTH WILL BE DRINKING BLOOD INSTEAD OF WATER OUT OF THEIR WATER TAPS.WHY WILL GO
SD DO THIS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.ISLAM AND OTHER GROUPS SLAUGHTER BLOOD OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS. AND I AM PUTTING MY OWN IN HERE (BUT ITS NOT WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE-ITS THE INNOCENT BLOOD OF BABIES TAKIN BY ABORTIONISTS)
SO WE KNOW WHY GOD IS GONNA JUDGE THE EARTH TO MAKE PEOPLE DRINK BLOOD OUT OF THEIR WATER TAPS.AS FOT ABORTION-A AWOMAN SPREDS HER LEGS TO HAVE SEX TO GET PREGNANT.THEN WHEN THE WOMAN HAS AN ABORTION. SHE SPREDS HER LEGS TO MURDER THAT CHILD.SO MY TAKE IS. SINCE ALL WILL BE DRING BLOOD OUT OF THE WATER TAPS INSTEAD OF WATER.IF THE WOMEN WANT BLOOD TO DRINK. AND THEY WANT SOME BLOOD TO DRINK SINCE THERES NO WATER TAP AROUNT. WELL THEY SPREAD THEIR LEGS TO MURDER THAT BABY. THEY CAN NOW JUST SPREADS THEIR LEGS AND DRINK THEIR OWN PERIOD BLOOD.SINCE THEIR JUST DRINKING PUR BLOOD OUT OF THE WATER TAPS ANY WAY. I'D SAY GOD GETS BACK AT WHOEVER KILLS SHEDS THE BLOOD OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS AND UNBORN BABIES. THIS IS A CLEAR WARNING TO THE WORLD.....GET READY IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.THIS DRINK BLOOD FEST WILL OCCUR.AS A JUDGEMENT ON THE WHOLE WORLD.
THE NEXT US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32 Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN) will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them, (MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them; (DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy from there king (KHEMENI, ISLAM) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The 500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February, the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel) are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species: Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors, and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The 500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
Rubio says 23,000 people aboard ships trapped in the Gulf-Iran threatens Hormuz shipping, as Trump said to shelve strikes amid diplomacy-Trump: ‘I’ll let you know’ when Iran breaks truce; UAE reports Iranian attacks for second day in a row; Israel ‘closely monitoring’ and prepared to ‘respond with force,’ says IDF chief By Jacob Magid,Stav Levaton,Emanuel Fabian,Lazar Berman,Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 1:45 am-MAY 6,26
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Tuesday it would respond firmly to any ships that diverge from Iran’s approved route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Israeli television reported US President Donald Trump came close to ordering renewed strikes over the weekend before calling them off.The warning came on the second day of a US effort to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the blockaded waterway.“We warn all vessels planning to transit the Strait of Hormuz that the only safe passage is the corridor previously announced by Iran. Any diversion of ships to other routes is dangerous and will result in a firm response from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards navy,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by state television.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator in Pakistani-mediated peace talks, said Tehran has “not even started” its standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.“We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; whilst we have not even started yet,” said Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker in Iran’s parliament, in a post on X.He claimed the actions of the US and its allies had put shipping security at risk, but their “malign presence will diminish.”The strait normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil shipments but was blockaded by Iran in response to the bombing campaign that the US and Israel launched on the Islamic Republic on February 28.The US imposed its own blockade on Iran-linked shipping days into a truce that began on April 8, and Trump has said Washington would respond forcefully to foreign interference in the US effort to guide trapped commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some 23,000 civilians from 87 countries are currently on ships trapped in the Persian Gulf.The US effort, dubbed Operation Project Freedom, has seen tensions spike amid the Iran ceasefire, with American and Iranian forces exchanging fire. The UAE has accused Iran of targeting it with missiles on Monday and Tuesday, though Iran has denied firing at the Gulf state, claiming to have taken “defensive actions” directed at the US.Earlier Tuesday, US officials signaled that the truce was holding and that the clashes did not mean a return to open conflict. But American and Israeli military officials also said their militaries were ready to resume fighting.World leaders are pushing for restraint. Speaking to a reporter in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump declined to say what Iran would have to do for him to decide it violated the ceasefire.“You’ll find out because I’ll let you know when they do,” Trump said. “They know what not to do.”He added, “They should do the smart thing because we don’t want to go in and kill people.”External advisers reportedly pressing Trump to resume war-On Tuesday evening, Channel 12 news reported that Trump has repeatedly shifted his stance in recent days on whether to go back to war against Iran, and came close to ordering renewed strikes, but is currently holding off to let negotiations play out.According to the report, which cited US officials, Trump came close on Friday to ordering a renewed wave of strikes, but reversed course at the last moment after Iran submitted an updated proposal for a deal to end the war — which he later rejected. Instead, he opted to proceed with the operation to free up the Strait of Hormuz.The report said Trump is facing pressure from what it described as advisers outside the White House to resume fighting, though the officials cited by the network stressed that as of now, he still prefers to exhaust negotiations.However, US officials warned that if talks remain deadlocked in the coming days, Trump is prepared to order a short and powerful military campaign aimed at breaking the impasse, the report said.Trump’s advisers, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, reportedly told him progress is being made in narrowing gaps with Iran, but cautioned there is no guarantee any agreement reached with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would be accepted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The top military leadership of Pakistan, which hosted a previous round of US-Iran talks, meanwhile called for restraint to help ease rising tensions between the US and Iran.Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir since last month has been in contact between the US and Iranian officials as part of Pakistan’s efforts to end the conflict.In a statement, the country’s military said participants reviewed the evolving security environment amid Pakistan’s outreach to Washington and Tehran, adding that lasting peace depends on collective restraint, responsibility and respect for sovereignty.Also Tuesady, French President Emmanuel Macron said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asked to hold a phone conversation amid the ceasefire.“I will be speaking with the Iranian president shortly at his request,” Macron said on Tuesday. ″France has maintained a consistent position from the start. We call for the cessation of all hostilities, the return to diplomatic negotiations, and respect for all countries in the region,” Macron said.Pezeshkian said that Tehran remained ready for dialogue, but added, “Our problem is that, on the one hand, the United States is pursuing a policy of maximum pressure against our country and, on the other hand, they expect Iran to come to the negotiating table and ultimately capitulate to their unilateral demands.”“But such an equation is impossible,” he said.Saudi Arabia also called Tuesday for efforts “to reach a political solution.”Rubio: Ten sailors have already died in Gulf, food running out-Speaking at a White House press breifing, Rubio said Tuesday that Washington decided to launch the effort to free up the strait in order to rescue the 23,000 civilians currently on ships trapped in the Persian Gulf.“These innocent sailors and commercial crew members have been stranded out at sea because” of Iran’s blockade, said the top US diplomat, adding that those stranded for weeks are running out of food and water and that at least 10 sailors have already died.“The goal here is to establish a transit zone protected by a bubble of US naval and air assets that allows ships to move through it and reach the market to begin to increase confidence in the ability to do so,” Rubio said.Iran on April 17 announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but proceeded to continue harassment of ships after the US said it would maintain a blockade of Iranian ports. That move was meant to hold Tehran’s feet to the fire in negotiations for a permanent end to the war.Rubio said many nations reached out to the US for assistance in restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, leading Trump to authorize Project Freedom over the weekend.Trump has “directed the United States military to guide these stranded ships to safety, to provide a protective bubble under which they can operate,” Rubio continued.US officials have privately clarified that US vessels will not be physically escorting individually stranded ships.“This is the first step toward reopening the strait and bringing this regime’s last-ditch act of economic arson to a close,” Rubio said.The US secretary of state stressed that Project Freedom is a defensive operation, meaning American forces will not open fire unless shot at first.He said two US-flag merchant ships have already been successfully extracted from Hormuz as a result of Project Freedom, though roughly 2,000 vessels are said to remain.Rubio went on to insist offensive operations against Iran had ended and that Washington is now focused on using non-kinetic means to coax Tehran to give up its nuclear ambitions.“Operation Epic Fury has concluded. We achieved the objectives of that operation,” Rubio said during the press conference.Pressed on how the US could claim victory if Iran has not given up its enrichment capabilities and stockpiles of highly-enriched uranium, Rubio claimed the goal of the war was to remove the “conventional shield” Iran was trying to create by using ballistic missiles to block countries from acting against its nuclear program.While Iran’s missile program was indeed significantly damaged during the war, intelligence agencies reportedly assess that it remains intact and can recuperate.Meanwhile, the US is still seeking a deal with Iran that addresses Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, maintaining that economic pressure can lead the Islamic Republic to capitulate after it did not do so amid six weeks of war.“There has to be a pressure point on them that causes them to realize they cannot continue to close the straits or they’ll face crushing economic consequences and global diplomatic isolation, which they have proven in the past to be susceptible to,” Rubio asserted. “They have a high pain threshold, but they don’t have an unlimited pain threshold. Nobody does.”UAE says Iran attacked it for second straight dayThe UAE said on Tuesday that Iran fired more drones and missiles at the country for the second consecutive day.Iran fired 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones at the UAE, according to the Emirati Defense Ministry.The UAE’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the attacks were a serious escalation and posed a direct threat to the state’s security, adding that the UAE reserved its “full and legitimate right” to respond.Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command claimed it had not carried out attacks against the UAE in recent days. But it warned of a “crushing response” if any action is carried out by the Gulf country against Iran.Zamir: IDF ‘closely monitoring,’ ready to ‘respond with force’Amid the escalation in the Gulf, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military wass “prepared to respond with force” if Iran targets Israel.“Our forces are deployed across all sectors, fighting and prepared in immediate readiness for any scenario — from near and from far,” Zamir said at a handover ceremony for the chief of the Israeli Air Force.“The IDF, in all its systems, maintains high readiness,” he said. He added that the military is “closely monitoring developments in the Persian Gulf” and is “prepared to respond with force against any attempt to harm Israel.”Incoming Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Omer Tischler delivered a similar warning at the ceremony, saying, “We are closely monitoring what is happening in Iran, and are prepared to take the entire Air Force eastward, if we are required to do so.”
Draft UN resolution threatens sanctions on Iran unless it opens Strait of Hormuz-Security Council resolution co-sponsored by US, Gulf nations comes amid American effort to escort ships through waterway blocked by Iran; if passed, it could be enforced militarily By AP and ToI Staff 5 May 2026, 10:01 pm
UNITED NATIONS — A proposed UN Security Council resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls,” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable the delivery of vital aid, fertilizer and other goods.Iran has blocked the strait, which served as the pathway for 20 percent of the global supply of oil and gas, since the beginning of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28. Iran has not opened the waterway during the ceasefire that began on April 8. The US is also blockading Iranian ports.This week, the US began an operation to escort commercial ships through the strait. That effort led to exchanges of fire between Iran and the US, in which the US sank a number of small Iranian boats. Iran also fired missiles and drones at Gulf states.The spiking tensions raised the prospect of renewed fighting, though on Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the truce is “not over.”The draft resolution is the latest diplomatic effort by the US and its Gulf allies after a watered-down resolution aimed at opening the strait was vetoed by China and Russia hours before Washington and Tehran announced their ceasefire almost a month ago.US Ambassador Mike Waltz told reporters he believes the new, narrow proposal will gain the necessary support it needs to pass the 15-member council, without triggering opposition or a veto from Iran’s allies.The proposed resolution, which was drafted under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter and thus could be enforced militarily, threatens “effective measures that are commensurate with the gravity of the situation, including sanctions” if Iran doesn’t comply.It reaffirms the right of all countries to defend their vessels from attacks and provocations, and orders all other countries not to assist Iran in closing the strait or levying tolls.The draft also “welcomes ongoing efforts to deconflict and coordinate safe and secure transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz, expresses support for ongoing efforts to seek a durable peace in the region, and encourages member states in the region to strengthen dialogue and consultations in this regard.”
Iran ceasefire ‘not over,’ US ‘not looking for a fight,’ Hegseth says after Tehran fires on Gulf-US defense secretary’s remarks follow report that Israel, US planning fresh round of strikes on Iran’s energy sites, senior officials; Trump: Goals would be achieved in 2-3 weeks if war resumes-By Lazar Berman,Agencies and Nava Freiberg-5 May 2026, 6:39 pm
The ceasefire between Iran and the US “is not over,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a Pentagon press conference on Tuesday, a day after Iran fired missiles and drones at the UAE and Oman.The attacks on the Gulf states, a response to an American initiative to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, raised the prospect of renewed conflict. Earlier, an Israeli source told CNN that Israel and the US are coordinating preparations for a potential new round of strikes to squeeze Iran into easing its negotiating position.“The intention would be to carry out a short campaign aimed at pressuring Iran into further concessions in negotiations,” the source said, adding that the strikes would target energy infrastructure and senior Iranian officials, and were mostly prepared ahead of the ceasefire last month. Iran has previously said it would respond to attacks on its energy sites by targeting similar facilities of US allies in the region.Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that if he were to order a return to war against Iran, it would probably take 2-3 weeks to achieve his aims. But Hegseth and Dan Caine, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, signaled that the US wasn’t looking to restart the fighting.Speaking about the US initiative to help commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which is being blocked by Iran, Hegseth said that “American forces won’t need to enter Iranian waters or airspace.”“We’re not looking for a fight,” he stressed, adding that “we’d prefer this to be a peaceful operation, but we are locked and loaded to defend our people, our ships, our aircraft, and this mission without hesitation.”Hegseth also said that Washington plans to “hand over” the effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz “to the world.”“Hundreds of ships from nations around the world are lining up to go through the strait,” claimed Hegseth, while emphasizing that America’s “iron-clad blockade [of Iranian ports] remains in full effect.”Caine likewise said at the Tuesday press briefing that Iran’s attacks on US forces have fallen “below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.” He added that US forces are ready to resume major combat operations against Iran if they are ordered to do so.US Central Command “and the rest of the joint force remain ready to resume major combat operations against Iran if ordered to do so. No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve,” Caine said.Hegseth: Trump isn’t being ‘pulled in’ by Netanyahu-Hegseth also pushed back on the “false premise that somehow President Trump is being pulled in by Prime Minister Netanyahu.”He said the US is “grateful for [Israel’s] input, their insights, the existential nature of the threat they face from an Iranian bomb.”The defense secretary acknowledged that Israel “may have some objectives at times that are slightly different than ours, but there’s only one hand on the wheel ultimately.”Earlier, speaking to conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said: “We’ve taken out much of what we’d have to do, probably another two weeks, maybe three weeks. We either make the right deal, or we win very easily from the military standpoint.”Trump stressed that “these lunatics will not have a nuclear weapon,” referring to Iran’s regime, and reiterated that any deal must include seizing the country’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium.However, Trump downplayed the importance of ending Iran’s ballistic missile program and its funding of terror proxies throughout the region, which are key declared goals of Israel’s war effort. The US and Israel launched the war together on February 28.He refused to say that Iran would be stopped from funding proxies, only saying that it wouldn’t be in a position economically to do so, as a result of strikes on energy infrastructure.“Look, missiles are bad, but yeah, and they do have to cap it, but this is about, they cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.The president added that the US is keeping Iran’s conventional army — as opposed to the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — intact.“We’re not looking to decimate the army,” he said. “We purposefully have not gone after them too much, because we think that they’re much more moderate, actually.” The conventional army, unlike the IRGC, is made up mostly of conscripts.Iran: US ‘adventurism’ provoked our strikes on UAEThe UAE called Iranian missile and drone attacks on Monday, including one on an energy facility in Fujairah, “a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression.”Tehran said it had “no pre-planned program” to target oil facilities in the UAE, but it blamed Washington’s attempt to break Tehran’s blockade of the Hormuz Strait for its attacks.“What happened was the product of the US military’s adventurism to create a passage for ships to illegally pass through the forbidden passages of the Strait of Hormuz, and the US military must be held accountable for it,” an Iranian military official told state TV.Iran’s attacks against the UAE drew condemnations on Tuesday, as nations lined up to demand a restoration of calm in the region.“These attacks are unacceptable,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on X, adding that “security in the [Gulf] region has direct consequences for Europe.”German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implored Tehran to “return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage,” echoing calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the targeting of civilians and infrastructure was “unacceptable.”Pakistan, which has been mediating between the US and Iran, and Saudi Arabia also condemned the strikes against the UAE. Saudi Arabia’s condemnation, in a statement from its foreign ministry, came despite increasingly strained relations between Riyadh and the UAE.Iran parliament speaker warns: ‘We have not even started yet’Iran’s chief negotiator warned the US on Tuesday against any further escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, after a spate of Iranian attacks against UAE – launched after Trump’s announcement of a program to escort commercial ships through the waterway – drew global condemnation.“We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; whilst we have not even started yet,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also the speaker in Iran’s parliament, wrote in a post on X.Ghalibaf said the actions of the US and its allies had put shipping security at risk, but said their “malign presence will diminish,” with Tehran vowing not to surrender control of the Hormuz Strait.Denmark’s freight giant Maersk said on Tuesday that one of its ships had successfully sailed through the Hormuz under US escort, after the US military said that two American-flagged ships had done so on Monday, without providing further information about the vessels’ identities.The US also said it fired on Iranian forces, sinking six small boats that were targeting vessels. Iran, which had threatened to attack any US forces that approached or entered the trade route, denied that any of its boats were sunk.It remained to be seen if any more ships would cross the strait on Tuesday.Ship tracking data showed a Panamanian-flagged crude oil tanker heading toward the center of the strait Tuesday morning after leaving an anchorage in the Persian Gulf, though it was unclear if it would try to pass through. The tanker had a stated destination of Singapore, according to the MarineTraffic ship tracking site.Iran’s effective closure of the strait, through which about a fifth of the world’s trade in oil and natural gas typically passes, along with fertilizer and other petroleum-derived products, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing, rattled the global economy, and proved a major strategic advantage in negotiations to end the war. Breaking that chokehold would ease global economic concerns and deny Tehran a major source of leverage.
Fresh UAE attacks blamed on Iran draw new reality in the Gulf.
Dubai, May 6 (AFP) May 06, 2026-Hours after the UAE's top oil executive said the country had "emerged stronger" from war and as thousands attended an Abu Dhabi summit to boost the local economy, phones across the country were alerting that missiles were incoming.The first attacks since a truce came into effect last month were a stark reminder of its fragility, dampening hopes of a quick return to normality, even as Iran categorically denied on Tuesday that it was behind the new offensive.The attacks have imposed a new reality in the Gulf: should fighting resume between the United States and Iran, the UAE would be the one to pay, analysts told AFP.- 'Not again' -The new attacks on Monday, which the UAE blamed on Iran, pushed schools to revert to remote learning, having resumed in-person classes roughly two weeks earlier.In the weeks preceding the attacks, residents had trickled back to the UAE, where 90 percent of the population are foreigners, with beachgoers returning to the iconic man-made Palm while Dubai restaurants returned to life.One executive at a food and beverage company told AFP they were in a meeting to discuss raising salaries following war-driven cuts, when phones began ringing."We literally just slammed our faces into our hands and sat in silence for a solid minute," they told AFP, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters."There was an overall feeling of... exhaustion, of disbelief that this might start again," they said.Iran targeted the UAE more than any other country during the war, hitting US assets but also energy and civilian infrastructure and even landmarks.Despite the UAE's very high interception rate, the attacks broke the aura of stability that the Gulf had long enjoyed and sent tourists fleeing during peak season.- New reality -The threat of renewed strikes now looms over the region's wider economy, not just oil and gas, threatening diversification ambitions in the Gulf."The UAE non-oil private sector signalled a further loss of momentum in April, with operating conditions showing their weakest performance for more than five years," warned David Owen, a senior economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.For weeks, Gulf states have been stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed."This might become a new reality where every now and then we have a few alerts," the executive told AFP, warning the economy depended on stability and the perception of safety.Speaking about Iran, Emirati political scientist Abdulkhaleq Abdulla said: "Whenever they are angry against America or Israel or anything, they could, they will shoot at us and probably we are their prime target."- Why the UAE? -The UAE is a top US ally and an Arab country with ties to Israel, making it a prime target for Iran, said HA Hellyer, Middle East expert at the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.Its diversified economy means Iranian attacks have additional repercussions, while proximity to Iran makes it an easier drone target than Israel, he said.Iran may also single out the UAE to attempt "to further drive a wedge between Gulf countries", compounding an Emirati-Saudi rift that broke out publicly in December over Yemen.The Gulf's two biggest economies are divided over the war and on Iran. The UAE has had a more hawkish stance and expressed maximalist demands for any deal, while Saudi Arabia has supported mediator Pakistan's efforts.The attacks attributed to Iran raise "the risk of Emirati retaliation; Abu Dhabi has signalled it will consolidate further US and Israel ties", Hellyer said.In contrast, Riyadh has increasingly grown to see Israel as a major threat since normalisation talks fell through following the outbreak of the Gaza war.Riyadh, which has sustained fewer Iranian attacks than its neighbour, "regards the risks of action as being greater than the risks of inaction and the Emiratis view it in the opposite direction", Hellyer said.
Iran's top diplomat holds talks with Chinese counterpart in Beijing.
Beijing, May 6 (AFP) May 06, 2026-Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for talks in Beijing on Wednesday, according to China's Xinhua news agency.China is a key customer for Iranian oil, defying sanctions imposed by the United States as Washington seeks to choke off revenue to Tehran.Xinhua did not immediately provide more details about the talks.Araghchi arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning, Iranian local media reported."During this visit, our country's Foreign Minister will discuss bilateral relations and regional and international developments with his Chinese counterpart," Fars news agency said.Araghchi's trip comes before US President Donald Trump's scheduled visit to China on May 14-15 to see President Xi Jinping -- a trip he delayed after the United States and Israel attacked Iran.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on China to put pressure on Araghchi to loosen Tehran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world's oil once transited."I hope the Chinese tell (Araghchi) what he needs to be told, and that is that what you were doing in the straits is causing you to be globally isolated," Rubio told reporters.
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH) (DO NOT EVER LISTEN TO ANYBODY THAT SAYS THE WORLD IS ENDING.ITS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN-4 BILLION WILL BE LEFT ON EARTH TO GO INTO JESUS" 1000 YEAR RULE)(THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD TO ANY ONE, DOES IT-NOT ME.THE EARTH IS JUST RENOVATED.NEVER ENDED.
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.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH WITH.
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.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) 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)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
Exclusive Breakthrough expected one month ago has yet to materialize-Board of Peace won’t hold Israel to truce terms if Hamas doesn’t okay disarmament offer-In letter obtained by ToI, US-led body indicates Israel not adhering to key parts of ceasefire’s 1st phase, but says it won’t have to if Hamas doesn’t accept decommissioning framework-By Jacob Magid-5 May 2026, 11:28 pm
The US-led Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the postwar management of Gaza does not intend to hold Israel to the terms of the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire if Hamas does not accept the international panel’s framework for the terror group’s disarmament, a document obtained by The Times of Israel shows.While the Board of Peace’s High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov has warned that refusal from Hamas to disarm could lead to the resumption of the war, he goes much further in the document, saying that Israel will not be expected to halt attacks in Gaza or ensure humanitarian aid enters the Strip.“Failure by Hamas to accept the framework within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Board of Peace and after consultation with the parties, shall render such commitments null and void,” Mladenov writes in the document — a letter that he and senior US official Aryeh Lightstone sent to the head of the Palestinian technocratic government that is meant to replace Hamas in Gaza.The Board of Peace has been engaged in negotiations with Hamas for several months, conditioning major reconstruction projects for the war-flattened Gaza on the decommissioning of the group’s weapons.Hamas has refused to comply, arguing that Israel must first adhere to the terms of the ceasefire’s first phase, which included a hostage-prisoner exchange along with the scale-up of humanitarian aid into the Strip and the partial withdrawal of Israeli forces.In an apparent effort to meet Hamas halfway, Mladenov and Lighstone state in the letter that they approached Israel in early April to secure guarantees that it would fully implement US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the war.While the Board of Peace has preferred using the 20-point plan as the foundation of its work, the ceasefire document that Israel and Hamas actually signed last year only focused on the first phase.Hamas has argued that progressing to the second phase’s defining issue of disarmament cannot take place before phase one is fully implemented.The letter doesn’t explicitly state that Israel has been violating the terms of phase one, but it does go through eight key terms largely from a previously unpublished humanitarian annex of the October ceasefire deal, and states that Israel has again agreed to adhere to each of them.For example, it quotes the October deal’s clause stating that “All military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and targeting operations, will be suspended.”It then says Israel has recommitted to “suspend all military operations.”For its part, Israel has continued carrying out near-daily strikes throughout Gaza since the ceasefire, justifying them by saying it is striking “imminent” threats to its forces.Other terms of the ceasefire, the Board of Peace envoys say in the letter, that Israel has recommitted to following, including allowing in 4,200 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza each week, fully reopening the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, withdrawing IDF troops to the originally-agreed-to Yellow Line in Gaza, allowing in shelter items and medical supplies and repairing critical infrastructure in the Strip.Aid numbers dropped significantly below required benchmarks following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war against Iran, though those numbers have come back up in recent weeks following Board of Peace pressure on Israel. Similar pressure was needed to resume the operation of the Rafah Crossing, while it has apparently been less successful in coaxing Israel to halt its gradual pushing of the Yellow Line closer to the Gaza coast.While Trump’s 20-point plan envisioned Israel’s gradual withdrawal from the Strip in line with Hamas’s disarmament, recent months have instead seen the IDF unilaterally expand the half of the Strip that was supposed to only remain under its control temporarily.The Board of Peace envoys’ decision to first request Israeli assurances on specific issues raised by Hamas and then lay them out in the letter appeared to be an implicit acknowledgement that those key phase one terms had been violated by Israel. But Mladenov and Lightstone appeared to have been satisfied by the guarantees they secured from Israel and wrote in the letter that the ball was in Hamas’s court.Writing to National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) chief commissioner Ali Shaath on the week of April 5, the pair informed him that the mediators had submitted to Hamas a “framework for weapons decommissioning and IDF withdrawal” on April 3.“We expect to finalize negotiations on the implementation of the decommissioning framework this week,” wrote Mladenov and Lighstone, a State Department official who has also been appointed as a senior adviser to the Board of Peace.The pair appeared to be referencing the April 11 deadline they had given Hamas to accept the framework for the gradual handover of all weapons over an eight-month period as a basis for negotiations.With Hamas pushing back on the effort, the Board of Peace envoys decided to swallow their deadline, rather than blow up the talks completely.Hamas on Saturday finally submitted its response to the disarmament framework it received roughly one month earlier, but largely bucked demands to give up all of its weapons, according to two Arab diplomats familiar with the matter.The terror group’s counteroffer instead argued that the handover of its weapons can only be done as part of a framework culminating in the establishment of a Palestinian state, the diplomats said.Israel is reportedly preparing to resume intensive military operations in Gaza, though disarming Hamas proved elusive over two years of war. Supporters of a renewed military operation claim soldiers will have an easier time operating, given that there are no longer any Israeli hostages in Gaza.Mladenov — whose office declined to comment on the record about this story — met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday and tweeted afterward that it was a “positive and substantive discussion.”“We all reaffirmed our commitment to the full implementation of Trump’s 20-Point Comprehensive Plan,” he wrote. “Working with all sides to turn commitment into concrete actions. This will require decisions for progress. We keep moving forward in the interest of a better future for Israelis and Palestinians.”
30 Democratic lawmakers ask Rubio to reveal details of Israel’s nuclear program-Letter, which is expected to be ignored, claims US ‘cannot develop a coherent nonproliferation policy’ for Mideast without disclosing details on alleged Israeli atomic arsenal By Lazar Berman-Today, 3:53 am-MAY 6,26
A group of 30 House Democrats has demanded that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disclose details of Israel’s alleged nuclear weapons arsenal.“We cannot develop a coherent nonproliferation policy for the Middle East,” they wrote in a letter dated Monday, “including with respect to Iran’s civil nuclear program and Saudi Arabia’s civil nuclear ambitions, while maintaining a policy of official silence about the nuclear weapons capabilities of one party central to the ongoing conflict in which the United States is a direct participant.”“We ask that you hold Israel to the same standard of transparency that the United States expects from any other country that may be pursuing or retaining nuclear weapons capability,” said the group, led by Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro.Israel does not confirm or deny having atomic weapons, maintaining a policy of official ambiguity on the issue, as both Democratic and Republican American presidents have also done over the decades. Monday’s letter is expected to be ignored.The Democratic representatives argued in the letter that Congress “has a constitutional responsibility to be fully informed about the nuclear balance in the Middle East, the risk of escalation by any party to this conflict, and the administration’s planning and contingencies for such scenarios. We do not believe we have received that information.”They asked for details on Israeli warheads and launchers, enrichment capabilities, and what the US has been told about Israeli doctrine and red lines, as well as what is produced at the Dimona nuclear reactor. The facility at Dimona, a southern city targeted by Iran in the recent war, is said to be the home of Israel’s alleged nuclear weapons program.“The United States openly acknowledges the nuclear weapons programs of the United Kingdom, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, China and North Korea,” they wrote. “We ask that Israel be held to the same standard as any other foreign country, and that the United States government speaks candidly about its potential nuclear weapons capabilities, whatever they may be.”Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue-Demonstration against Israel real estate event draws hundreds, who chant ‘Death to the IDF’ and ‘End the settler Zionist state’By Luke Tress-Today, 7:30 am-MAY 06,26
NEW YORK — Anti-Zionist protesters scuffled with police, chanted for Israel’s destruction and expressed support for terrorist groups at a demonstration in New York City on Tuesday.The protesters said they were targeting an event marketing real estate in Israel held at the Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.Synagogues rent out space to the real estate groups, which also market apartments in West Bank settlement blocs, drawing protests that tend to be especially vitriolic.The hardline Pal-Awda activist group organized Tuesday’s protest and has led other demonstrations against synagogues in the region.Around 100 demonstrators gathered on Lexington Avenue, and several hundred on 3rd Avenue, next to Hunter College, putting the crowds on both sides of the synagogue.They chanted, “We don’t want no two states, we want all of it,” “End the settler Zionist state,” “Death to the IDF,” and, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution.”They also chanted, in Arabic, “From the water to the water, Palestine is Arab,” to the beat of a drum.One of the protesters used her fist to beat on an image of the Chabad Hasidic movement’s late spiritual leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, which was affixed to a crossing signal. Several held up their hands to form an inverted triangle, a symbol associated with Hamas.A group of several dozen counter-demonstrators gathered across the street, holding signs that said, “Antizionism is a hate movement,” and, “Antizionism gets Jews killed.” The signs reflected a growing trend in the US Jewish community that brands anti-Zionism as an expression of anti-Jewish hatred itself, moving past the antisemitism paradigm.The counter-protesters chanted, “USA,” and sang Israel’s anthem, “Hatikvah,” or “The Hope.” One wore a shirt for the extremist Jewish Defense League.The anti-Zionist protesters berated the counter-protesters as “Nazis,” “pedophiles,” and “baby killers,” and told them, “Go kill yourself.” The pro-Israel demonstrators called their opponents “terrorists.”Pal-Awda led a protest against an Israel immigration event at Park East Synagogue late last year, when they were allowed to gather next to the entrance, and close enough to counter-demonstrators that the two sides were able to throw objects such as coffee cups at each other.Police officials have acknowledged mistakes in handling that demonstration, and at Tuesday’s rally, NYPD officers kept the protesters inside a barricade, around half a block away from the synagogue entrance, and across the street from counter demonstrators.Dozens of officers were at the scene and the streets surrounding the synagogue were closed to traffic. The police response earned praise from the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.After two hours, the protesters began roaming around the area of the synagogue, with organizers marshaling the participants to “close gaps” and remain as a tight group.The crowd scuffled with police as they attempted to approach the synagogue, as officers manned metal barricades on Third Avenue and the protesters attempted to pass through.The protesters, flying a Hezbollah flag overhead, berated the police, calling them “pedophile protectors” and “pieces of shit.” One of the protesters on the barricade wore a yellow bucket hat that said “Hezbollah” in blue lettering.The officers included members of the Strategic Response Group, an NYPD unit that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has vowed to disband.The demonstrators moved on, attempting to get ahead of police to approach the synagogue. At one point, officers closed the exit to a playground the protesters had entered to keep them away, and inside the playground.The protest last year at Park East Synagogue, and another at a Queens Synagogue, led the New York City Council to introduce legislation requiring the police to formulate and publicize plans to handle protests at houses of worship.That legislation passed late last month, but police are not yet required to take new measures.
US doubles down on urging Lebanese president to meet Netanyahu, unfazed by his refusal-Washington says direct engagement is best way to swiftly advance peace and security deals, after Aoun said agreements must proceed meeting; Rubio: Peace ‘imminently achievable’ but Hezbollah ‘the problem’By Jacob Magid-Today, 6:13 am-MAY 6,26
The United States appeared unmoved on Tuesday by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s rejection of its efforts to facilitate a meeting between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Washington doubling down on its call for such high-level engagement between the two leaders as it seeks to advance a joint effort aimed at disarming Hezbollah.“President Trump has been clear that direct engagement between the two countries is the best way to swiftly advance a lasting peace and security agreement,” a State Department official said in a statement sent to querying reporters.“Diplomacy is ongoing, and we will not comment on our ongoing discussions with the two countries,” the official continued, apparently referencing reports that the US was working to schedule a third round of ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington next week.“Hezbollah is still trying to derail negotiations with attacks on Israel and threats inside of Lebanon,” the State Department official said. “We are working to create the conditions and political momentum needed to move this forward.”The US has been pushing for a meeting between Netanyahu and Aoun for weeks, with President Donald Trump first claiming on April 15 the two leaders would speak on the phone the next day — a call that never ended up happening. When he announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah the next day, Trump claimed that the two leaders would meet at the White House in the next week or two.While Aoun’s government is the first in decades to express a desire to curb Hezbollah’s influence in the country, the Iran-backed terror group still wields significant influence in Lebanon, and a relatively weak Beirut is trying to act without sparking another civil war with the roughly one-third of the country’s population that is Shiite.Accordingly, Aoun quietly pushed back on US calls for him to meet Netanyahu in person, particularly while Israeli forces continue to occupy a six-mile buffer zone in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces has been razing homes in almost every Lebanese village along the northern border, saying they have been used to either store Hezbollah weapons or that they can be used to target Israel. The demolitions have created scenes reminiscent of the destruction in Gaza, sparking growing international outcry.Israel says the buffer zone is necessary to protect norther communities from Hezbollah attacks, while critics of the policy argue it legitimizes the terror group, which claims to be acting to defend Lebanon’s sovereignty.Israeli forces have been coming under constant Hezbollah drone fire in southern Lebanon, where the IDF withdrew from a similar buffer zone over two decades ago after nearly two decadesWhile fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has continued, the ceasefire announced by Trump in mid-April has largely held in Beirut and much of the rest of the country.The US announced an extension of the ceasefire at the second ambassador-level meeting between Israel and Lebanon, which Trump joined at the White House on April 23. The first meeting was held two weeks earlier and was the highest-level engagement between the two countries in decades-The sides have been discussing a framework for an eventual peace deal that would see Israel withdraw from Lebanon, an empowered Lebanon disarm Hezbollah as well as Jerusalem and Beirut normalizing relations.Aoun: Security deal must come before Netanyahu meeting-The US has argued that a meeting between Netanyahu and Aoun would help build momentum toward that effort, but the Lebanese president on Monday pushed back on high-level engagement as he faces threats from Hezbollah.“We must first reach a security agreement and stop the Israeli attacks on us before we raise the issue of a meeting between us,” Aoun’s office said in a statement.Aoun “reiterated his view that the timing is not appropriate now for a meeting” with Netanyahu, the statement said.The statement from Aoun’s office said a third round of “preparatory talks” were expected “in the coming days.”Last week, the US embassy in Beirut called for such a meeting, saying that “Lebanon stands at a crossroads. Its people have a historic opportunity to reclaim their country and shape their future,” adding that “the time for hesitation is over.”Aoun said, “There is no turning back from the path of negotiations, because we have no other option,” according to the statement from his office, which reiterated his aim is for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.Earlier Monday, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa told journalists that “to me, if the president (Aoun) visited President Trump, there is no loss.”Aoun “can go and present his decisions clearly” to Trump and Netanyahu, and after returning to Lebanon, “We can begin negotiations. I don’t know why people consider this a loss or concession,” Issa said.Aoun “will go to present all Lebanon’s demands, most importantly the sovereignty of its lands,” Issa said, noting full Lebanese territorial sovereignty was a key Hezbollah demand.Israeli strikes have killed almost 2,700 people in Lebanon since Hezbollah sparked the latest war by attacking Israel in solidarity with Iran, including dozens since the ceasefire, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The Israeli military has said that it has killed over 1,900 Hezbollah operatives, including hundreds of members of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, since the escalation of hostilities.Rubio: Israel-Lebanon peace deal ‘imminently achievable,’ but for Hezbollah-Asked about the status of the talks on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a peace deal between Israel and Lebanon is “imminently achievable,” while accusing Hezbollah of playing spoiler.“By and large, I think a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel is imminently achievable, and should be,” Rubio said during a White House press briefing. “The problem with Israel and Lebanon is not Israel or Lebanon, it’s Hezbollah.”“The reason why Lebanon gets attacked by Israel is that Hezbollah is… launching rockets against Israelis,” he argued.“We’re going to do everything we can to make sure that both sides continue to talk so the progress can be made on some sort of permanent ceasefire that isn’t constantly spoiled by Hezbollah,” Rubio added.German FM offers qualified support for Israeli buffer zone in Lebanon-Also Tuesday, Germany’s foreign minister offered qualified support for Israel’s buffer zone in Lebanon while hosting his Israeli counterpart in Berlin, while also criticizing humanitarian conditions in Gaza and “de facto annexation” in the West Bank.Johann Wadephul underscored Germany’s staunch support for Israel after a meeting with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar but said close alliances would not “avoid difficult topics.”Sa’ar defended the continued fighting, arguing that Israel needed to destroy Hezbollah and other terror groups operating in the area who have launched attacks on Israel.But Sa’ar said he offered Wadephul assurances that “Israel has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon.”“Our presence in the areas by our northern border has one goal: to protect our citizens,” Sa’ar said.Wadephul endorsed that stance, calling Israel’s ongoing invasion “necessary.”“There’s every right for Israel to be there,” Wadephul said.But Wadephul also warned that “Lebanon must not be allowed to become a theater of war where it is the civilians who pay the price” and said that “a younger generation growing up amidst the ruins of their parents’ homes” would not make Israel any safer.Wadephul condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel “in the strongest possible terms” and said direct talks between Israel and the Lebanese government offer “hope.”AFP contributed to this report.
London cops announce new unit to protect Jews amid surging antisemitic violence-Metropolitan Police says ‘community protection team’ will start with 100 officers who’ll combine neighborhood patrols with ‘specialist protection and counterterror capabilities’By Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 3:11 am-MAY 6,26
London’s Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the creation of a special unit to protect Jews following a spate of hate attacks amid growing antisemitism.The Met said the new “community protection team” will initially comprise 100 extra officers and combine neighborhood policing with “specialist protection and counterterrorism capabilities.”It will provide “a more visible, intelligence‑led and coordinated presence focused on protecting” London’s Jewish communities, the force said in a statement.The announcement came the day after police said they were probing the latest arson attack targeting Jews, this time involving a former synagogue in east London.It followed last week’s stabbing of two Jewish men in the Golders Green area of north London, which is home to a large Jewish community. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over the terror attack, in which he wounded the pair.In March, an arson attack in the same neighborhood destroyed four ambulances operated by the Hatzola Jewish charity, while bottles suspected of containing gasoline have been thrown at two synagogues in other separate incidents.The Met noted in its announcement that it has arrested over 80 people in the past four weeks in response to both antisemitic hate crimes and the string of arson attacks amid the war with Iran, some of which authorities are examining for possible Iranian links.Met Commissioner Mark Rowley revealed last week he had been discussing with ministers and officials about creating a 300-strong neighborhood policing team, including specialist armed officers, for the Jewish community, citing what he said was the greatest-ever threat facing UK Jews. British and other Diaspora Jewish communities were already facing a massive spike in antisemitism amid the war sparked in Gaza by the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023.Rowley hailed the creation of the new team, with around a third of the force size he called for, as “an important step in strengthening our response to the sustained threats Jewish communities are facing.”“It brings together experienced local officers who know their communities, supported by specialist capabilities, to provide more visible, consistent and intelligence‑led protection,” he added in Wednesday’s statement.The London police added the unit would initially be “primarily focused” on protecting the Jewish community but was “also intended to provide a blueprint for how policing responds when tensions rise” in other communities.“This focus does not mean the Metropolitan Police is deprioritizing other communities,” the force added.“Hate crime in all its forms — including ongoing efforts to tackle racism, anti‑Muslim hate crime, homophobia and other forms of hatred in the capital — remains a core policing priority.”Meanwhile on Tuesday, the chief prosecutor for England and Wales Stephen Parkinson announced hate crime prosecutions were set to be fast-tracked due to the “deeply troubling rise in antisemitic incidents.”
Despite mayor’s cancellation, ‘Globalize the intifada’ event proceeds in Sydney-The event, barred from state-council house due to fears it would cause violence, held in a park instead, attracts small crowd-By Zev Stub-5 May 2026, 10:25 pm
An event seeking to promote the use of the slogan “Globalize the intifada” went ahead in a park in Sydney after the city’s mayor blocked it from taking place at a state council-owned venue.The event, which was officially canceled on Monday after fears that it would spark violence, attracted just about 150 people and was held without major incident, according to local news reports.‘It’s a must that we globalize the intifada,” local political figure Ahmed Ouf told the crowd. “We have to break the internal chains and invite others.”The forum was intended to defend the phrase against efforts to ban it, and had drawn strong criticism from politicians and Jewish leaders. Australian lawmakers have sought to proscribe the slogan in public debate since the deadly terror shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration at the city’s Bondi Beach in December, which killed 15.In a statement on social media yesterday, Mayor Clover Moore said the event risked “contributing to hostility and fear.”But the organizers, a group known as the Stop the War on Palestine group, defied the order.“We reject the implication… that our meeting risks public safety and respect for members of the community,” the organizers wrote on Instagram announcing the change of venue.The phrase “Globalize the intifada” has become a flashpoint in public debate, particularly in the aftermath of the December 14 terror attack at Bondi Beach. Jewish organizations have warned that the language carries connotations of violence, with the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) noting that the term “intifada” is associated with bloody, violent campaigns involving attacks on civilians.The event’s organizers argue that the term “intifada” — Arabic for uprising — represents a legitimate call for political resistance and free speech. A flyer promoting the forum said efforts to ban the phrase were designed to “smear and repress the Palestine movement.”The second Palestinian intifada, from 2000-2005, was marked by a strategic onslaught of Palestinian suicide bombers against Israeli targets, primarily killing civilians.After the Bondi Beach terror attack, Australian lawmakers proposed tougher laws against hate speech, including a proposed ban on the slogan in New South Wales. The state of Queensland formally proscribed the use of the phrase in March, and NSW Premier Chris Minns has sought to do the same, calling the slogan “hateful, violent rhetoric.”However, that effort was complicated last month when the NSW Court of Appeal struck down a set of anti-protest laws that had been proposed by the government, ruling that protecting people from “upsetting or inflammatory” speech was not a sufficient legal reason to burden constitutional rights.Germany and Austria have both legislated severe restrictions on the use of the phrase, along with other inciting slogans like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Last week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for police to prosecute people chanting it after two Jewish men were stabbed in London in a terror attack.The event was held as the Royal Commission holds an inquiry into the country’s growing antisemitism problem. Members of Australia’s Jewish community have been giving personal testimony at a public hearing investigating the factors that led to the Bondi Beach attack, in which a father and son massacred 15 people at a Jewish Hanukkah event on Australia’s most famous beach in December in an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack.
At handover ceremony, outgoing Air Force chief calls for ‘external’ Oct. 7 inquiry-Tomer Bar says ‘objective’ inquiry essential ‘for trust’ between citizens and country; regarding Iran, new chief Omer Tischler says ready ‘to take entire Air Force eastward, if required’By Emanuel Fabian-5 May 2026, 10:05 pm
In his parting speech as chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar on Tuesday called for an “external” committee to investigate the failures of the October 7, 2023, terror onslaught, something the government has resisted forming for nearly three years.During the handover ceremony at the Tel Nof Airbase, Maj. Gen. Omer Tischler took over as head of the IAF from Bar, who served in the role for the past four years, during a tenure that included protests by pilots, Hamas’s October 7 attack, and major operations against Iran amid a war on multiple fronts. Bar is ending a 39-year career in the military.The IAF handover ceremony was initially set for April, but was delayed due to the recent war in Iran.“It is clear to all that the full picture will become clear only after the work of an objective external investigation committee,” Bar said at the handover ceremony.“This is essential for the IDF, for all the security bodies in the state, for the [bereaved] families… and for the trust between the citizens and the IDF and the country that is supposed to protect them,” he said.The IAF conducted its own inquiry into Hamas’s October 7 assault, which found that the number of aircraft it had on standby did not apply to a wide-scale surprise attack; the IAF did not know at the time where to focus its firepower, due to a lack of information coming from the ground; and a series of airstrikes carried out on Hamas tunnel networks likely had no effect on the invasion.Despite polls consistently showing a substantial majority of Israelis want a state commission of inquiry to be established, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition have rejected attempts to establish one. They say a commission should only be set up after the war is concluded, and reject a state commission appointed by the Supreme Court chief, claiming it would be biased against them.During the 2023 protests against the coalition’s judicial overhaul, over 1,100 Israeli Air Force reservists, including more than 400 pilots, announced that they would suspend their volunteer reserve duty in protest of the government’s agenda to overhaul the judicial system.During the handover ceremony, Bar said the IAF was “only a step away” from its foundations being undermined amid the judicial overhaul protests.“At the beginning of my tenure, we were in the eye of the storm, with the outbreak of the protests against the judicial reform,” Bar said. “We drew the clear boundary line between politics and influence and the IDF.”“This was not easy, but we fought to preserve the competence and cohesion of the Air Force, and its designation as the defender of Israel, under all conditions, so that no opinion or stance not directly related to the mission of safeguarding the security of the state would enter within its walls,” Bar said.He added that today, he still stands by this decision not to allow protests to enter the IAF. At the time, Bar released a letter giving the protesting pilots a two-week deadline to return to volunteer service or risk being deemed unfit to continue flying and potentially dismissed from the military.“We were only a step away from undermining the foundations of the Air Force. And nevertheless, when the war broke out, all the servicemen and women proved devotion and resilience on the day of command, on October 7, and also when we faced the challenges of the war in seven arenas simultaneously,” Bar said.Transitioning to the war with Iran, Bar said that Israel would maintain its ability to act independently against Iran, following the joint war with the United States against the Islamic Republic.“We fought Iran shoulder to shoulder with the number one superpower in the world, in cooperation and with unprecedented operational achievements.”“We shared the most intimate intelligence, worked together on the plans, and flew together, two air forces that are a tremendous and unified force,” Bar continued.He said the IAF “will preserve this capability, but we will also not give up our ability to act independently.”“Even at these very moments, we are alert and prepared for any development, in defense and in offense,” Bar added amid fears the Iran ceasefire could break down.Also speaking at the handover ceremony, incoming IAF chief Tischler said the force was “closely monitoring” the situation in Iran.“We are closely monitoring what is happening in Iran, and are prepared to take the entire Air Force eastward, if we are required to do so,” he said.“We will not allow enemies to gain strength on our borders,” he added, “the Air Force will operate and will continue to operate — with determination, strength and responsibility to eliminate threats, in every arena, at every range, against every enemy.”IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir also spoke at the ceremony, saying that the military is “prepared to respond with force” if Iran targets Israel amid the escalation in the Gulf.“Our forces are deployed across all sectors, fighting and prepared in immediate readiness for any scenario — from near and from far,” Zamir said, adding that “the IDF, in all its systems, maintains high readiness.”Zamir said the military is “closely monitoring developments in the Persian Gulf” and is “prepared to respond with force against any attempt to harm Israel.”Tischler and Zamir’s comments come amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, with the threat of the ceasefire collapsing and continued hostilities.US President Donald Trump said earlier on Tuesday that if he were to order a return to war against Iran, it would probably take 2-3 weeks to achieve his aims, which would also likely involve the Israeli Air Force.Tischler, 50, joined the military in 1993 and served as a fighter jet pilot. He later commanded the 140th and 119th squadrons and the IAF’s flight school.In 2019, he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to head the Nevatim Air Base — home to numerous squadrons, including F-35 stealth fighters. In 2021, Tischler was appointed head of air operations, a role he served in until August 2023.In late September 2023, he became IAF chief of staff — a role akin to a deputy, which focuses on force build-up and other administrative matters — just 11 days before Hamas’s terror onslaught.Ahead of the latest war with Iran, Tischler was appointed as a sort of military envoy to the Pentagon, since Israel no longer has a permanent defense attaché to the US, due to a clash between Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Four Palestine Action members convicted over 2024 raid on Israeli arms firm’s UK site-Jurors in retrial also find one defendant guilty of striking police officer with a sledgehammer and fracturing her spine during break-in at Elbit’s Bristol factory By Agencies and ToI Staff 5 May 2026, 9:32 pm
Four British Palestine Action members were convicted Tuesday of smashing a UK site of Israeli defense firm Elbit in 2024, with one defendant found guilty of twice striking a police officer with a sledgehammer.Prosecutor Deanna Heer said the attack was “meticulously organized” to cause maximum damage and get information about the company. The raid caused an estimated 1 million pounds ($1.36 million) in damage.After deliberating for more than 14 hours, jurors in Woolwich Crown Court found Charlotte Head, 30, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, guilty of criminal damage in the raid in Bristol on August 6, 2024. They face sentencing June 12. Two others, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were acquitted of criminal damage.Head was behind the wheel of a van that crashed through the gates of the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol, where the four activists, dressed in red jumpsuits, began destroying property with sledgehammers and crowbars before ending up in a fight with guards and police.By a majority of 11 to one, jurors also found Corner guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm, but cleared the 23-year-old of the more serious charge of grievous bodily harm with intent.Corner was filmed during the raid bringing a sledgehammer down on Sgt. Kate Evans, fracturing her spine.Palestine Action said it sought to dismantle drones and weaponry that the group believed would be used to kill people, and the defendants argued that the escalation in their clashes with security and police had not been part of the plan.Tuesday’s verdict against the anti-Israel activists followed a retrial, after a different jury in February cleared the six of aggravated burglary but failed to reach verdicts regarding criminal damage and some other charges.The attack in Bristol was one of the events that led the government to proscribe Palestine Action last year. London’s High Court has called that decision unlawful, but kept the ban in place while the government appeals.Attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites abroad have spiked amid the war sparked in Gaza by the Hamas-led onslaught in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, while the UK has seen a surge in antisemitic attacks in recent weeks.
Kyiv says Russia broke unilateral ceasefire with drone and missile attacks.
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 6 (AFP) May 06, 2026-Kyiv said on Wednesday that Russia had violated a unilateral ceasefire called by Ukraine by attacking Ukrainian cities with 108 combat drones and three missiles overnight.Moscow had never said it would abide by Kyiv's call to halt fire starting at midnight on May 6 -- a counter-truce called for by President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia announced a short-term ceasefire to cover its Victory Day parade in Moscow on Saturday."This shows that Russia rejects peace and its fake calls for a ceasefire on May 9th have nothing to do with diplomacy. Putin only cares about military parades, not human lives," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on social media.Russia had on Tuesday launched waves of drone, missile and bomb attacks on multiple cities across Ukraine, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens in one of the deadliest days for civilians in weeks.Ukrainian attacks had also killed five in the annexed peninsula of Crimea and two in a long-range drone strike on central Russia.The two sides have been at war since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.Talks on ending what has spiralled into Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress.Moscow wants Kyiv to pull its troops out of the east and reject Western military support -- demands rejected in Kyiv as tantamount to capitulation and a betrayal of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed.Moscow's defence ministry said it downed 53 Ukrainian drones between 21:00 and 07:00 (1800-0400 GMT) -- far fewer than in previous days. It did not say whether any of the drones attacked after Kyiv's unilateral truce was supposed to come into effect at midnight.
No pilgrims': regional war hushes Iraq's holy cities.
Najaf, Iraq, May 6 (AFP) May 06, 2026-In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war.The absence of tourists leaves nearby shopkeepers and hotel owners with little to do, their days dragging on as they hope for the crowds to return and revive their businesses."Iranians used to keep us busy, whether the jeweller, the fabric merchant or the taxi driver. Now there are none," said jewellery shop owner Abdel Rahim Harmoush."It used to be hard even to step into the market because of foreigners... Even street vendors drew huge crowds of visitors," the 71-year-old added.Millions of Shia Muslims from around the world typically flock to Najaf and fellow holy city Karbala every year.But the regional war ignited in late February by US-Israeli strikes on Iran has stemmed the usual influx of pilgrims from the Islamic republic, Lebanon, the Gulf states, India, Afghanistan and elsewhere.Iraq was drawn into the conflict from the onset, with strikes targeting US interests and Tehran-backed armed groups in the country.People in the holy cities "live on religious tourism", said Harmoush, who for 38 years has worked in the old market near Najaf's golden-domed mausoleum.The shrine is the ornate burial place of Ali -- the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shia Imam.Harmoush warned of economic ruin were the crisis to persist: shop owners unable to pay rent and taxes, cab drivers left without passengers and labourers struggling to find work.- Hotels closed -Hotel owner Abu Ali, 52, was forced to lay off five employees, leaving just one to tend to nearly 70 empty rooms."How can I pay salaries if there is no work?" he said.Saeb Abu Ghneim, head of the hotel association in Najaf, told AFP that 80 percent of the city's 250 hotels had closed, with more than 2,000 employees laid off or on unpaid leave.He added that most of Najaf's religious tourism relies on Iranians, followed by Lebanese visitors -- also trapped at home by war -- and other nationalities.The sector, which already weathered the closure of mosques and shrines in the pandemic, is a rare type of tourism in a country reeling from decades of conflicts.Religious tourism also constitutes a significant source of revenue for Iraq's non-oil economy.Before the war, 28-year-old Moustafa al-Haboubi could barely manage the crowds queuing to exchange foreign currency for Iraqi dinars.He now spends the long hours idly scrolling through his phone or chatting with neighbours."We barely receive one or two customers," he said. "There are no pilgrims now, Iranian or otherwise."Even after a fragile ceasefire took effect on April 8 and Iraq's airspace reopened, little has changed.Some pilgrims trickle through during the week, while on weekends the area grows somewhat livelier as Iraqis visit the sacred sites.- 'Catastrophe' -The situation is no different in Karbala, which is around 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Najaf and home to the shrines of the revered grandsons of Prophet Mohammed, Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas.The main corridor linking the two golden shrines and the surrounding alleyways were once alive with the murmurs of tourists walking to prayers.Today, the visitors are almost exclusively Iraqi"The situation is dangerous... a catastrophe," said Israa al-Nasrawi, head of Karbala's tourism committee.She warned that the war had devastated the city's economy, slashing tourist numbers by around 95 percent and forcing hundreds of hotels to close.The city's many pilgrim tour companies sit idle.Akram Radi, who has worked in the sector for 16 years, said his company once helped up to 1,000 visitors a month but is now operating at only 10 percent of capacity."I might have to close and look for another job," he said.
Five dead in strikes on alleged drug boats off Latin America: Pentagon.
Washington, United States, May 6 (AFP) May 06, 2026-The US military says it has killed five people in two strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in waters off Latin America over the last two days, bringing the death toll from the contentious bombing campaign to at least 190.US Southern Command said the US military on Tuesday "conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," in the Eastern Pacific.In a statement on X, SOUTHCOM said that "the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes... and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.""Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action," it added.This latest strike follows a similar, but separate attack on Monday in the Caribbean.SOUTHCOM said US forces killed two people in that strike.President Donald Trump's administration insists it is effectively at war with what it calls "narco-terrorists" operating in Latin America.But it has provided no definitive evidence that the vessels it targets are involved in drug trafficking, prompting heated debate about the legality of the operations.
Press Release from Business Wire: Sentinel Midstream LLC-(AFP) May 05, 2026
DALLAS, May 5, 2026 (BSW) - Sentinel Midstream LLC (Sentinel) today announced the commencement of its Texas GulfLink deepwater port (Texas GulfLink or the Project), marking a significant milestone enabled by funding received pursuant to the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.The project advances in coordination with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Government of Japan and reflects the shared commitment to strengthening global energy security and expanding U.S. export infrastructure. Sentinel will lead the development of Texas GulfLink, overseeing construction, commercial operations, and long-term management of the terminal.Funding provided under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, pursuant to Executive Order 14345 signed on September 4, 2025, underscores continued international confidence in U.S. energy infrastructure and supports the expansion of American crude oil exports to global markets.Upon this commencement, Texas GulfLink will immediately begin construction of its deepwater crude oil export terminal, unlocking a new level of market access for U.S. producers, creating high-quality American jobs, and reinforcing the United States' role as a reliable global energy supplier.Howard Lutnick, United States Secretary of Commerce, said:"The historic U.S.-Japan Trade Deal is driving another investment forward. This time into another American energy supplier. The milestone will bring jobs and acceleration to the Gulf of America for years to come, and I look forward to Japan and Sentinel Midstream's progress ahead in delivering clean, affordable and efficient energy production to American consumers in this win for the Trump Administration."John Cornyn, United States Senator of Texas, said:"Today's announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that the Texas GulfLink project will commence construction is great news for Texas and a testament to the Trump administration's continued commitment to unleashing American energy. Texas GulfLink will bring well-paying jobs to Brazoria County and help generate billions of dollars in American crude oil exports, and I look forward to welcoming the new export terminal to the Lone Star State."Ted Cruz, United States Senator of Texas, said:"Dallas-based Sentinel Midstream is playing a critical role in expanding Texas's energy infrastructure and exporting American energy to our allies. When I became the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, I made securing federal approval for deepwater port projects one of my top priorities and fought to move them forward. Texas Gulf Link is now coming to fruition-supporting thousands of jobs and delivering billions in investment across Texas."Randy Weber, United States Representative of Texas 14th District, said:"Investment is pouring into the United States, and you can see it right here on the Texas Gulf Coast. Just 30 miles off our coast, a new deepwater terminal will load the largest crude carriers in the world and move American energy to our allies, backed by partners in Japan and stakeholders here at home. This project shows exactly what Southeast Texas brings to the table with world class ports, a skilled workforce, and the energy infrastructure that keeps investment coming and America producing."Jeff Ballard, Chief Executive Officer of Sentinel Midstream, said:"Texas GulfLink is about more than infrastructure, it is about unlocking the full potential of American energy. This project creates a direct path from one of the most liquid crude hubs in the world to global markets, strengthening our allies, improving trade dynamics, and reinforcing the United States as the supplier of choice in an increasingly uncertain energy landscape. We are proud to be a trusted partner of both the U.S. and Japan Governments and help lead the next chapter of American oil exports."A Generational Asset-Texas GulfLink's deepwater crude oil export terminal (the Terminal) will be located approximately 30 miles off the coast west of Freeport, Texas, in the Gulf of America. Once complete, it will have the capability to fully load Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) offshore, eliminating the need for costly and inefficient lightering operations. This direct-loading capability enhances global competitiveness while significantly reducing emissions associated with traditional export methods.By enabling efficient, large-scale exports, the Terminal will serve as a critical conduit connecting global markets to reliable, North American-produced crude oil. It is expected to expand market access across Asia and Europe, strengthen trade relationships with key allies, and reinforce the role of the United States as a stable, long-term energy supplier.Once operational, Texas GulfLink is anticipated to support billions of dollars in annual export value, improve the U.S. trade balance, and drive sustained economic growth across the Gulf Coast and beyond.About Sentinel Midstream LLC-Sentinel Midstream LLC is a Dallas-based developer and operator of integrated energy infrastructure, with deep capabilities across commercial development, project execution, and operations. Through its affiliated companies, Sentinel owns and operates crude oil transportation and terminal systems across Texas and Louisiana, connecting U.S. supply to Gulf Coast refineries and global markets.Partnered with Cresta Fund Management, Sentinel brings together institutional capital, strong commercial relationships, and proven operating expertise to deliver critical infrastructure at scale. Jones Day advised Sentinel in connection with the advancement of Texas GulfLink.For more information, please visit www.sentinelmidstream.com and www.texasgulflink.com.View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505397578/en/Contact-Media ContactBruce Heinemedia@sentinelmidstream.com 918-645-8989
