FULL TEXT OF USELESS GAZA CEASEFIRE FOR THE AHAB THE ARABS TO BREAK.
HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.(IN 1 HR THE STOCK MARKETS WORLDWIDE WILL CRASH)
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed:(CONFISCATED) their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
MARK OF THE BEAST (engraved microchip in your hand or forehead)
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, (SLAVE) to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
REVELATION 16:1-2
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 PART PLAN TO MAKE YOU A PUPPET OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER (ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT CREW)
1-GET PEOPLE ADDICTED TO COMPUTERS.(MICRO-CHIPS INSIDE)
2-PUT COMPUTERS ON YOUR BODY (3D ETC) (MICRO-CHIPS INSIDE)
3-PUT A MICROCHIP INSIDE YOUR BODY. (COMPLETE) (TOTAL MICRO-CHIP CONTROL OF YOU)
I KNOW THIS MARK WILL BE A MICROCHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4-ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE-(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).G5516-GO TO G4742-666 - STRONGS NT 4742: στίγμα - στίγμα, στιγματος, τό (from στίζω to prick; (cf. Latinstimulus, etc.; German stechen, English stick, sting, etc.; Curtius, § 226)), a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. According to ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or stamp of their master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotees who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods (cf. Deyling, Observations, iii., p. 423ff); hence, τά στίγματα τοῦ (κυρίου so Rec.) Ἰησοῦ, the marks of (the Lord) Jesus, which Paul in Galatians 6:17 says he bears branded on his body, are the traces left there by the perils, hardships, imprisonments, scourgings, endured by him for the cause of Christ, and which mark him as Christ's faithful and approved votary, servant, soldier (see Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, the passage cited). (Herodotus 7, 233; Aristotle, Aelian, Plutarch, Lcian, others.)
THE INVENTOR OF THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT-CARL SANDERS MICROCHIP ENGINEER LEADER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgH9D6n4ZWo
THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD.
LEVETICUS 19.28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
FAMINE
EZEKIEL 5:16
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 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, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
DEUTORONOMY 28:24
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Jeremiah 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Isaiah 57:21
21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Ephesians 2:2
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,(LIBERAL GODLESS AIR WAVES) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
EU DICTATOR (WORLD LEADER)
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3-7
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed,(EU WORLD DICTATOR)the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
REVELATION 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.(SOCIALISM)
13 These have one mind,(SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
REVELATION 6:1-2
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(PEACE) and he that sat on him had a bow;(EU DICTATOR) and a crown was given unto him:(PRESIDENT OF THE EU) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(MILITARY GENIUS)
2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-12
9 Even him,(EU WORLD DICTATOR) whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,(THE FALSE RESURRECTION BY THE WORLD DICTATOR) that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
GENESIS 49:16-17-POSSIBLY A JEW FROM DAN KILLS THE DICTATOR AT MIDPOINT OF TRIB
16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
REVELATION 13:1-10
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(THE EU AND ITS DICTATOR IS GODLESS)
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(DICTATOR COMES FROM NEW AGE OR OCCULT)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;(MURDERERD) and his deadly wound was healed:(COMES BACK TO LIFE) and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE WORLD THINKS ITS GOD IN THE FLESH, MESSIAH TO ISRAEL)
4 And they worshipped the dragon (SATAN) which gave power unto the beast:(JEWISH EU DICTATOR) and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?(FALSE RESURRECTION,SATAN BRINGS HIM TO LIFE)
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.(GIVEN WORLD CONTROL FOR 3 1/2YRS)
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,(HES A GOD HATER) to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.(HES A LIBERAL OR DEMOCRAT,WILL PUT ANYTHING ABOUT GOD DOWN)
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,(BEHEAD THEM) and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.(WORLD DOMINATION)
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.(WORLD DICTATOR)
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.(SAVED CHRISTIANS AND JEWS DIE FOR THEIR FAITH AT THIS TIME,NOW WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE BUT DURING THE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH, PEOPLE WILL BE PUT TO DEATH (BEHEADINGS) FOR THEIR BELIEF IN GOD (JESUS) OR THE BIBLE.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come (ROMANS IN AD 70) shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( EU ROMAN, JEWISH DICTATOR) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:( 7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,( 3 1/2 YRS) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
THE WORLD DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(EU WORLD DICTATOR) and he that sat on him had a bow;(PEACE) and a crown was given unto him:(WORLD LEADER) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he (FALSE POPE) causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he (THE EU DICTATOR) do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI5_pMvLZd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWmPqY8TE0&feature=player_embedded
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 DIVSION REGION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT-NEW AGE MOVEMENT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(EU WORLD DICTATOR) and he that sat on him had a bow;(PEACE) and a crown was given unto him:(WORLD LEADER) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he (FALSE POPE) causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he (THE EU DICTATOR) do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950
Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.
No one will enter the New World Order... unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation.- David Spangler Director of Planetary Initiative United Nations.
Agentic AI needs to be bound to human identity; Anonybit offers a solution-As AI agents are given a larger role in human affairs, biometrics matter-May 29, 2025, 6:12 pm EDT | Joel R. McConvey
“The only way to prove human identity in the digital world is with biometrics:” so says C. Maxine Most in a post on her LinkedIn account, addressing the threat presented by AI agents as outlined in new research from Palo Alto Networks. Cybersecurity experts, Most argues, have been “obsessively focused on machine identity to the exclusion of human identity. And now agentic AI is breaking cybersecurity because there is no strong human identity verification capability built in at the foundational level.”AI agents, or agentic AI, are among the newest tools to emerge from the would-be AI boom. With novelty comes vulnerability: when Palo Alto Networks ran real-world attack simulations on two identical AI agents running on different frameworks (CrewAI and Microsoft AutoGen), both failed the test.Anonybit ensuring agents are accountable-Biometrics and decentralized digital ID firms are responding with innovations in identity-bound agents.“Without identity binding, organizations face significant risks: fraudulent orders, unauthorized approvals, compliance violations, and data misuse,” says a release from Anonybit. The firm is claiming first-to-market for an “agentic AI framework that goes beyond authentication – enabling secure, authorized, and accountable agentic flows across commerce, payments, and supply chain management.”Working in partnership with SmartUp, a no-code platform for deploying enterprise AI agents, Anonybit says its decentralized platform is “the world’s first decentralized infrastructure that binds identity to agents – authenticating users, authorizing actions and issuing cryptographically secure identity tokens across the lifecycle of any agentic flow.”Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder and CEO of Anonybit, says “agentic commerce holds incredible promise for efficiency and scale, but without identity, it also introduces serious risks around trust, fraud, and control. With SmartUp, we’re proving that identity-bound agents can operate in production, not just in theory. Our decentralized biometric cloud, data vault, and token management system form the missing identity layer the enterprise needs to build trust, ensure accountability, and future-proof agent-driven automation.”Anonybit’s decentralized biometric cloud supports all major biometric modalities (face, voice, finger, iris, palm) for authentication and step-up verification without storing any biometric data in one place. It says the SmartUp use case shows how identity-bound agents can authenticate enterprise users or customers initiating actions, bind agents to those identities using biometrics and privacy-preserving credentials, authorize specific tasks via scoped identity tokens and integrations with orchestration platforms, and provide real-time auditability and enforce zero trust across workflows.“SmartUp is pioneering agentic automation in core business functions like order management and supply chain management, and our customers are already seeing the benefits of secure, identity-bound agents,” said Moishe Shemtov, country manager for SmartUp. “With Anonybit’s identity infrastructure, we ensure our agents are not only autonomous, but accountable.”Amani launches AI agent to automate compliance in real time-Amani is an AI-driven compliance platform based at the Dubai International Financial Center’s AI Campus. A release says it has launched an “intelligent compliance assistant designed to automate KYC, KYB, and AML processes across regulated industries.”Based on Amani’s own large language model and trained on five years of proprietary AI outputs, the Amani Agent “stays in sync with local laws and regulatory updates across jurisdictions,” automating identity checks and source verification, applying jurisdiction-specific regulations and assigning real-time risk scores.“Compliance hasn’t evolved fast enough for the businesses it’s meant to support,” says Hamid Khan, CEO of Amani. “It’s still slow, inconsistent, and built around fragmented tools. The Amani Agent brings all of that together in one place, fast, auditable, and regulator-friendly by design. We built this to take real pressure off compliance teams, without cutting corners.The product is currently in beta rollout with selected banks and crypto exchanges in the UAE. Amani plans to expand to “the UK and other jurisdictions.”Au10tix “an ideal match for AI agents”Au10tix gets a nod in a recent Microsoft presentation on building autonomous agents in Copilot Studio. A hypothetical insurance claims processing scenario is used to demonstrate how Au10tix is “an ideal match for AI agents” built with Copilot. Microsoft highlights Au10tix’s ability to automatically verify identities and documents across industries, and suggests the two parties are working on “a transformative ID and document verification solution.”
Infant.ID system can effectively address child swaps, trafficking: Integrated Biometrics-May 30, 2025, 9:38 am EDT | Ayang Macdonald
Integrated Biometrics (IB) is a regular exhibitor at ID4Africa AGMs, but this year, the U.S. biometrics firm showcased its first commercially available fingerprint capture device capable of recording a newborn’s fingerprint from the moment they are born.IB Executive Vice President (EVP), David Gerulski, told Biometric Update in an interview during this year’s event in Ethiopia that the innovative Infant.ID system can be effective in addressing several critical identity, healthcare, and security challenges around the world.The Infant.ID platform features fingerprint scanners developed by Integrated Biometrics. IB holds the license for Infant.ID outside of Brazil.Gerulski said the system is the go-to solution for addressing problems like child swaps in hospitals or child trafficking across borders.“This system allows countries and hospitals to link a child to their mother using their fingerprints. We can now guarantee that when a baby leaves the hospital the next day, they are going home with the correct parent,” Gerulski said.“We’re also the first company able to perform a one-to-many fingerprint match from birth up to 12 months of age. This means we can confirm that a one-year-old child is the same individual born on a specific day and time. That’s the current capability of our technology,” he added.Gerulski disclosed that as they continue to develop the technology, their idea is to extend this matching capability beyond the infancy stage. “It’s a challenge because a baby’s fingerprint changes as they grow, but we’ve achieved very high match rates from birth to one year. We’re conducting global studies in partnership with multiple universities to explore how far we can extend this technology.”Apart from Brazil where the system has been integrated with the country’s national digital ID program, and there are plans for a nationwide deployment, Gerulski said efforts are also afoot to get the technology deployed in many other parts of the world.Immutable Evidence of Origin-According to Gerulski, the Infant.ID system aligns with an advocacy which the Executive Chairman of ID4Africa, Dr Joseph Atick, has championed for several years, dubbed the Immutable Evidence of Origin (IEO). This is a verified record of who a person is, where, and when they were born.“Most national ID programs don’t begin collecting fingerprints until a person is around 16 or 18. By then, you don’t truly know where that person was born. They could claim any country as their birthplace and provide whatever name they choose,” he said.“But when you capture a newborn’s fingerprints, you record exactly when, where, and in what country that person was born. This fulfils a long-standing need that Dr. Atick has spoken about for years.”Integrated Biometrics Vice President for Strategic Accounts, Eleanor R. Benson, added: “Babies can be accidentally swapped, not intentionally, but due to human error. With our system, a baby is registered to their mother, and that match can be verified when they leave the hospital, ensuring the correct baby goes home with the correct parent.”“This also applies to healthcare and vaccination records, especially in refugee camps. It allows for accurate tracking and the creation of a medical history for the child. So, the applications are both civil and healthcare-related.”Gerulski mentioned a case in Peru a few months back. It was the scenario of a baby that was swapped at birth, and six years later, the mistake was discovered and the children had to be exchanged after growing up with different mothers.“That incident could have been prevented with our technology. People are really embracing this innovation. I believe this is one of the most significant advancements in identity management in years. We’re solving a problem that’s long been unsolved.”On Monday this week, the Government of Paraná in Brazil announced that Infant.ID technology is anchoring the newly announced Bebê ID project, where the government will guarantee neonatal biometrics for all babies born in local maternity hospitals.
Tanzania budgets $4.5M for digital ID pilot targeting minors-Smart cities plan unveiled-May 29, 2025, 5:30 pm EDT | Ayang Macdonald
Tanzania’s Home Affairs Minister, Innocent Bashungwa, has announced that the government has allocated the sum of 11.34 billion Tanzanian Shillings (approximately US$4.5 million) for a digital ID pilot targeting nearly 300,000 minors in three of the country’s regions.The minister made the announcement recently in parliament while defending his ministry’s budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, which stands at 2.06 trillion TZS (about US$824 million).Although the exact period for the pilot is not mentioned, Bashungwa said it will be conducted ahead of an envisaged nationwide digital ID rollout during the 2026/2027 financial year, IPP Media reports.He disclosed that the pilot is part of a plan to put in place a unified digital ID system or the Unique Number ID which will be issued to all citizens below the age of 18 as well as to foreign minors in the country. The pilot will target 235,826 minors in Zanzibar and the Iringa and Mbeya regions.He also talked about a plan to streamline birth registration in the country by integrating it with the national ID system, which will enable the birth registration for all newborn before they leave hospital. Civil registration and ID systems integration was emphasized at this year’s ID4Africa AGM.The Unique Number ID, he explained, will among other things, facilitate access to public and private sector services, eliminate the need for multiple sectorial ID cards, an then provide lifelong unique identification throughout a citizen’s lifetime.Already, Bashungwa announced that the National Identification Authority (NIDA) has built an integrated portal which connects the immigration department, the Zanzibar civil status registration agency and the registration insolvency and trusteeship agency to ensure data exchange and ID issuance in places like airports, hospitals and border posts.$145 million for smart cities initiative-Another aspect of Tanzania’s digital transformation which Bashungwa talked about in parliament is a smart cities initiative that will entail deploying surveillance cameras across the country’s three largest cities. These are Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Arusha.Per the minister, the estimated amount for the surveillance project is $145.2 million, $80 million of which are concessional loans provided by the Abu Dhabi Exports Office. He said the purpose of the project is to ramp up urban security through advanced monitoring and crime deterrence.A total of 4,100 surveillance cameras are expected to be deployed in the three cities.Bashungwa also spoke briefly about cybersecurity measures, saying cybercrime saw a 13.5 percent drop in the past year, thanks in part, to enhanced policing, increased citizen awareness and strategic cooperation with the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority.
Privately facial age estimation does 300,000 age checks a month-Device-based age assurance product included in Australian age assurance tech trial-May 29, 2025, 4:09 pm EDT | Joel R. McConvey
Privately SA is now processing nearly 300,000 age checks monthly through its AgeAI and FaceAssure age assurance products (for offline and online use cases, respectively), according to a release from the firm.Deployed in more than 90 countries, Privately’s tools offer fully anonymous facial age estimation for compliant age checks that require no ID uploads, nor any storage of biometric data. AgeAI is installed at nearly 80 retail locations across the UK, France and the U.S., while FaceAssure is being rolled out by “leading gaming and social media platforms,” and participating in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial.Privately’s tools embed directly into apps, websites and retail systems, offering “seamless compliance” with GDPR and the UK Children’s Code. Privately Age Estimation and AgeAI for Retail has also been assessed and found to meet the requirements of ACCS 1:2020 Technical Requirements for Age Estimation Technologies.“We’ve shown that our age assurance technology is accurate, privacy-preserving and scalable,” says Deepak Tewari, CEO of Privately SA. “It’s now being deployed globally to protect children, enable safe access, and build trust across digital ecosystems. Ensuring that age checks are done locally on the user’s device goes a long way in assuring customers and service providers about data privacy.”“This isn’t just regulatory box-ticking. Age assurance is becoming part of the internet’s future, the essential infrastructure and the minimum guarantee that platforms will have to provide its users.”
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
EZEKIEL 32:6-9
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
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: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
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(False World Church and Dictator and baby murderers by abortion) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
EARTHQUAKES
EZEKIEL 37:7,11-14
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.(POSSIBLE QUAKE BRINGS ISRAEL BACK TO LIFE-SO NOISE AND SHAKING-QUAKES WILL ALSO DESTROY ISRAELS ENEMIES)
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
FAMINE
EZEKIEL 5:16
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
JAMES 1:11
11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
The Hebrew noun accurately translated “oven” refers to a “baking oven” as distinct from a kiln or smelting furnace—both of which burn much hotter. (The Hebrew nouns for “kiln” or for “smelting furnace” are more likely to appear in contexts of God's wrath or judgment.)
21 They have roused me to jealousy with a non-god, they have exasperated me with their idols. In my turn I shall rouse them to jealousy with a non-people, I shall exasperate them with a stupid nation.
22 Yes, a fire has blazed from my anger, it will burn right down to the depths of Sheol; it will devour the earth and all its produce, it will set fire to the footings of the mountains.
23 I shall hurl disasters on them, on them I shall use up all my arrows.
Ephesians 2:2
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,(LIBERAL GODLESS AIR WAVES) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:(GODLESS)
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.
We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950-Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.
JUDGEMENT-WE ALL(EVERYONE) STAND IN FRONT OF GOD TO GIVE ACCOUNT
JOHN 14:3
3 And if I (JESUS OUR JEWISH MESSIAH) go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
MATTHEW 24:33
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,(IN THERE BEGGINING STAGES-NOT FINAL STAGES) know that it is near, even at the doors.
LUKE 21:32
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:10
10 For we must all (MEANS EVERYONE EVER BORN ON EARTH FROM ADAM-EVE ON) appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.(THIS IS THE CHRISTIANS IN FRONT OF JESUS)
LUKEWARM CHURCHES
REVELATION 3:15-19
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I(GOD) will spue (VOMIT) thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Alpine village is largely destroyed when a Swiss glacier collapses-Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years, attributed in large part to global warming, that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland.Glacier collapse partially buries Swiss town-May 29, 2025, 7:09 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press.
GENEVA — A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside on Wednesday, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution.Video on social media and Swiss TV showed the mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lötschental valley, with homes and buildings partially submerged under a mass of brownish sludge. Regional police said a 64-year-old man was reported missing, and search and rescue operations involving a drone with thermal camera were under way."What I can tell you at the moment is that about 90% of the village is covered or destroyed, so it's a major catastrophe that has happened here in Blatten," Stephane Ganzer, the head of security in the southern Valais region, told local TV channel Canal9.The regional government said in a statement that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above the village had broken off, causing the landslide which also buried the nearby Lonza River bed, raising the possibility of dammed water flows."There's a risk that the situation could get worse," Ganzer said, alluding to the blocked river.He said the army had been mobilized after earlier indications that the movement of the glacier was accelerating.At a news conference, Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti lamented "an extraordinary event" and said the government would take steps to help villagers who lost their homes.In recent days the authorities had ordered the evacuation of about 300 people, as well as all livestock, from the village amid fears that the 1.5 million cubic meter glacier was at risk of collapse.Local authorities were deploying by helicopter and across the area to assess the damage, Jonas Jeitziner, a spokesman for the Lötschental crisis center, told The Associated Press by phone.Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years, attributed in large part to global warming, that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland.The landlocked Alpine country has the most glaciers of any country in Europe, and saw 4% of its total glacier volume disappear in 2023. That was the second-biggest decline in a single year after a 6% drop in 2022.Switzerland Mudslide-In 2023, residents of the village of Brienz, in eastern Switzerland, were evacuated before a huge mass of rock slid down a mountainside, stopping just short of the community. Brienz was evacuated again last year because of the threat of a further rockslide.
Manitoba-Pukatawagan loses power, shuts down airport as northern Manitoba wildfires grow-Tataskweyak Cree declares state of emergency after it also loses power, with fire just 1 kilometre away-Arturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: May 29, 2025 10:30 PM EDT |
A Manitoba First Nation has declared a state of emergency and another has closed its airport mid-evacuation as wildfires continue to ravage communities in the province's north.Thousands of residents were stranded in Pukatawagan, also known as Mathias Colomb, after the nearby fire shut down its airport at around 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, the First Nation's chief said.The airport closed as winds pushed smoke westward toward the airfield, Chief Gordie Bear said in a phone call with CBC News Thursday.Bear said about 2,000 people remain in Pukatawagan, which is about 700 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. It's among the northern Manitoba communities under an evacuation order since Wednesday, when the Manitoba government declared a provincewide state of emergency because of wildfires across the region."I hear … there's choppers now, that smoke has engulfed the airport," Bear said. He was on his way to The Pas from Winnipeg to meet evacuees who recently arrived there."We're getting desperate now. It's getting rougher. We're going to be heading for the lake … shortly if nothing turns out, if nothing puts the flame out."The fire near the community was about 9,800 hectares in size and was out of control as of Manitoba's latest update Thursday afternoon. The province's wildfire map showed the blaze just over a kilometre away from the airport as of Wednesday.Venessa Hart was still in Pukatawagan Thursday evening. She said the airport and surrounding areas were evacuated in case the fire spreads that way."The planes are not going to be able to land in this thick smoke," she said, adding that the fire is also not too far from the community itself."How they're going to get us out now?" Hart said."I'm scared. I'm really scared. My anxiety is through the roof. There's still over 2,000 community members here, like especially women and children and babies, elders."Bear said about 200 residents were evacuated from the community before the closure Thursday as of the latest headcount.Rashelle Colomb landed in Brandon Thursday evening. She said her partner is a medical van driver and will likely be one of the last Pukatawagan residents to leave."As we were flying over, you could just see the flames and how close it's getting to the airport," Colomb said."My daughter, when [she saw] the flames, she started crying, asking for her dad.… Hopefully everybody makes it out of there on time."State of emergency declared in Tataskweyak-Meanwhile, Tataskweyak Cree Nation, more than 300 kilometres east of Pukatawagan, said in a Facebook post at 6:20 p.m. CT it was declaring a state of emergency, with a fire only one kilometre away from the community, after it lost power just before 5:30 p.m.The First Nation said in a Facebook post that power restoration may take a couple of days. Evacuation orders have been issued for children under the age of one, elders and health patients, the post said.Chief Doreen Spence said the fire was about 200 hectares as of early Thursday evening. She said about 200 people out of about 2,400 residents had been evacuated from the community.A stretch of Provincial Road 280 going from nearby Thompson to Gillam has been closed because of the fire in the area. Spence said the closure means some residents who were in Thompson for medical appointments or other reasons have also been barred from returning home."I don't know what's going to happen the next while," she said. "We obviously need additional candles, flashlights. We need generators because a lot of people are worried about their food spoiling."Jenpeg evacuation won't affect customers: Hydro-Manitoba Hydro said Thursday afternoon it's also monitoring conditions at the Jenpeg generating station, which is about two kilometres south of the wildfire that has forced the evacuation of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, also known as Cross Lake.That fire was about 3,920 hectares as of the latest fire bulletin.The utility said Jenpeg was under maintenance and not generating electricity, so the wildfires and the evacuation of Hydro employees won't impact customers. Hydro said there are were other outages. likely fire-related, in Lynn Lake and Sherridon, with fire and smoke conditions preventing crews from assessing the damage. Both communities are also under evacuation orders.Manitoba imposing travel restrictions-Meanwhile, the Manitoba government is imposing travel restrictions across the province, saying in its latest fire bulletin human activity continues to "significantly contribute" to the wildfires.Hiking trails and water routes in all of the province's 22 burn permit areas will be closed as of 8 a.m. Friday.Watercraft will be restricted to landing and launching at developed shorelines only, and camping will also be restricted to developed campgrounds. All burn permits are cancelled, though burning exceptions for industry and agricultural purposes may be made with inspection from an officer. Conservation officers are also able to issue travel permits for non-designated or unrecognized road travel if it's required for industrial operations, based on fire hazard conditions.Are you an evacuee who needs assistance? Contact Manitoba 211 by calling 211 from anywhere in Manitoba or email 211mb@findhelp.ca.With files from Rosanna Hempel, Cameron Maclean and Chelsea Kemp
Hot, dry forecast spells trouble for Sask. wildfires-Meteorologist says northern Saskatchewan will only get small pockets of rainfall over next 10 days-Jeffery Tram · CBC News · Posted: May 30, 2025 6:00 AM EDT |
A meteorologist is warning the upcoming weather forecast isn't good news for the wildfire outlook in northern Saskatchewan, with hot, dry and windy conditions in the foreseeable future."We're not getting any relief, unfortunately," said Justin Shelly, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. "We're expecting very warm conditions to continue."A cold front will develop from Alberta that will move to Saskatchewan on Friday, but it will only create some isolated chances of showers and thunderstorms, said Shelly."There's not going to be a lot of accumulations in terms of rainfall amounts associated with this," he said.Shelly said another system from Alberta will be coming Saturday night into Sunday morning, but most of the rainfall will hit isolated spots of northern Saskatchewan, with only about five to 15 millimetres in those areas.Ideal weather conditions to help with the wildfires would include multiple days of persistent rain and cooler temperatures without any significant gusty winds, he said."Unfortunately, it doesn't look like we're going to see anything like that come up here in the next week or 10 days."'We're very fortunate': cabin owner-With wildfires continuing to rampage, Regina resident Trevor Phenix went north this week to save his cabin.Phenix, who owns a family cabin near Besnard Lake, about 560 kilometres north of Regina, already lost the cabin once in 2015 to wildfires and had to rebuild it. He said he had been watching the fire's progress for days and made the call to head up to the area Sunday morning."I got a call from my cousin asking if I'd seen the fire map," he said. "I looked at it and it was pretty apparent that the fire was either already at the cabin or was going to be there pretty quickly."Phenix and his two cousins went up to the cabin with a plan to test and set up more sprinklers and fire pumps.Sask. declares wildfire emergency as First Nations vent about Manitoba's response-On Tuesday morning, they saw a fire within about 75 metres of the cabin. Phenix said he hustled around to make sure the sprinklers were working, and by the time he got to the top of the cabin, the fire had reached the base of the cabin."I basically walked up to it already burning and it had started to burn kind of under the cabin," Phenix said. "I grabbed one of the the hoses attached to the sprinkler, move the sprinkler head and went in there and basically doused that as quickly as I could."Phenix was able to save the cabin after dousing the area with water. "We're very fortunate, very lucky."Wildfire damaging infrastructure-SaskTel said in a news release Wednesday a wildfire near McLennan Lake, northeast of La Ronge, had damaged fibre infrastructure, causing major network congestion in northern Saskatchewan.Internet, wireless and landline phone services have been disrupted in several communities, including Southend, Wollaston Lake, Stony Rapids and Fond du Lac, the Crown telecomms corporation said.Crews are currently unable to access the area and begin repairs due to the fire threat, SaskTel said"Customers in the impacted areas may experience slower than usual data services, dropped phone calls, and discontinued data sessions," it said.With files from the CBC's Morning Edition.
Dangerous fire conditions expected as fight to save Swan Hills continues-Mandatory evacuation order in place for Chipewyan Lake-Wallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: May 28, 2025 12:36 PM EDT |
Extreme heat, low humidity, and strong winds are expected to fuel a wildfire that has put a northern Alberta town under threat and forced hundreds of people from their homes.A red flag watch is in effect for regions across the province, signalling a volatile and potentially dangerous day for crews battling the flames of an out-of-control wildfire burning eight kilometres away from the town of Swan Hills. Red flag watches are issued by Alberta Wildfire meteorologists when intense and dangerous conditions are expected to develop.The watches are issued as a warning to fire crews that critical weather conditions are developing, including significant changes in wind speed or direction, that could lead to extreme fire behaviour.Hot, dry, and unstable weather patterns are expected today leading to strong crossover conditions. 'Not an average summer day'The Edith Lake wildfire ignited on Sunday and spread rapidly due to unpredictable winds and tinder-dry fuel.By Monday evening, 1,300 Swan Hills residents were ordered to flee south as flames drew closer.The flames breached the highway north of the town on Tuesday afternoon.The fire continues to spread. In an update Wednesday, emergency officials said the fire has now burned 3,629 hectares, up from around 2,300 hectares the day before.On Wednesday, crews are expected to focus on containing the southeast side of the wildfire in the area where it crossed Highway 33, which remains closed. Evacuation orders are in effect across parts of Western Canada as warm, dry conditions fuel several out-of-control wildfires from Manitoba to British Columbia, forcing thousands to flee.The current red flag watch was issued for Wednesday and Thursday's burning periods. Most of the province remains under an extreme heat warning and temperatures are expected to fuel fire activity around Swan Hills.Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal, with highs between 25 C and 32 C in regions across the province.The forecast also warns of strong south-southeast winds across the province, with gusts up to 45 km/h in the western boreal forest and northern east slopes by Wednesday afternoon.Red flag conditions are expected to continue Thursday as another cold front moves in from B.C. Wildfire expert Mike Flannigan said the campaign to contain a fire often hinges on the weather, but more specifically the wind. Extreme winds blowing across the province this week, triggered by a cold front moving across the west, continues to cause problems for crews on the frontline."These extreme events really drive the fire world," said Flannigan, the scientific director of Thompson Rivers University's Institute for Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency in Kamloops, B.C. "It's not an average summer day. It's those hot, dry, windy days. And if you have ignition, away we go." The heat is expected to be unrelenting in the coming days with sweltering afternoon highs that will keep overnight temperatures elevated.Alysa Pederson, an Environment Canada meteorologist, said the cold front moving in Thursday afternoon will see winds suddenly shift and trigger thunderstorms that will elevate the risk of new fires starting because of lightning strikes.Wind gusts of up to 70 km/h are expected across much of Alberta Thursday."When we start seeing those shifts in the wind pattern with thunderstorm activity, when it's been hot and dry, that's typically when we start to see a concern in the wildfire world."She said there is little relief in the forecast until the weekend when the heat is expected to subside, as a blanket of rain moves across central parts of the province. More than 40 fires are burning across Alberta as of Wednesday, including a fire near Chipewyan Lake, a community about 380 kilometres north of Edmonton. That fire has now forced an evacuation order for the community.It's burning close to the Chip/Alpac road and is currently 2,900 hectares in size. Westlock County residents should prepare for a possible evacuation, according to an Alberta Emergency Alert. Residents in Peerless Lake have been put on notice to be ready to leave their community within two hours.Alberta Wildfire has said the blaze near Swan Hills is a priority. Firefighters, supported by helicopters, air tankers, and heavy equipment, continue to fight the fire. A provincial incident command team has arrived and will be co-ordinating response efforts.Jeff Goebel, a councillor for the town of Swan Hills, said local and provincial crews are doing all they can to contain the flames.Goebel, who has lived in Swan Hills since 1985, said the community is familiar with the threat of fire and faced a previous evacuation in 2023 when residents fled as smoke and ash filled the sky. This evacuation was calmer and less unsettled, he said. But that familiarity has not brought comfort to displaced residents, he added.Many are worried about the homes they left behind and can't help but think of other Alberta communities that have been devastated by wildfire in recent years, Goebel said."We went through this before," he said."But there's always worry. "You see the news reports from other places and unfortunately, that's fresh in people's minds: Slave Lake, Fort McMurray, Jasper. Those images are imprinted in people's minds." 'Our new reality'Flannigan is expecting to see more fire on the landscape this summer in Alberta and across the Prairies. He said the season began with campaigns to contain fires that had sparked the previous year and burned through the winter. Meteorologists caution that this summer will be warmer and drier than average, bringing drought-like conditions that will escalate the fire risk.It has already proved a difficult season across the west, particularly along the Ontario-Manitoba boundary, where wildfires have already offered a preview of the risks at play this summer.Several communities have evacuated in recent days as fast-moving fires tear across the region. In Saskatchewan, at least 4,000 people have evacuated their homes and communities due to aggressive wildfires in the northern reaches of the province. Premier Wab Kinew is urging Manitobans to observe fire bans, keep drones grounded in impacted areas and, with hotels already full, prepare to receive people should there be further evacuation orders.Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said people should be prepared to lend a hand to about 17,000 evacuees as wildfires threaten his province, with several communities under evacuation order."This is the largest evacuation Manitoba will have seen in most people's living memory," he said during a Wednesday news conference.Kinew said evacuation orders were issued for the city of Flin Flon, Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the northern community of Cross Lake, along with Pukatawagan — also known as Mathias Colomb First Nation.Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham cautioned that the summer's hot and sunny forecast highlights "that you can get too much of a good thing."The big picture forecast has some similarities to the summer of 2021, Gillham said.That year Western Canada saw drought, wildfires, water shortages and a deadly heat wave over British Columbia.Drought could be a serious concern across the southern part of the Prairies along with warmer-than-normal temperatures for northern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Gillham said.Flannigan said challenging days on the fire line are becoming more common as wildfire seasons grow longer, and more extreme. "This is our new reality. We're going to see more fire and smoke," he said."Because of the warmer temperatures, we're seeing drier fuels, so it's easier for fires to start and spread. And more of that fuel is available to burn, which leads to higher-intensity fires, which are difficult to impossible to extinguish."With files from Julia Wong and The Canadian Press
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements (NUKES) shall melt with fervent heat,(BLAST) the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.(BUT ITS NO END OF THE WORLD HOGWASH)
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,(BY NUKES INCLUDING 3 BILLION PEOPLE) what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
JESUS SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FOREVER.AND DURING WW3 PEOPLES BLOOD WILL BE SHED AS A JUDGEMENT FOR HATING HIM AND ISRAEL.GOD IS NOT MOCKED.
ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200 MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)
ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire,(NUKES) and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:(GOD/ISRAEL HATE AND BRAKING OF HIS COMMANDMENTS) the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die - 3 BILLION).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:3,30
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(ATOMIC BOMBS)(RUSSIA CHINA DESTROYED BY ISRAELS ATOMIC BOMBS)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
JOEL 3:2 (YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF (HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION KILLED AS A RESULT)
02-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.
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH)
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4 billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
NAHUM 3:13
13 Behold, your troops are women in your midst. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire has devoured your bars.
DR DOCTORION-ANGEL OF THE MIDEAST
"The angel showed me that the United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.
FIRST ANGEL: ASIA
But the angel said: "Millions will die in China and in India. Nation will be against nation, brother against brother. Asians will fight each other. Nuclear weapons shall be used, killing millions."Twice I heard the words, "Catastrophic! Catastrophic!"Then the angel said, "Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world."I was trembling while the angel was speaking.
SECOND ANGEL: MIDDLE EAST
Then I saw that the second angel had a sickle in his hand, such as is used in harvesting.The second angel said: "Harvest time has come in Israel and the countries all the way to Iran."I saw those countries in a few split seconds."All of Turkey and those [inaudible] countries that have refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill one another."I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the Middle East countries. I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of Georgia - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor - full of blood. I saw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; Nuclear weapons used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from everywhere. Sudden destruction – men destroying one another. I heard these words:"Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come."
IDF confirms striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, including weapons dump near Sidon-By Emanuel Fabian-MAY 29,25
The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes in Lebanon this evening, saying it targeted military facilities and other infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah.The targets included a site used to store weapons near Sidon, where recent Hezbollah activity was identified, the military says. The facility has been struck by the IDF previously, and the activity was related to Hezbollah’s efforts to restore the site, according to the IDF.Additionally, the IDF says it hit several sites used to store rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah activity was also identified.
Full text of Witkoff’s proposal for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal-By Jacob Magid-MAY 29,25
The following is the text of US special envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff’s proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, which was passed along to Hamas for its approval on May 29, 2025. The authenticity of the text was confirmed to The Times of Israel by two sources familiar with the negotiations.
Framework for Negotiating an Agreement to a Permanent Ceasefire
1. Duration: 60-day ceasefire. President Trump guarantees Israel’s adherence to the ceasefire during the agreed-upon period.
2. Release of Hostages: 10 Israeli live hostages and 18 deceased hostages, from the “list of 58” to be released on days 1 and 7-half of the living and deceased hostages (5 living and 9 deceased) will be released on day 1 of the agreement. The remaining half of the hostages (5 living and 9 deceased) will be released on day 7.
3. Humanitarian Assistance: Aid will be sent into Gaza immediately once Hamas agrees to the ceasefire agreement. Whatever agreement is reached on aid to the civilian population will be respected throughout the course of the agreement. Aid will be distributed through agreed upon channels that will include the United Nations and Red Crescent.
4.Israeli Military Activities: All Israeli offensive military activities in Gaza will cease upon this agreement entering into force. During the ceasefire period, there will be a cessation of aerial movement (military and surveillance) in the Gaza Strip for 10 hours daily, or 12 hours daily during days when exchange of hostages and prisoners take place.
5. IDF redeployment:
a. On day 1, after the release of the Israeli hostages (5 living and 9 deceased), redeployment in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and in-Netzarim corridor, in accordance with article 3 regarding the-humanitarian aid and base on maps to be agreed upon.
b. On day 7, after the release of the Israeli hostages (5 living and 9 deceased), redeployment in southern part of the Gaza-Strip in accordance with article 3 regarding the humanitarian aid and based on maps to be agreed upon.
c. The technical teams will work out final redeployment boundaries-during proximity negotiations.
6. Negotiations: On day 1, negotiations under the auspices of the mediators-guarantors on the necessary arrangements for a permanent ceasefire will commence, including:
a. Keys and terms for the exchange of all the remaining Israeli hostages-for a number to be agreed upon of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli-prisons.
b. Issues relating to redeployments and withdrawals of Israel forces and long-term security arrangements within the Gaza Strip.
c. Arrangements relating to the “day after” in the Gaza Strip which would be raised by either side.
d. The announcement of a permanent ceasefire.
7. Presidential Support: The President is serious about the parties’ adherence to the ceasefire agreement and insists that the negotiations during the temporary ceasefire period, if successfully concluded with an agreement between the parties, would lead to a permanent resolution of the conflict.
8. Release of Palestinian Prisoners: In exchange for the release of the 10 Israeli live hostages, consistent with the terms and conditions of phase 1 of the January 19, 2025 agreement regarding the hostages and prisoners, Israel will release 125 “life sentence” prisoners and 1,111 Gazan detainees who were detained after 7 October 2023. In exchange for the release of the remains of 18 Israel hostages, Israel will release 180 deceased Gazans. The release will be performed simultaneously in accordance with an agreed mechanism and without public displays or ceremonies. Half of these releases will occur on day 1 and the other half will occur on day 7.
9. Status of Hostages and Prisoners: On day 10, Hamas will provide complete information (proof of life and medical status report/proof of death) on each of the remaining hostages. In exchange, Israel will provide complete information on the Palestinian prisoners that were detained from the Gaza strip since 7 October and the numbers of deceased Gazans held in Israel. Hamas commits to ensure the health, welfare and security of the hostages during the ceasefire.
10. Remaining Hostages Released upon Agreement: The negotiation on the necessary arrangements for a permanent ceasefire should be completed within 60 days. Upon agreement, the remaining hostages (living and deceased) from the “list of 58” provided by Israel will be released. In case negotiations on arrangement for a permanent ceasefire are not concluded within the aforementioned time period, the temporary ceasefire may be extended under conditions and for a duration to be agreed upon by the parties so long as the parties are negotiating in good faith.
11. Guarantors: The mediators-guarantors (US, Egypt, Qatar) will guarantee that the ceasefire will continue for the 60-day period and for any agreed upon extension, will guarantee that serious discussions will be held on the necessary agreements for a permanent ceasefire and will make every effort to ensure the completion of the above-mentioned negotiations.
12. Envoy Presides: Special Envoy, Ambassador Steve Witkoff would come to the region to finalize the agreement. Steve Witkoff will preside over the negotiations.
13. President Trump: President Trump will personally announce the ceasefire agreement. The United States and President Trump are committed to working to ensure that good faith negotiations continue until a final agreement is reached.
White House: Israel 'signed off' before proposal sent to Hamas-PM said to principally back Witkoff outline; Hamas may okay it — with reservations-Hamas official says proposal ‘doesn’t respond to any of our people’s demands,’ but doesn’t reject it; terror group wants edits so Israel will be more clearly prevented from resuming war By Jacob Magid,Lazar Berman,Nurit Yohanan,Nava Freiberg and Stav Levaton-Today, 1:41 am-MAY 30,25
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told hostages’ families that he principally approves of US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s latest proposal for a temporary ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, media outlets reported Thursday, while two sources told The Times of Israel that Hamas is leaning toward accepting the deal, with some reservations.Accordingly, the deal is not yet final, and negotiations are likely to drag out for at least several more days, the sources said.According to a copy of Witkoff’s latest proposal, the authenticity of which was confirmed to The Times of Israel by two sources familiar with the negotiations, Hamas would release 10 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza and return the bodies of 18 deceased hostages during a 60-day ceasefire.In return, Israel would release 125 Palestinian terror convicts serving life sentences, 1,111 Gazans detained since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, and 180 bodies of Palestinians currently held by Israel.The IDF would also pull back from some areas where troops are currently deployed; the parameters of the pullback would be finalized “during proximity negotiations.”Netanyahu told hostages’ families during a meeting on Thursday that he was prepared to move forward with the proposal, the Axios news site reported, while Channel 12 reported that he told the families he “principally accepts” the document. However, the TV report also quoted him saying he was “not ready to end the war without eliminating Hamas.”Meanwhile, right-wing ministers and some hawkish hostage families came out in opposition to the proposed deal, arguing that Hamas was weakened and that now was the time to pile pressure on the terrorist organization to surrender. A decision to accept the proposal would have to be approved by the Israeli cabinet.White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Israel had “signed off” on the proposal before it was sent to Hamas, appearing to refer to the meeting Witkoff held on Tuesday with visiting Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, in which the two went over the latest US offer.“I can also confirm that those discussions are continuing, and we hope that a ceasefire in Gaza will take place so we can return all of the hostages home,” Leavitt said at a briefing.Asked if Hamas had accepted the proposal, she responded, “Not to my knowledge.”Hamas official Bassem Naim said in a statement that Witkoff’s proposal “does not respond to any of our people’s demands.” However, he said Hamas leaders were still studying the document.The proposal effectively means “perpetuating the occupation and continuing the killing and famine — even during the temporary truce period,” Naim said.An Arab diplomat and a second source familiar with the negotiations said Hamas would likely accept the offer in principle but would submit a series of reservations. Hamas is disappointed with the proposal and feels that Witkoff made crucial changes after conferring with Dermer in Washington, the second source told The Times of Israel. Still, it doesn’t want to outright reject the US proposal, fearing it would then be blamed for a lack of agreement.Hamas wants a clause added to the proposal requiring Israeli forces to withdraw to the lines they held at the end of the previous ceasefire in March, along with a clause stipulating that aid will be distributed according to international humanitarian standards, the two sources said.This appears to be an attempt to undercut Israel’s reliance on the new operations of the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which international organizations have argued fails to adequately address the humanitarian crisis.Most critically, Hamas wants the clause in Witkoff’s proposal regarding talks on a permanent ceasefire — which the deal envisions taking place during an initial 60-day truce — edited to more clearly prevent Israel from restarting the war, the Arab diplomat and second source said.Hamas is seeking a proposal that ensures this, given that in the previous deal signed in January, Israel refused to hold substantive negotiations on the terms of a permanent ceasefire, and resumed fighting in Gaza after the temporary truce expired.Clause 10 of the Witkoff proposal accord, as confirmed to The Times of Israel, states: “The negotiation on the necessary arrangements for a permanent ceasefire should be completed within 60 days. Upon agreement, the remaining hostages (living and deceased) from the “list of 58” provided by Israel will be released.”The same clause goes on to say, however: “In case negotiations on arrangement for a permanent ceasefire are not concluded within the aforementioned time period, the temporary ceasefire may be extended under conditions and for a duration to be agreed upon by the parties so long as the parties are negotiating in good faith.”Clause 11 elaborates on the point, as regards ongoing guarantees: “The mediators-guarantors (US, Egypt, Qatar) will guarantee that the ceasefire will continue for the 60-day period and for any agreed upon extension, will guarantee that serious discussions will be held on the necessary agreements for a permanent ceasefire and will make every effort to ensure the completion of the above-mentioned negotiations.”The final clause of the document further specifies that “the United States and President Trump are committed to working to ensure that good faith negotiations continue until a final agreement is reached.”The language regarding the potential transition between the temporary truce and the permanent ceasefire appears much more in Netanyahu’s favor in the latest Witkoff proposal than it was in the deal crafted during former US president Joe Biden’s administration.The Biden-era deal stated that the temporary truce would remain in place as long as the negotiations on a permanent ceasefire were ongoing, and the mediators committed to keeping the sides at the negotiation table until a deal is reached. The Witkoff proposal turns the 60th day of the temporary truce into somewhat of a deadline for the permanent ceasefire talks, only allowing for an extension if the parties both agree to one and are still negotiating in good faith.Despite the stricter language in the January deal, Israel still chose not to hold substantive negotiations on a permanent ceasefire and was able to resume fighting in March without pushback from the main mediator — the United States.Witkoff’s proposal says humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza during the ceasefire through the UN, but doesn’t explicitly rule out the continued operation of the GHF. It also says that the sides will hold negotiations to produce an agreed-upon map for the IDF’s withdrawal during the temporary truce. Those talks need to be held before the agreement can be finalized, adding another reason for why a deal is unlikely to be imminent.Hostages held by terror groups in Gaza include 57 of the 251 abducted on October 7, 2023, and the body of a soldier held by Hamas since 2014.They include the bodies of at least 35 confirmed dead by the IDF, and 20 are believed to be alive. There are grave concerns for the well-being of three others, Israeli officials have said.Agencies and Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
The Bible is the soundtrack of Jewish history'Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, displayed in Israel after Oct. 7 delay-In time for Shavuot, the country also welcomes another centuries-old unique manuscript, the Shem Tov Bible, which too was once part of David Solomon Sassoon’s collection-By Rossella Tercatin-Today, 4:32 am-MAY 29,25
On October 5, 2023, an El Al flight from New York touched down in Israel, carrying an extraordinary piece of history. In the cockpit, a special suitcase held the world’s oldest nearly complete Hebrew Bible, en route to its new home at the ANU – Museum of the Jewish People.The unparalleled manuscript, more than 1,000 years old, was scheduled to go on permanent display just days later, on October 11. But the Hamas onslaught of October 7, when thousands of terrorists stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 to Gaza, put the display on hold.Twenty months later, the museum inaugurated the Codex Sassoon permanent exhibition at the heart of its collection on Thursday. The event, which took place ahead of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, represented an opportunity to celebrate the role of the Hebrew Bible in modern Jewish and Israeli identity.“Today we are counting 601 days after October 7, the day that changed everything,” said ANU CEO Oded Revivi. “This Bible, written some 1,100 years ago, is now returning home to the heart of the Jewish state. In moments like these, we understand how intertwined our identity is with memory and text.”“The Bible is not just an ancient book, it is the soundtrack of Jewish history,” he added. “It has accompanied us, held us in the face of enemies, and offered words for hope and prayer.”Comprised of 792 parchment pages bound into a single volume, the Codex Sassoon contains all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. Analysis of its materials and script confirms that it was written in the early 10th century, making it one of the oldest biblical manuscripts known to date.Several handwritten notes scattered throughout the Codex Sassoon offer valuable glimpses into its storied past.One inscription in Judeo-Arabic records the sale of the manuscript by Khalaf ben Avraham to Yitzhak ben Yehezkel al-Attar, witnessed by two individuals (though undated, scholars estimate the transaction took place around the year 1000).Another note identifies the Codex as the property of the synagogue in Makisin, believed to correspond to present-day Markada in Syria.A final inscription, added in the 14th century on the last page, recounts the synagogue’s destruction and entrusts the Codex to a man named Salama ibn Abi al-Fakhr for safekeeping until the house of worship could be rebuilt.No information exists on the manuscript’s fate for the following 600 years. Still, it resurfaced in 1929, when it was offered to David Solomon Sassoon, a passionate book collector and member of the prominent Iraqi Jewish family who had moved to London from India. Sassoon purchased the Bible for 350 pounds.In the 1970s, several of Sassoon’s descendants sold the Codex, which was purchased by the British Rail Pension Fund. It was later acquired by a private collector, Swiss banker Jacob (Jacqui) Safra. In 2023, the manuscript returned to the spotlight when it was auctioned at Sotheby’s for $38 million. The buyer, Alfred H. Moses — a former US ambassador to Romania and president of the American Jewish Committee — donated the historic artifact to ANU“My late grandmother and grandfather Rabbi Isaac Halevy Herzog and Rebbetzin Sarah Herzog were close friends with the Sassoons,” President Isaac Herzog recalled in a video message screened during the event.“Flora Sassoon, who was the matriarch of that family and was one of the only women in the 19th century to run an economic empire, was a dear friend of my grandparents and my great-grandparents,” he added. “I believe that the Sassoons always wanted this unique Bible to be here in the very place where the Jewish people founded their nation-state.”Herzog recalled how, during Shavuot, the Jewish people celebrate the gift of receiving the Torah from God.“This is the gift of the original inspiration that sparked the rich and ongoing conversation within our people for millennia,” Herzog noted. “What better time to recall the gift of this inspiration? What better time to welcome Codex Sassoon?”Former hostage Agam Berger, one of the surveillance soldiers who were taken captive by Hamas and released during a ceasefire in January, also attended the event with her mother Meirav Berger.In August 2024, ANU organized an event to mark Agam’s 20th birthday while she was still in captivity. As the family would learn after she was freed, Agam happened to see a broadcast about the event on television while she was still in Gaza, the first time she saw her mother’s face in captivity.“Being here today represents the closing of a circle,” Meirav said, expressing her hope that the families of the 58 hostages still in Gaza will also be able to hug their loved ones soon.“The Codex Sassoon is not just a manuscript; it is a living testimony to the eternity of the Jewish spirit that survived wars, fires, and crusades,” she added. “It is testimony that despite everything, we are here and that from destruction springs new growth.”After the event, participants had the opportunity to admire the Codex on display, opened to the page featuring the Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6-21).Another Sassoon manuscript in Israel: The Shem Tov Bible-The Codex Sassoon is not the only ancient Bible that belonged to Sassoon that has recently found a new home in Israel.On Wednesday, the National Library announced that the 14th-century Shem Tov Bible will be on permanent display in its Jerusalem headquarters on long-term loan from philanthropists Terri and Andrew Herenstein, who purchased the artifact from Sotheby’s in 2024.The illuminated manuscript was completed by Rabbi Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon at the beginning of the 14th century in Spain. The scholar brought the Bible with him on his journey to Israel in 1312. For 300 years, the manuscript remained in the region before it was brought to North Africa in the 17th century.Similar to what happened to the Codex Sassoon, it was acquired by Sassoon in the first half of the 20th century and then by Safra in the 1990s before being auctioned again last year.“The Shem Tov Bible – also known as the Sefer HaYashar– represents the pinnacle of biblical and kabbalistic scholarship in the medieval period,” NLI Judaica Collection Curator Dr. Chaim Neria said in a statement. “Its addition to the NLI collection provides an unparalleled resource for studying the development of the Masorah [tradition of biblical transmission], and Jewish textual and artistic traditions, in particular those of Spain.”In keeping with the Jewish tradition of beautifying ritual objects, the manuscript features artistic embellishments influenced by contemporary Christian and Islamic motifs, including arcades, Gothic arches, gilded frames, and depictions of birds and beasts.“Receiving this manuscript, especially at the time of Shavuot, which celebrates the giving of the Torah, is profoundly significant,” NLI Chairman Sallai Meridor said in a statement.“Having traveled from Spain to Jerusalem, Baghdad, Tripoli, London, and Geneva, the Shem Tov Bible has come full circle and is now back home, returning to the very place where Rabbi Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon lived and intended for it to be, in the land of Israel, and now in Jerusalem,” he added.
Military issues evacuation orders in central and north Gaza-Defense Ministry civilian contractor killed during IDF operations in northern Gaza-David Libi, 19, hit by bomb while operating heavy machinery, army says, as Israeli attacks reportedly kill dozens; US- and Israeli-backed Gaza aid agency opens 3rd distribution site By Emanuel Fabian,Jacob Magid and Agencies Today, 2:53 am-MAY 30,25
A 19-year-old Defense Ministry civilian contractor was killed by an explosive device Thursday during IDF operations in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said, as Hamas’s civil defense agency reported 44 people killed in Israeli attacks across the enclave.The contractor was named as David Libi, from the West Bank settlement outpost of Malachei Shalom. He had been operating heavy engineering machinery in the area of Jabalia when he was hit by a bomb apparently planted there by terror operatives, according to a military probe.Libi is the third Defense Ministry contractor to be killed in Gaza since the start of the war, and his death brought Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 421. The figure also includes two police officers.Three IDF soldiers were also lightly wounded Thursday by RPG fire at a southern Gaza building from they had been operating, the military said. According to the IDF, the gunmen behind the attack were eliminated a short while later, and the wounded troops were taken to a hospital.Also Thursday, the IDF said it had struck dozens of targets in Gaza, and that troops had recently destroyed a large Hamas tunnel in the Strip’s south. In the Strip’s center, the IDF issued evacuation orders for residents of the Nuseirat, where troops reportedly cleared out a hospital by force, and a wide evacuation order was also later ordered for parts of northern Gaza.Meanwhile, a US- and Israel-backed humanitarian aid agency meant to circumvent Hamas opened its third distribution site in Gaza on Thursday. The agency also pushed back on what it said were Hamas claims of death and injury in the first two sites, which opened in Rafah this week.The fighting in Gaza continued as Hamas said it was still studying a ceasefire-hostage deal proposal that the US forwarded the terror group after Israel approved the offer. Terror groups still hold 58 Israeli hostages in Gaza, including at least 35 confirmed dead by the IDF.Three IDF soldiers were also lightly wounded Thursday by RPG fire at a southern Gaza building from they had been operating, the military said. According to the IDF, the gunmen behind the attack were eliminated a short while later, and the wounded troops were taken to a hospital.Also Thursday, the IDF said it had struck dozens of targets in Gaza, and that troops had recently destroyed a large Hamas tunnel in the Strip’s south. In the Strip’s center, the IDF issued evacuation orders for residents of the Nuseirat, where troops reportedly cleared out a hospital by force, and a wide evacuation order was also later ordered for parts of northern Gaza.Meanwhile, a US- and Israel-backed humanitarian aid agency meant to circumvent Hamas opened its third distribution site in Gaza on Thursday. The agency also pushed back on what it said were Hamas claims of death and injury in the first two sites, which opened in Rafah this week.The fighting in Gaza continued as Hamas said it was still studying a ceasefire-hostage deal proposal that the US forwarded the terror group after Israel approved the offer. Terror groups still hold 58 Israeli hostages in Gaza, including at least 35 confirmed dead by the IDF.IDF strikes across Strip; Hamas says at least 44 killed-The Israeli Air Force has struck dozens of targets in Gaza over the past day, including terror operatives, buildings used by terror groups, observation and sniper posts, tunnels and other infrastructure, the military said Thursday.The strikes came as five IDF divisions operate in the Strip amid Israel’s renewed offensive there, which aims to occupy 75 percent of the enclave within two months.Over the past day, ground forces have killed several operatives and destroyed weapons and other terror infrastructure, including tunnels, the IDF said Thursday.The military also said a Hamas attack tunnel in southern Gaza had been demolished during recent operations of the Gaza Division and the Yahalom commando unit of the Combat Engineering Corps.The tunnel was hundreds of meters long and had several exits, some of them rigged with explosives, the army said.During the efforts to uncover and demolish the tunnel, troops killed operatives they had spotted emerging from one of the shafts, according to the military.Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 44 people on Thursday, including 23 people in an attack on a home in central Gaza’s Al-Bureij refugee camp.According to Hamas’s health ministry, more than 54,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Strip since the terror group stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023, to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages, sparking the war in Gaza.The Hamas death tolls cannot be independently verified and do not distinguish between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed some 20,000 combatants in battle as of January and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the Hamas onslaught.The IDF has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and and accuses Hamas of using Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.On Thursday, the IDF issued an unusual warning to Palestinians in the Nuseirat area of central Gaza, telling them to stay away from several locations where the military said Hamas operatives were present. The announcement named six prominent operatives.“Stay away from Hamas operatives hiding among you and expel them before it’s too late!” wrote Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman.Nuseirat’s Al-Awda Hospital, which is not in the evacuation zone delineated by the IDF, nonetheless said Israeli troops had carried out “a forced evacuation of patients and medical staff” from its premises.There was no immediate comment from the IDF on the hospital’s statement.Late Thursday night, the IDF issued a new wide evacuation warning for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip, calling on Palestinians residing in Atatra, Jabalia, and the Gaza City neighborhoods of Shejaiya, Daraj, and Zeitoun to head west.“The IDF will expand its offensive activity in the areas where you are located to destroy the capabilities of the terror organizations,” the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Adraee said on X, adding that the areas marked on the map were “considered dangerous combat zones.”US, Israel-backed aid agency opens third distribution site-The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US- and Israeli-backed firm that aims to sideline Hamas in the distribution of aid, said Thursday that it had opened up a third aid distribution site, located in the central Gaza’s Bureij, adjacent to the IDF’s Netzarim corridor.An additional site in Rafah is slated to open in the coming days, according to the agency, which has faced criticism due to the lack of access for tens of thousands of residents still located in north Gaza. The agency also said it plans to open additional sites, including in the northern Strip, in the coming weeks.The three active GHF sites distributed 17,280 boxes of aid on Thursday, the agency said. Each box is meant to provide three meals a deal, for roughly four days, for a family of roughly five people.The total number of trucks unloaded at the three GHF sites today was just 18, though. The UN has said 600 trucks of aid need to be distributed each day in order to properly feed the Strip’s roughly two million people.According to the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), 76 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Thursday. Since Israel resumed aid deliveries to Gaza on May 19, after a pause since March 2, 952 trucks in total of aid have entered the Strip.Some of the truckloads have been taken to the new GHF-run aid distribution sites. The contents of many of the trucks are still awaiting collection on the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing after being inspected by Israeli authorities.After denying that Palestinians at its sites have been shot at, a GHF spokesperson confirmed Thursday that American security contractors operating its Bureij distribution center fired smoke bombs and warning shots at a crowd that would not disperse. There were no injuries. Footage posted on social media of the incident showed dozens of civilians fleeing the scene as shots and stun grenades were apparently fired in their direction.Overnight, the GHF denied reports of deaths, mass injuries and chaos at its aid distribution sites, saying that only two people have been injured at its compounds since it began operating in Gaza, “one relating to dehydration and another who was injured by others seeking aid.”The GHF said Hamas and other parties are determined to see the US- and Israel-backed agency fail, and were spreading false reports in order to harm it. According to the GHF, one of those false reports said the agency had halted operations due to gunfire at one of its site on Wednesday.While the GHF urged journalists to verify sources before publishing developments pertaining to it, the organization had on Tuesday issued a statement claiming that only a “small number” of Palestinians overran one of its aid sites when footage showed that thousands looted their sites.Reviewing that incident in its latest statement, GHF avoided downplaying the scope of the overrun, saying it had been anticipated due to “acute hunger and Hamas-imposed blockades.”Nurit Yohanan and Times of Israel Staff contributed to this report.
ON THE INTERNET PAUL BEGLEY SAYS ISRAEL OR USA OR BOTH WITHIN 72 HOURS WILL ATTACK IRANS NUKE SITES. HE SAID HIS SECRET ANONYMOUS SOURCES WHICH HE NEVER MENTIONS TOLD HIM ISRAEL IS READY TO GO.AND SO IS TRUMP.
Trump says warned Netanyahu against striking Iran-By Shaun Tandon and Danny Kemp with Ramin Khanizadeh in Tehran.
Washington (AFP) May 28, 2025-US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off from striking Iran as he voiced optimism about nuclear talks his administration is holding with Tehran.Iran said that it may consider allowing Americans to inspect its facilities as part of the United Nations nuclear watchdog if a deal is reached.Trump, asked if he had told Netanyahu in a call next week not to take any action that could disrupt the diplomacy, said: "Well, I'd like to be honest, yes I did."Pressed on what he told the Israeli premier, Trump replied: "I just said I don't think it's appropriate, we're having very good discussions with them."He added: "I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution."I think they want to make a deal, and if we can make a deal, save a lot of lives."Tehran and Washington have in recent weeks held five rounds of talks focused on the issue -- their highest-level contact since Trump in 2018 withdrew from a previous deal negotiated by former president Barack Obama.Trump on a visit to Qatar earlier in May voiced optimism at reaching a new agreement with Iran that avoids military conflict.Israel sees cleric-ruled Iran, which supports Hamas militants in Gaza, as its top enemy. Israel has repeatedly threatened strikes on its nuclear facilities, after pummelling Iranian air defenses in rare direct combat.- 'Reconsider accepting Americans' -Iran denies Western charges that it is seeking a nuclear weapon, insisting its program is solely for peaceful, civilian purposes.Trump, withdrawing from the Obama-era deal in 2018, imposed sweeping sanctions that include pressuring all countries not to buy Iranian oil."Countries that were hostile to us and behaved unprincipledly over the years -- we have always tried not to accept inspectors from those countries," Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told reporters, referring to staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Tehran "will reconsider accepting American inspectors through the agency" if "an agreement is reached, and Iran's demands are taken into account," he said.President Masoud Pezeshkian, currently on an official visit to Oman, thanked the Gulf state for its mediation efforts between the longtime adversaries, which have had no formal diplomatic ties since 1979.Iranian Foreign Minister and top negotiator Abbas Araghchi, who is accompanying Pezeshkian in Oman, said that "the date for the new round of negotiations will probably be clarified within the next few days." While welcoming the negotiations, Iranian officials have repeatedly declared uranium enrichment "non-negotiable." Trump administration officials have publicly insisted that Iran not be allowed to enrich any uranium -- even at low levels for civilian purposes, as allowed under Obama's 2015 deal."The continuation of enrichment in Iran is an inseparable part of the country's nuclear industry and a fundamental principle for the Islamic Republic of Iran," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told reporters."Any proposal or initiative that contradicts this principle or undermines this right is unacceptable."Iran currently enriches uranium up to 60 percent -- the highest level of any non-nuclear weapons state. That rate is still below the 90 percent threshold required for a nuclear weapon, but far above the 3.67 percent limit set under the 2015 deal.
Merz says Germany, Ukraine to jointly produce long-range weapons-By Jastinder KHERA.
Berlin (AFP) May 28, 2025-German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory.Both countries' defence ministers later signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of long-range weapons systems, but without revealing technical details or naming the manufacturers involved."There will be no range restrictions, allowing Ukraine to fully defend itself, even against military targets outside its own territory," Merz told a joint press conference.Zelensky's Berlin visit comes days after Russia launched some of its heaviest missile and drone attacks of the conflict on Ukraine, and as US President Donald Trump has voiced growing frustration with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.The Ukrainian president accused Russia of stalling peace talks and said Moscow did not want to halt its three-year invasion, adding that "they will constantly look for reasons not to end the war".Merz said that "the massive air strikes, particularly on the city of Kyiv over the weekend, do not speak the language of peace, but rather the language of a war of aggression"."This is a slap in the face of all those who are trying to bring about a ceasefire in Ukraine itself, but also in Europe and the USA."He warned that "the Russian side's refusal to hold talks, the refusal to observe a ceasefire, now really has consequences, and we are drawing these consequences every day".Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state media when asked about Merz's weapons announcement: "All these actions naturally hinder peace efforts."Merz also pointed to reports that Russia and American investors are hoping to resume Russian gas deliveries through the destroyed Nord Stream pipelines running through the Baltic Sea and vowed that Germany will "do everything" to ensure this will not happen.- 'Military-industrial cooperation' -Merz, who took power early this month, has vowed to keep strongly backing Ukraine, but without giving details of which weapons Germany is sending, in line with a policy of strategic ambiguity.The joint production of long-range weapons "can take place both in Ukraine and here in Germany," he said. "We will not provide any further details until further notice."Merz hailed the project as "the beginning of a new form of military-industrial cooperation between our countries that has great potential".Merz had pointed out in a TV interview this week that already "there are no longer any range restrictions on weapons delivered to Ukraine -- neither by the British nor by the French nor by us nor by the Americans"."This means that Ukraine can now defend itself, for example, by attacking military positions in Russia... With very few exceptions, it didn't do that until recently. It can now do that."Germany's defence ministry said the new agreement for direct investment "will enable a significant number of long-range weapons to be produced this year"."The first of these systems can be deployed in the Ukrainian armed forces in just a few weeks," it said, adding that "they are already in service in the Ukrainian armed forces, so no additional training is required."The ministry said Germany was also sending ammunition and small arms and helping with satellite communications and medical gear, as part of a five billion euro tranche of support previously approved by the German parliament.
Iran calls Austria intel on nuclear programme 'fake'
Tehran, May 30 (AFP)-Iran on Friday branded as "fake" an Austrian intelligence report that said Tehran is seeking atomic weapons, even as it pursues delicate negotiations with the United States on its nuclear programme.In its annual report on global threats, Austria's domestic intelligence service (DSN) said Monday that Iran's "nuclear weapons development programme is well advanced".The United States, Israel and other Western countries have repeatedly accused Iran of seeking to acquire a nuclear weapon.Iran has categorically denied the claims, instead arguing that it is pursuing a nuclear programme for civilian purposes alone.According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), however, Iran is the only country in the world that enriches uranium up to 60 percent.That rate is still below the 90 percent threshold required for a nuclear weapon, but far above the 3.67 percent limit set under a 2015 agreement with world powers."All efforts to prevent Iran's armament through sanctions and agreements have so far proved ineffective," the Austrian report said.On Friday, Iran's foreign ministry condemned "the fake information" disseminated in the report and demanded an explanation from the Austrian government.The IAEA, whose headquarters is in the Austrian capital, will in coming days publish its own review of Iran's nuclear activities.Iran and the United States are engaged in an Omani-mediated effort to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, after Donald Trump during his first presidency pulled out of the 2015 agreement.No date has yet been set for the next Iran-US meeting since last week's discussions in Rome.On Thursday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was "not sure" that a deal with the United States was imminent.His statement came after Trump said on Wednesday that the two sides were "very close to a solution".
As Russia intensifies attacks, Ukraine air defences under strain.
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 30 (AFP)-A wave of massive Russian aerial attacks has stretched Ukraine's air defences, raising fears about Kyiv's reliance on Western systems to protect its skies in the fourth year of Russia's invasion.As the two sides open peace talks and Kyiv pushes for an immediate ceasefire, Moscow has launched its heaviest air assaults of the war, pummelling Ukraine with more than 900 drones and 90 missiles in a three-day barrage last weekend.Ukraine downed over 80 percent of the incoming projectiles, but more than a dozen people were killed.Experts worry how long the country can fend off the nightly attacks if Russia maintains -- or escalates -- its strikes."Ukraine's air defences are stretched thin and cannot guarantee protection for all cities against persistent and sophisticated Russian attacks," military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady told AFP.Russia's drone and missile attacks have become more complex -- and harder to thwart -- throughout the war.Kyiv's air force says around 40 percent of drones launched recently are decoys -- cheaper dummy craft that mimic attack drones and are designed to exhaust and confuse air defences.Russia increasingly sets drones to fly at a higher altitude -- above 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) -- and then dive down onto targets."At that altitude, they're more visible to our radars but unreachable for small arms, heavy machine guns and mobile fire teams," air force spokesman Yuriy Ignat told RBK Ukraine.In addressing the threat, Ukraine is trying to strike a balance between pressing the West to deliver new systems and not wanting to concern a war-weary public at home."There's no need to panic," a Ukraine military source told AFP."We're using all air defence systems that are available in Ukraine now, plus helicopters and aircraft. We are fighting somehow," they said.- 'Scale up' -Moscow has the capacity to fire 300 to 500 drones a day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week."By scaling up the use of Shaheds, they are forcing us to resort to expensive options," military analyst Sergiy Zgurets said, referring to the Iranian-designed drones that are packed with explosives to detonate as they crash into buildings."This is a war of attrition that must be based on economic grounds -- we must shoot down Shaheds with less sophisticated alternatives," he said.Ukraine uses several tools to protect its skies -- from advanced Western fighter jets and air defence batteries like the US-made Patriot anti-missile system, to small mobile air defence teams armed with guns.New technology has also become vital, such as the electronic jamming of drones to make them drop from the sky.Increasingly, interceptors are being deployed -- smaller, cheaper drones that take on enemy drones mid-air."We are already using them. The question now is when we will be able to scale up," Zelensky said of the interceptors.He too sees the issue as one of economics."The question is no longer about production capacity... It is a financial issue," he told journalists.- 'Real protection' -Beyond drones, Russia is also deploying super-fast ballistic missiles, which are much more difficult to intercept."The biggest vulnerability lies in defending against ballistic missiles," said analyst Gady.A midday strike last month on the northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 35 people, while a hit near a children's playground in Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig left 19 dead, including nine children.To fend off ballistic missile attacks, Ukraine relies on a small number of Patriot systems.They are concentrated around Kyiv, leaving other areas more exposed than the relatively better-protected capital.Gady said the current supply of missiles for them is "sufficient" given the level of Russian strikes at the moment."But it is generally insufficient when compared to Russian ballistic missile production."Ukraine also faces potential shortages given delays in US output, according to Zgurets, creating "gaps" in Ukraine's "fight against enemy hypersonic targets and ballistics".Deliveries of other key Western systems are expected over the next 18 months, but uncertainty is high given President Donald Trump's criticism of aid for Ukraine.US packages approved under predecessor Joe Biden are trickling in, but Trump has not announced any fresh support."Delivering air defence systems to us means real protection for people -- here and now," Zelensky said in a recent call for Western backing.On a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, he said: "Defending our cities requires constant support with air defence systems."
France gives air base $1.7 billion nuclear facelift.
Luxeuil-les-Bains, France, May 29 (AFP) May 29, 2025-In a sign of the growing security nerves in Europe, France has embarked on a $1.7 billion renovation of an air base in remote hills in the east of the country so it can handle nuclear-armed bombers.The work will take a decade but from 2035 the Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur base will be twice the size it is now and it will house new generation hypersonic missiles carried by 50 of France's Rafale fighter jets.President Emmanuel Macron announced at the base in March -- on the day that US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine war -- that it was to become the first to welcome the latest Rafale jets and France's ASN4G nuclear-capable air-to-ground missiles.Luxeuil will become the fourth, but most modern, base in France capable of storing nuclear weapons.The base currently has about 20 Mirage-2000 jets, which are no longer in production.Its triangle shaped hangars date from 1952, according to base commander, Colonel Emmanuel Roux. They have been "well used", according to Roux who said he had seen pictures of President Charles de Gaulle there in 1962. "It was the same," he joked.The hangars will go as the Rafales will not fit in them. "We will have to redo everything for the infrastructure," the colonel said.The Rafale is also heavier than the Mirage so Luxeuil's runway will also have to be made longer and tougher.- Nuclear deterrent -As nuclear bases are given extra protection, "we will have to increase security measures and the entire infrastructure to get up to speed," the colonel said, likening his work to "building a cathedral"."We have 10 years to build the best base in France with planes that do not exist (yet), a nuclear weapon that does not exist and technicians who are not yet in school," said Roux.Luxeuil will be closed between 2029 and 2032 for the key works and the arrival of the first Rafales.There will be four times as many pilots as now as the Rafale has two crew. The 300 technicians currently at the base will expand to 1,000 by the time the new base is fully operational."Logistics wins the war," said Roux who highlighted the importance of speed in preparing jets for faster rotations between flights. A Rafale engine can be changed in one hour and an ejector seat in 15 minutes, he said.Pilots at the base, who cannot be named, also said they were ready to carry nuclear weapons. "It's the weapon of last resort, but I think we're all ready to use it to protect our loved ones and our nation," said one.Luxeuil is close to France's border with Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium and the position could also prove strategic.Macron has also said that with the Russian invasion of Ukraine raging and heightening worries in the rest of Europe, France is ready to start discussing with other European countries the possible deployment of French nuclear-armed jets."I will define the framework in a very specific way in the weeks and months to come," Macron said in a television interview this month.Russia has already condemned his comments. "The proliferation of nuclear weapons on the European continent is something that will not add security, predictability or stability to the European continent," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
What will Seoul's new leader mean for North Korea ties?
Seoul, May 30 (AFP) May 30, 2025-On the campaign trail in South Korea ahead of the June 3 vote, leading candidates in the presidential race have barely mentioned the nuclear-armed North -- but a new leader in Seoul could shake-up years of Pyongyang policy.Under the hawkish Yoon Suk Yeol -- whose ouster over his disastrous declaration of martial law triggered the snap presidential poll -- Seoul took a hard line towards North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.AFP takes a look at what could happen next:- What's the situation? -Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, thanks in part to Yoon's short-lived presidency, who said on the campaign trail he'd teach "rude" Kim Jong Un a lesson.Yoon's former People Power Party has always traditionally taken a harder line on the North than the country's left-wing Democratic Party, and during his time in office, Yoon threatened preemptive strikes and bolstered joint drills with ally the US.The North has also toughened its stance: blowing up inter-Korean roads and railways, declaring the South an "enemy state" and scrapping military deals aimed at avoiding accidental escalations.If front-runner, the DP's Lee Jae-myung, wins the election on Tuesday, things could change: he has already vowed to restart efforts to engage Kim.Lee's North Korea policy will represent a "complete turnaround" from Yoon's, Lim Eul-chul, a professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University, told AFP.His approach follows that of his party, which traditionally champions dialogue with Pyongyang, he said.There could be "potential for improvement in ties with Pyongyang" if Lee wins, he added.- Will ties improve? -The last polls before the pre-election blackout period showed Lee in the lead. But it is still possible that the PPP's candidate Kim Moon-soo could sneak into the lead -- especially if another right-wing candidate, currently in third place, were to endorse him.In the case, it is likely Kim would maintain Yoon's hardline policy toward Pyongyang. He has called for more US nuclear assets to be deployed to the peninsula.Kim's policy platform is notably light on details on what he plans to do regarding Pyongyang -- but it's basically just "an extension of Yoon's policy in substance," professor Lim said."In a way, Kim's rhetoric suggests he may take an even more hawkish stance on the North than Yoon, raising the risk of heightened military tensions."- What about Trump? -Trump has talked up his "great relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and hinted that he might seek to rekindle his relationship with the third-generation ruler in Pyongyang.During Trump's first term, the two met multiple times for talks on possible denuclearisation, which ultimately collapsed without a deal."Trump could shift his focus to North Korea once the situation in Ukraine is resolved through a truce with Russia," said Hong Min, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification."It is possible that he will be eager to engage with the North in pursuit of diplomatic achievements," he said.But after the collapse of talks, which Kim found "humiliating, he may not be as receptive to a potential summit proposal from Trump as he once was."- And Ukraine? -After Russia invaded Ukraine, Pyongyang began supplying Moscow with weapons and soldiers to help it fight Kyiv.Ex-president Yoon slammed the growing ties between the North and Russia -- and even hinting that Seoul, a major arms exporter, could consider providing weapons direct to Ukraine, currently barred by longstanding domestic policy.At the time, Lee criticised Yoon for this, warning that such a move would be "a death sentence" for South Korean companies in Russia.He has also blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the war, saying he had "provoked Russia with a promise to join NATO." He later apologised for the remark.He now says he will pursue "pragmatic diplomacy" in terms of Seoul's ties with Russia.His foreign policy advisor said this could include "efforts to seek dialogue and improve ties with Russia," Choi Gi-il told AFP.Kim Moon-soo has not commented on the conflict.- What will North Korea do? -Pyongyang has not commented on the South's election and is not expected to do so on its outcome, said Lim of Kyungnam University."But if Lee wins, the North will closely monitor how he implements his North Korea policy -- particularly any changes to joint military drills with the US," he said.If Kim Moon-soo wins, having pledged to maintain a hardline stance and increase the deployment of US nuclear assets around the peninsula, Pyongyang could attempt to undermine his administration, Lim added."North Korea could resort to a highly aggressive military provocation, escalating tensions to a new level."
Thai, Cambodian army chiefs meet over border clash.
Bangkok, May 29 (AFP) May 29, 2025-Thai and Cambodian militaries said on Thursday they had agreed to ease border tensions after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a frontier clash.Military clashes between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted in 2008 and have led to several years of sporadic violence, resulting in at least 28 deaths.Commmander General Pana Klaewplodthuk met with his Cambodian counterpart and both sides agreed to move troops away from the area, said Thai army spokesman Winthai Suvaree in a statement.He added that a Joint Boundary Committee would meet in two weeks' time to "solve the problem of the border conflict".The Royal Cambodian Army said in a statement that the commanders agreed to use "existing mechanisms... to resolve disputes", but that Cambodia would not pull back its troops from the site of the clash.The Cambodian side "will not withdraw or station without weapons at the site of clash," it said, citing a demarcation agreement.A Cambodian soldier was killed on Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with the Thai army at the border, a Cambodian army spokesman said.His death -- a rare fatality along the long-sensitive frontier -- came after Cambodian and Thai leaders attended a Southeast Asian summit where the regional ASEAN grouping vowed greater cooperation.Both sides confirmed the clash on Wednesday, with the Thai military saying their soldiers had responded to gunshots and Cambodia's saying they were attacked first."Our soldier died in the trenches. The Thais came to attack us," said Cambodian Royal Army spokesman Mao Phalla.Thai Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai told journalists Thursday that there had been a "misunderstanding by both sides".- 'Remain calm' -Cambodia and Thailand have long been at odds over their more than 800-kilometre-long (500-mile) border, which was largely drawn during the French occupation of Indochina.The 2008 military clashes erupted over a patch of land next to Preah Vihear, a 900-year-old temple near their shared border.This led to several years of sporadic violence before the International Court of Justice ruled the disputed area belonged to Cambodia.In February, Bangkok formally protested to Phnom Penh after a video of women singing a patriotic Khmer song in front of another disputed temple was posted on social media.On Thursday, influential former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen urged calm and a peaceful resolution to the ongoing border issues between the two countries.Hun Sen is the father of current Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and a close ally of ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.Paetongtarn travelled to Cambodia in April for a two-day visit, during which she met Hun Manet to discuss cross-border cooperation on issues such as online scams and air pollution.On Thursday she called for peaceful discussion, saying "both sides should remain calm and discuss to see what we can agree".Hun Manet wrote on Facebook that he hoped the meeting between the two army commanders would "yield positive results".burs-sjc/tc
No top defence officials in China delegation at key summit.
Beijing, May 29 (AFP) May 29, 2025-No top Chinese defence officials will attend a key regional summit in Singapore this week, Beijing said Thursday, despite ongoing tensions with the United States.The Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top international defence forum, kicks off in the city-state on Friday.The meeting has historically offered rare opportunities for senior officials to hold face-to-face talks, and will be attended by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this year.But his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, will not be in attendance, Beijing's defence ministry said at a Thursday press conference.Instead, the People's Liberation Army National Defense University has sent a delegation to take part, ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said.The delegation "will have in-depth exchanges with different parties to build more consensus", he said.Zhang did not say why Dong was not attending or whether the Chinese team would meet with US counterparts.Asked who was leading Beijing's delegation, he said he had "nothing more to add".Dong's absence comes after reports last year said he had been placed under investigation for corruption, something Chinese authorities have not confirmed.If true, Dong would be the third consecutive Chinese defence minister to come under a graft probe, following the removal of his predecessors Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe.
Seoul's power giant pushes back on EU probe into Czech nuclear bid.
Seoul, May 27 (AFP) May 27, 2025-South Korea's largest electric power company told AFP Tuesday that it was reviewing legal action, including a possible injunction, after a deal with the Czech Republic to build reactors hit EU legal woes.Brussels asked Prague on May 2 to suspend the signing of the multi-billion-dollar deal with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), which was selected last July to build two nuclear units after beating France's EDF in the tender.EDF has complained to the Czech antitrust watchdog and filed a lawsuit, prompting a Czech court to block the deal being signed.The European Union said it was assessing whether KHNP had received "foreign financial contributions" that could have distorted competition.This could trigger a formal investigation.The Korean company told AFP that it had responded to Brussels "stressing that the bidding process was transparent" and that it had "not received any subsidies from the Korean government that could distort competition"."If the European Commission proceeds with an in-depth investigation on foreign subsidies and imposes a provisional ban on the contract, KHNP plans to immediately file for an injunction with the EU Court to suspend the investigation and lift the ban," it said in a statement."KHNP is also reviewing all possible legal responses, including requesting special trade measures from the Korean government," it added."We are reviewing the matter very seriously," a senior KHNP official told AFP.The trade ministry in Seoul said Korean companies' projects in the European Union fully complied with World Trade Organization rules and EU regulations, adding that it would review the issue if KHNP made a formal request.For now, the deal is on hold after a Czech court in early May blocked the contract until a verdict is reached in a lawsuit filed by the French giant.KHNP was due to build two units at the southern Czech nuclear plant of Dukovany managed by the state-run CEZ group, with the Korean firm offering to build them for around 200 billion Czech koruna ($9 billion) each.Prague had expected to finalise the deal with KHNP by March this year, but the EDF appeal delayed the process.CEZ expects construction to begin in 2029 and the first reactor launched in a trial operation in 2036
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