BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TODAY WILL GET THE OK FROM CABINET.DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GET THE HOSTAGES FREED. AND HAMAS BURNING IN HELL FIRE FOREVER.NOW THATS AN OK TO ME.LOOKOUT DEATH CULT.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TODAY WILL GET THE OK FROM CABINET.DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GET THE HOSTAGES FREED. AND HAMAS BURNING IN HELL FIRE FOREVER.NOW THATS AN OK TO ME.LOOKOUT DEATH CULT.

GODS PROMISED LAND FOR ISRAEL.

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.

Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF -  HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

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.

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.

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.

ISAIAH 66:7-8
A Nation Born in a Day
7 Before she was in labor, she gave birth.Before her pain came, she delivered a male child.
8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.

Isaiah 2:19
19 Men will go into caves of the rocks And into holes of the ground (BUNKERS,UNDER GROUND TUNNELS) Before the terror of the Lord , And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble.(EARTHQUES,NUKES)
JOB 30:6
6 They are living on the slopes of the wadis,among the rocks and in holes in the ground.(TUNNELS, BUNKERS)

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.

OK YOU GAZA ARAB LEECH WORLD PUPPETS.YOUR NOW GONNA GET OFF ISRAELS GOD GIVIN LAND ONCE AND FOR ALL. GET TO THE ARAB LEECH COUNTRIES AROUND USE. LIKE USE BRAIN-DEAD PUPPETS SHOULD HAVE DONE 3 YEARS AGO ALREADY. GO SUCK HOLE OFF YOUR BRETHERN ARABS. AND SEND ALL CANADA AND AMERICANS THAT STICK UP TO USE. WITH USE LEECHES TO THE ARAB COUNTRIES USE GO. SO ISRAEL AND CANADA AND AMERICA CAN ENJOY CANADA,ISRAEL,AMERICAN PEACE. AND ALSO THE GREATEST IDEA HAS JUST OCCURED. NOT ONLY ISRAEL WILL OCCUPY THEIR OWN LAND. BUT TRUMP WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THE AID TO ALL OF GAZA. THIS CAN FORCE THE USELESS UNITED ISRAEL HATING NATIONS TO FOLD. AS ISRAEL AND AMERICA CAN GET OUTTA THE BIAS JACKASSES AT THE U.N AGAINST ISRAEL. BYE BYE GOD, ISRAEL HATING UNITED USELESS NATIONS.

Trump won't intervene, but opposes Gaza annexation — report-Gaza takeover plan said set to last 4-5 months, focus on Gaza City, Strip’s center-Security cabinet expected to okay phased proposal despite top generals’ warnings this would endanger hostages; it would drive a million Palestinians southward, while boosting aid By Nava Freiberg,Michael Bachner and Emanuel Fabian-Today, 5:30 am-AUG 7,25

Israel was expected Thursday to approve a phased plan to conquer vast new areas of the Gaza Strip, potentially over five months, newly displacing around a million Palestinians and despite warnings from top military officials that this would endanger the lives of hostages being held in those areas, according to various Hebrew media reports Wednesday.The plan is reportedly aimed at destroying what remains of the Hamas terror group and pressuring it to free the 50 hostages it is still holding, around 20 of them alive, after recent talks for a deal broke down. It would begin with taking over Gaza City and camps in the central Strip, driving around half of the enclave’s population southward toward the Mawasi humanitarian zone.Despite a few ministers potentially opposing the plan, multiple reports said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely secure a majority within the high-level security cabinet to support the plan when it convenes at 6 p.m. Thursday.During a three-hour security discussion among a smaller group on Tuesday, Netanyahu was presented with several options for continued military operations in the Gaza Strip by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.The plan’s reported content-The plan reportedly focuses initially on seizing Gaza City and expanding aid distribution centers in coordination with the United States.According to Channel 12 news, in the plan’s first phase, Israel would issue an evacuation notice to the residents of Gaza City — estimated to number around 1 million people, roughly half the Strip’s population — to allow time for the establishment of civilian infrastructure in central Gaza, including hospitals and camps for evacuees. This phase is expected to last several weeks.Israel would then launch a military offensive in the second phase, during which US President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a speech announcing the acceleration of humanitarian aid in coordination with Israel, the report continued.US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Bloomberg News Wednesday that there was a push to quickly add 12 aid sites to the four currently operated by the Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.“A quadrupling over two months, if possible. It’s all about funding,” Huckabee said, signaling that this would be coordinated with IDF military advancements: “I think there’s still some question about areas of the north that may depend on whether the IDF can clear those areas and make it safe.”The expansion would be funded by approximately $1 billion in donations from the US and other countries, Channel 12 said, adding that the goal would be to enable Gazans to access aid that bypasses Hamas while Gaza City falls under Israeli control.Reports by the Ynet news site, the Kan public broadcaster and Channel 13 news said the military campaign was expected to last between four and five months and involve four to five IDF divisions. Kan reported that in addition to Gaza City in the Strip’s north, the plan was to expand to the camps in central Gaza, where the IDF has barely maneuvered so far.The civilian population is expected to be further pushed toward the southern Strip, while maneuvers take place in areas where hostages are believed to be held, with efforts toward avoiding any harm to them.Kan added that mediators Egypt and Qatar were pressuring Israel — via the US — not to implement the plan, while also urging Hamas to resume negotiations.The broadcaster cited unnamed security sources as saying the goal was to quickly push more Gazans toward the southern Mawasi zone, in hopes this would serve the stated plan to encourage emigration from Gaza.The plan’s goals were also said to include pressuring Hamas to free the remaining hostages. Kan cited an Israeli official, however, as estimating the chances of Hamas returning to the negotiation table before the plan is approved to be “almost zero.”According to Channel 12, another goal is to possibly align with a proposed US-led framework for a comprehensive deal. While Israel may pause operations if that framework advances, officials see it as unlikely, the network said.By the end of the cabinet meeting, Netanyahu is expected to seek a mandate to authorize himself and Defense Minister Israel Katz to make operational decisions, including phased steps.An alternative plan on the table, according to Kan, is to encircle Gaza City and the central Gaza camps, block aid to those areas and launch pinpoint raids, rather than full conquest, aiming to wear Hamas down. The downside would be that it would take time, but security officials were cited as saying this could be an initial step before taking over the areas. Netanyahu has reportedly shot down this plan.According to Channel 13, Shas party leader Aryeh Deri is expected to take part in the meeting, and while he and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar are leaning toward opposing the full takeover plan, analysts expect Netanyahu to have a majority in favor of approving it.Trump not opposed to plan, though IDF chief is-Trump said this week that the question of taking over all of Gaza was “pretty much up to Israel,” indicating that he would not interfere in Jerusalem’s decision-making on the matter.The Axios news site cited an unnamed US official Wednesday as affirming that Washington was indeed not planning to intervene, adding that a recent Hamas propaganda video — showing hostage Evyatar David emaciated and forced to dig what may become his own grave — influenced Trump to make the decision “to let the Israelis do what they need to do.”The official added, however, that the Trump administration does not support the idea of Israel annexing parts of the Gaza Strip.However, many reports in recent days have said Zamir and other military officials have warned against the plan for the full occupation of Gaza, with Channel 12 quoting Zamir as saying in closed-door meetings: “Occupying the Strip would drag Israel into a black hole — taking responsibility for two million Palestinians, requiring a years-long clearing operation, exposing soldiers to guerrilla warfare and, most dangerously, jeopardizing the hostages.”A senior security official also cautioned to Channel 12 that Israel “could end up knowingly entering a Vietnam model” — a reference to the US getting bogged down in a years-long, costly military campaign that yielded limited results during the Vietnam War.Military officials also believe that if Israel proceeds with the plan, it will lead to heavy casualties among Israeli troops, the Kan public broadcaster reported earlier Wednesday.The defense officials estimate that “dozens” of soldiers could be killed, and a large number would be wounded in the operation, Kan reported. Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 459. The toll includes two police officers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors.Possibly alluding to the tension between Zamir and Netanyahu over the reoccupation plan, Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, the chief of the IDF Southern Command, appeared to confirm Wednesday that there are “disagreements” in the military’s top brass.A report earlier in the day by the Yedioth Ahronoth daily accused the general of sparring with the head of the Air Force during a recent meeting on Gaza.“The fighting in Gaza is often accompanied by tension, and sometimes there are disagreements between various parties,” Asor said during a ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the 401st Armored Brigade, in a video released by the IDF.“It’s important for me to say clearly: these are disagreements with the best of intentions. These are substantive and professional discussions, driven by the sincere desire of all IDF commanders to do what is right for the security of the State of Israel,” he said.According to the Yedioth report, during a video call meeting some 10 days ago, Asor demanded that Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar stop overturning his decisions to carry out strikes in Gaza.Bar, according to the report, had intervened in strikes after increasing reports of civilian casualties in the Strip since March, which has led to growing tension between him and Asor.Asor, in the meeting, lashed out, reportedly saying to the other generals: “You there in Tel Aviv are disconnected from the [what is happening] on the ground.”Cairo slams Israel over aid crisis-Meanwhile Wednesday, Egypt’s foreign minister, on a visit to Greece, described the international response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza as shameful, and urged powerful Western nations to increase pressure on Israel.“The international community should be ashamed of the tragic situation unfolding in Gaza and the devastating actions being carried out by Israel,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told reporters in Athens.“What is unfolding is a human tragedy, and the suffering witnessed is a stain on the conscience of the international community,” he said.The Egyptian minister described Israel’s military campaign in the territory as a “systematic genocide,” reiterating his government’s position that it “firmly rejects any displacement of the Palestinian people from their ancestral lands.”The ongoing war erupted after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre, in which some 5,600 terrorists invaded the country, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages to Gaza.The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 60,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate 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 October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.Times of Israel staff and AP contributed to this report.

Opposition says PM wants Zamir to be a 'rubber stamp'-After war meet, Netanyahu said to favor complete conquest of Gaza even if hostages harmed-Meeting comes as PM’s loyalists launch attacks on IDF chief Zamir for reportedly objecting to IDF fully occupying the Strip, PM’s son implies he’s leading a coupBy Nava Freiberg,Emanuel Fabian,Sam Sokol and ToI Staff 5 August 2025, 5:24 pmUpdated at 7:58 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with senior security officials on Tuesday to hammer out Gaza war plans, and reportedly came out in favor of the military taking control of the entire enclave, even if it meant that the remaining hostages could be harmed or executed by Hamas.The meeting came amid multiple reports of rising tensions between the prime minister and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir over the prospect of Israeli forces fully occupying the enclave.The Prime Minister’s Office said in a brief statement that Netanyahu “held a limited security discussion today that lasted about 3 hours, in which the chief of staff presented the options for continuing the campaign in Gaza.”“The IDF is prepared to implement any decision made by the security cabinet,” the statement added, an apparent reference to reported opposition from the IDF chief to plans to reoccupy Gaza, following the apparent breakdown of hostage-ceasefire talks with Hamas in recent weeks.The meeting aimed to finalize a plan to present to a broader cabinet session later this week, according to reports in multiple Hebrew outlets.Others attending Tuesday’s meeting included Defense Minister Israel Katz, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and IDF Operations Directorate head Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen.Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich — both ardent advocates of a complete Gaza takeover by Israel — were excluded from the meeting, Israel Hayom reported.Netanyahu reportedly told ministers this week that he will seek cabinet backing for a plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, despite objections from within the IDF. Zamir was said to have opposed the plan, sparking anger against the IDF chief from Netanyahu loyalists, with unnamed senior officials calling on him to resign if he didn’t like his orders.Hostage families and their supporters rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on August 2, 2025. Following the meeting, an unnamed source familiar with the talks told the Kan public broadcaster that Netanyahu is heavily leaning toward occupying the Palestinian enclave. Other Hebrew-language news outlets, including Ynet and i24 News, carried similar reports, all quoting anonymous sources.One source told Kan that the government is aware that the military campaign to gain full control over Gaza will likely endanger the remaining hostages, of whom 20 are believed to be alive.The report said that the IDF and the defense establishment remain opposed to the plan, in part because it puts the hostages in danger of being executed by their captors should troops approach where they are being held.The IDF currently holds control over approximately 75 percent of the Gaza Strip, but under the new plan, the military would be expected to occupy the remaining territory as well, bringing the entire enclave under Israeli control.The military has largely refrained from operating in certain areas where it is believed that the hostages are held. Hamas has repeatedly said it will execute them if it believes Israeli forces are closing in.It is also unclear what such a move would mean for the Strip’s millions of civilians and humanitarian groups operating in the enclave.Earlier Tuesday, reports of Zamir’s reluctance drew sharp condemnations from the far-right and Netanyahu loyalists, including his son.Ben Gvir urged Zamir to publicly commit to carrying out the orders of elected officials, even if they decide on the occupation of the Strip“The chief of staff must say clearly that he will fully carry out the orders of the political echelon, even if it’s decided to go for full conquest and a clear result,” Ben Gvir said in a post on X.Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair, also took to social media from his home in Miami to lambaste Zamir in a series of posts on X, and implied the IDF chief was trying to lead a military rebellion against his father.He claimed Zamir was only appointed to his position because Defense Minister Katz insisted on the choice.He also seemed to imply that Zamir secretly dictated a post on X  by Yedioth Aharonoth military correspondent Yossi Yehoshua, in which the journalist criticized Netanyahu’s reported plan to occupy Gaza.“If Netanyahu really is interested in making the really dramatic and divisive decision among the Israeli public — the occupation of Gaza City and the central camps — he needs to stand before the nation, clarify the expected price to the lives of the hostages and soldiers who will fall, and declare that he takes full responsibility, despite the IDF’s opposition,” Yehoshua wrote.Yair Netanyahu replied: “If whoever dictated to you that tweet is who we think, this is a rebellion and attempted military coup fit for a banana republic in Central America during the 70s. This is completely criminal.”And even the defense minister appeared to issue a veiled attempt to pressure Zamir into backing down.“Once the political leadership makes the necessary decisions, the military echelon, as it has done in all fronts of war so far, will professionally implement the determined policy,” Katz said during a visit to an IDF post in the Gaza buffer zone on Tuesday.  “My role as the defense minister in charge of the IDF is to ensure that this will be the case, and that is what I will do.”Katz said he had formulated his positions “regarding the security and political steps Israel must take to ensure the achievement of the war’s objectives,”  and would present them to Netanyahu and cabinet ministers at the meeting later in the day.Speaking publicly, during a meeting with new recruits to the IDF’s Armored Corps and Combat Engineering Corps at the main military induction base in central Israel, Netanyahu reiterated the three stated aims of the war, without mentioning the prospect of conquering Gaza entirely.He told troops that there is “still a need to complete the defeat of the enemy in Gaza, to release all our hostages and to ensure that Gaza is no longer a threat to Israel.”Zamir, however, received support from the opposition and from Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, the sole government minister to back him publicly.“The chief of staff is required to express his professional opinion clearly and unequivocally to the political echelon. I am convinced that he will do so,” Saar wrote on X. “He is not required to clarify the subordination of the military echelon to the government’s decisions.”Reports of Netanyahu’s dispute with Zamir prompted objections from Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, who insisted that such disagreements must remain “behind closed doors.”“IDF soldiers should not think that a divided and conflicted leadership is leading them, that the political echelon does not respect their commander, that they are selling them out for a headline,” Lapid wrote on X.He added that an “operational price” exists for such leaks, since they could dissuade the IDF chief from voicing his opinion if he thinks it may make it to the press.Blue and White-National Unity chairman Benny Gantz condemned cabinet ministers’ “unrestrained attacks” against Zamir.“In the State of Israel, the chief of staff is subordinate to the political echelon, as it has always been and will be, but he is not a puppet on a string or a rubber stamp,” Gantz posted. “Instead of threatening and whining, perhaps it’s worth internalizing: The problem lies with the political echelon, not the military one.”The war began with the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed some 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostage. Since then, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 60,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate 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 October 7 onslaught. Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 459. The toll includes two police officers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors.

Police bar Jerusalem’s grand mufti from Temple Mount for 6 months, his lawyer says-Attorney for capital’s top Muslim cleric says ban is over sermon about Gaza delivered at flashpoint holy site, asserts it contained ‘nothing inappropriate’; police do not comment-By AFP and ToI Staff Today, 1:48 am-AUG 7,25

Police have banned Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric from entering the Temple Mount compound for six months over a recent sermon, according to his attorney.Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, will be prevented from entering the holy site, known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, until January 2026, lawyer Khaldoun Najem told AFP.He was barred over a Friday sermon he gave at Al-Aqsa in late July, which Najem contended “contained nothing inappropriate.”The Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA said the sermon had focused on deteriorating conditions in Gaza and featured claims that Israel is pursuing a policy of starvation in the war-torn territory amid the ongoing war, sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.Police had already issued an eight-day ban against Hussein following that sermon, according to the outlet.Najem said police “did not interrogate” or hold a hearing for the mufti prior to the decision.Police did not respond to a request for comment by The Times of Israel.The Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site, and its Al-Aqsa Mosque is Islam’s third-holiest site and a frequent rallying point for Palestinian nationalists, making it a frequent flashpoint for tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.Earlier this month, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led morning prayers on the Temple Mount during the Jewish fast day of Tisha B’Av—a contentious move that violated a long-standing, vague status quo governing the site, which is administered by a Jordanian religious trust, with the Israel Police in charge of security.A growing number of right-wing Israeli Jews have been protesting the ban on Jewish prayer, viewing it as religious discrimination and urging the government to permit it and allow Jews greater access. While Muslims can enter the site at all hours of the week, Jews and tourists can do so only for several hours on weekdays, with overtly religious Jews being taken on a predetermined route while closely supervised by police.While Ben Gvir has repeatedly visited the site and declared that it is his policy to permit Jewish prayer, and while police have increasingly tolerated Jewish prayer there under his watch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that Israel doesn’t seek to change the status quo.Changes to the Temple Mount’s status quo evoke strong emotions and are frequently cited as a motivation for Palestinian terror attacks. The site is of central importance to Hamas, which termed its October 7 massacre “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.” Jordan has threatened in the past to nix its peace treaty with Israel if the status quo is changed.

In symbolic move, Slovenia bans West Bank settlement imports over war in Gaza-Meanwhile, ethics watchdog for Norway’s sovereign wealth fund says it should have considered divesting from firm servicing Israeli fighter jets-By Agencies 6 August 2025, 11:58 pm

Slovenia on Wednesday announced a ban on imports of goods from settlements in the West Bank, in a “symbolic measure” designed to ratchet up diplomatic pressure over the war in Gaza.Slovenia’s government has frequently criticized Israel over the conflict, and last year moved to recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to end the war against Hamas in Gaza as soon as possible.“The actions of the Israeli government… constitute serious and repeated violations of international humanitarian law,” the Slovenian government said in a statement on Wednesday.Slovenia “cannot and must not be part of a chain that enables or overlooks” such violations, which it said includes the “construction of illegal settlements, expropriations, the forced evictions of the Palestinian population.”The Slovenian government thus decided to “ban imports of goods originating from Israeli illegal settlements.”Its latest move represents a “clear reaction to the Israeli government’s policy, which… undermines the possibilities for lasting peace and a two-state solution.”“While symbolic,” the ban “is a necessary response to the ongoing humanitarian and security situation in Gaza,” Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said of the measure.The government said it was also examining a ban on exports of goods from Slovenia “destined for (the) illegal settlements,” saying that it would then “decide on further measures.”According to the STA news agency, citing a government statement from January, Slovenia did not import any goods from Israeli settlements in 2022 and 2024, respectively.In 2023, imports amounted to some 2,000 euros.Slovenia announced it would ban all weapons trade with Israel over the war in Gaza, in what it said is a first by a European Union nation.Early in July, Slovenia was the first EU country to ban two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country.It declared both Israelis “persona non grata,” accusing them of inciting “extreme violence and serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians” with “their genocidal statements.”In June 2024, Slovenia’s parliament passed a decree recognizing Palestinian statehood, following in the steps of Ireland, Norway, and Spain, in moves partly fueled by condemnation of Israel’s bombing of Gaza after the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre on southern Israel that sparked the war.Norway fund’s ethic watchdog scrutinizes Israel investmentsAlso Wednesday, the ethics watchdog for Norway’s $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said it should have considered whether a company that services Israel’s fighter jets ought to be assessed for possible divestment.The influential fund’s holdings in Israel — nearly $2 billion of shares in 65 companies at the end of 2024 — have been under greater scrutiny since the war began, with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists globally calling for Israel to be shunned.The Norwegian fund has sold stakes in an Israeli energy company and a telecoms group in the last year, and its ethics council has said it is reviewing whether to recommend divesting holdings in five Israeli banks.On Monday, Aftenposten daily said the fund had built a stake in 2023-24 in Israeli jet engine group Bet Shemesh Engines that provides services to the armed forces, including the maintenance of fighter jets.Norway’s government ordered a review of the fund’s portfolio on Tuesday to ensure that Israeli companies contributing to activities in the West Bank or the war in Gaza were excluded.It gave 15 days to the watchdog, called the Council on Ethics, and the fund’s operator, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), to report back.The Council on Ethics said it had assessed sellers of aero engines, including Bet Shemesh, some time ago, in relation to a guideline about companies selling weapons to states that use them in violation of conflict norms.The firm’s activities were assessed not to be within that scope, Aslak Skancke, chief adviser to the council, told Reuters. However, maintenance probably should have been considered, he added.Bet Shemesh did not reply to a request for comment.The watchdog investigates whether companies the fund invests in break ethical guidelines set by parliament and makes recommendations. But the final say lies with the board of the Norwegian central bank, which operates the fund.Separately on Wednesday, Norway’s Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg called in fund chief Nicolai Tangen, Central Bank Chief Governor Ida Wolden Bache, and Council on Ethics chief Svein Richard Brandtzaeg, to a meeting about the review.“During the meeting, the finance minister underlined the seriousness of the case as well as its significance and that the review must happen as soon as possible,” the finance ministry said.NBIM declined to comment, citing the impending review.Tangen told public broadcaster NRK that Bet Shemesh had not been on any list of companies, established by non-government organizations or other bodies, recommended for divestments.The fund held a 2.09% stake in the company at the end of 2024, the latest fund data available, worth $15 million.That was up from $3.6 million at the end of 2023, the year it began investing in Bet Shemesh.The fund’s investments in Israel are managed partly internally and partly by external management companies, the fund told Reuters, declining to give further details.Norway’s parliament in June rejected a proposal for the sovereign wealth fund to divest from all companies with activities in the West Bank.The fund owns 1.5% of the world’s listed shares across 8,800 companies.The nearly two-year Israeli offensive has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, in figures that have not been verified and do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. There are also an increasing number of reports on a looming famine in Gaza.The devastating war came after Hamas-led terrorists killed more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, and took 251 hostages to Gaza during their massacre on October 7, 2023. More than 450 Israeli soldiers have subsequently been killed fighting in the Strip.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

Almost 9 in 10 aid trucks looted before reaching Gaza destinations, UN figures show-Majority are overrun by ‘starving, desperate people,’ not Hamas or other armed groups, UN staffer tells ToI, adding problem didn’t exist during January truce, when aid was sufficient-By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff 5 August 2025, 9:13 pm

Almost nine out of every 10 UN trucks that entered Gaza with humanitarian aid over the last several months were looted — either by hungry Gazans or by armed groups — before reaching their destination, according to United Nations statistics.The figures were released amid a push by Israel and allies to surge humanitarian aid into the enclave, including through ten-hour daily pauses in combat operations in parts of the Strip, airdropping operations, and new corridors on the ground for aid’s distribution.Israel denies any policy to deprive Gazans of food and blames the UN and other groups on the ground for failing to effectively distribute the aid that’s entered the Strip; still, Jerusalem acknowledges that many Gazan civilians face hunger, some twenty-two months into Israel’s ongoing war to defeat the Hamas terror group and free the hostages it took captive on October 7, 2023.Since the May resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza after a two-month Israeli blockade, a total of 2,604 aid trucks have been collected by the UN. Of those, 2,309 — 88% — did not reach their intended destinations inside the Strip, according to the United Nations Office for Project Services.According to the organization, this was due to the trucks being “intercepted either peacefully by hungry people or forcefully by armed actors during transit in Gaza.”According to UNOPS, in June, 1,155 trucks were collected by the UN and its partner organizations after crossing into Gaza, and 1,048 of them — 90.7% — were intercepted before reaching their destinations. In July, the figure rose to 94%, with 1,161 trucks collected and 1,093 intercepted.Olga Cherevko from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs clarified to The Times of Israel that the vast majority of looting is being carried out by hungry Gazans, not by armed gangs.“The long-standing restrictions on the entry of aid have created an unpredictable environment where there is a lack of confidence by the communities that aid will reach them,” she said.“This has resulted in many of our convoys offloaded directly by starving, desperate people as they continue to face deep levels of hunger and are struggling to feed their families,” the UN staffer continued.“As we have said before, the only way to reach a level of confidence is by having a sustained flow of aid over a period of time. This was clearly evident during the weeks of the last ceasefire when such incidents did not occur,” she added.Israel says that Hamas steals supplies from deliveries by the UN and international aid groups. The US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), established to provide aid via an alternative that would keep goods out of Hamas’s hands, has been plagued by near-daily shooting incidents that have seen hundreds killed as they try to reach the GHF distribution centers.Israel, in response to a rising international uproar over the humanitarian situation in the Strip, announced last week steps to let more aid reach Gaza, including pausing fighting for part of the day in some areas, approving air drops by foreign nations, and announcing protected routes for aid convoys.Israel also announced Tuesday it will gradually permit the entry of goods into Gaza through the private sector for the first time in almost a year, adding another channel for supplies to arrive alongside the aid organizations already operating.Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Monday evening that five people died of starvation or malnutrition over the previous 24 hours. The new deaths raised the alleged toll of those dying from hunger to 180, including 93 children, since the war began. Hamas figures cannot be verified, and the group does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists invaded Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, of whom 50 — 20 of whom are believed to be alive — are still held in the Strip.