ISRAEL REPORT
Many thanks to Mike Claydon for another Israel Report. We hear that there is some dissension amongst the leadership as extreme pressure is brought to bear on the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel needs to be high on your prayer list, it is the Apple of God’s Eye.
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Biblical Prophecy – Today’s News
MAY 18, 2024
Israel Report – Saturday 18 May 2024
How Close are We?
Vatican is holding a presser prior to the “Great Alien Reveal“
Outside of a very few people in the Christian church there is very little to no understanding or consensus over a mysterious event revealed in Paul’s letters to the churches in Corinth and Thessaloniki.
Centuries of debate have swirled around these texts and vast numbers of opinions have been expounded as to the timing of this extraction of the elect saints from a world plunging into a final tyranny.
The early church father’s spoke of it in quite explicit terms.
Centuries later we remain waiting to be taken home – therefore we are most likely nearer to that event than many believe? Are we?
We at Israel Report have for many decades held to the view that the Rapture of the Church will be explained away as an “alien abduction” and to indicate that this is now very near the Vatican has just announced that it is set to hold a press conference on “supernatural phenomena” later Thursday, and it will touch on aliens and how it will deal with potential encounters in the future.
Rome has already declared that they stand ready to baptize the arrivals, and a “welcome ambassador” was appointed at the U.N. some years ago.
Said she at the time; “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials”.
‘When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject.
‘The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination.’
The stated intention is now to address the world on “supernatural phenomena“, with a focus on extraterrestrial life and the Church’s approach to potential future encounters.
For centuries, the Vatican has been carefully guarding their most precious secrets. In recent years, that has been especially true regarding what they know about UFOs, aliens and the mysteries of the universe.
So why have they chosen this exact moment in history to publicly talk about these things?
If the Vatican feels a need to issue guidelines about how to “deal with potential encounters in the future”, that seems to imply that they believe that there will be “potential encounters in the future”.
An announcement on the Vatican’s official website details that the press conference on aliens will commence at noon and will feature three esteemed members of the Vatican.
It will “present the new provisions of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for discerning between apparitions and other supernatural phenomena.“
The event will be spearheaded by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, [pictured above] Messenger Armando Matteo, and Daniela Del Gaudio.
Cardinal Fernandez and Messenger Matteo are integral to the Vatican’s Doctrine of the Faith, [a.k.a. “Office of the Inquisition”], while Daniela Del Gaudio holds the position of director at the International Observatory for Marian apparitions and mystical phenomena of the Pontifical International Marian Academy.
He also teaches Mariology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and the San Bonaventura Faculty in Rome.
The decision to conduct this press conference has sent shock-waves through the UFO enthusiast community, marking the first event of its kind since February 1978.
The National Catholic Reporter suggests this move comes in response to a spike in mainstream media reports of aliens and “supernatural phenomena“.
Cardinal Franjo Seper [pictured above] has emphasized the necessity of the Vatican’s latest move, stating: “Moreover, the ease of going from one place to another fosters frequent pilgrimages, so that Ecclesiastical Authority should discern quickly about the merits of such matters.”
The press conference is set to unveil new Vatican guidelines on how to handle encounters with aliens and related phenomena a significant shift from the usual dismissive stance of the Pope and his investigative team.
It’s anticipated that the new document will mark a more open approach to extraterrestrial matters.
The demonic realm which oversees and operates the Vatican sense the time is near for the Church to be taken from the earth and have prepared their earthly minions to begin the deception.
This is probably the strongest indication that the taking of the Church is now VERY near – along with all the other signs of the coming Great Tribulation that are all around us every day now and increasing.
Look up, our redemption is surely NIGH?
Israel’s Days Ahead…..
To many it looks as though little Israel is in an unwinnable position these days, surrounded by heavily armed enemies and world opinion against her, with violent antisemitism once again rearing its ugly head to incredible levels.
Yet, the God of Israel has much different plans for her than does the demonic realm;
He says;
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; [Jeremiah 51;20]
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. [Isaiah 51; 3-6]
And He ALWAYS has His way!
Rafah Incursion to Expand….
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the IDF’s operation to eliminate Hamas targets in Rafah would be expanding.
“The ground operation in Rafah will be joined by additional forces,” Gallant said on Thursday evening, at the end of a situational assessment held on the Gaza border.
“A number of tunnels in the area have already been destroyed – the faucets of [aid for] Hamas are closing.”
“This operation will intensify and Hamas is not an organization that can be renewed now – it has no reserves, no ability to manufacture weapons, no supplies, no armaments, no ability to properly deal with terrorists who are injured, and this means that we are eroding it,” Gallant stated.
Israel announces additional troop deployment in Rafah amid warning from Biden administration……….
Israel plans to deploy additional troops to assist with operations against Hamas in Rafah, Israeli Foreign Minister Yoav Gallant announced Thursday.
Gallant said Israeli operations have already successfully destroyed multiple Hamas tunnels in the area.
The deployment of troops comes as President Biden has warned that the U.S. will pause military aid if Israel moves forward with a full-scale operation in Gaza.
“This operation will continue as additional forces [arrive]. Several tunnels in the area have been destroyed by our troops and additional tunnels will be destroyed soon”.
“This activity will intensify,” Gallant said. “Hamas is not an organization that can reorganize, it does not have reserve troops, it has no supply stocks and no ability to treat the terrorists that we target. The result is that we are wearing Hamas down.”
Israel began ramping up its attacks in both Rafah and northern Gaza earlier this week. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops secured a Hamas training ground in eastern Rafah on Wednesday, recovering troves of equipment and vehicles that Hamas had used to simulate combat with Israeli forces.
Biden issued the ultimatum regarding Rafah operations last week, but he also approved $18 billion in funding for Israel.
Israel has so far backed off from an all-out assault, resorting to more precise strikes.
Still, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that the IDF will root out Hamas from Rafah.
IDF strike kills Hamas-linked senior operative near Lebanon’s border with Syria…
The Israeli military on Friday confirmed carrying out an airstrike in eastern Lebanon’s Majdal Anjar, close to the border with Syria, killing a top al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya operative who worked alongside Hamas.
The IDF said the drone strike targeted and killed Sharhabil Sayed. [pictured above]
Sayed, according to the IDF, was a senior member of al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya who “led and advanced numerous terror attacks from Lebanese territory against Israel in [Lebanon’s] eastern region in the recent period… in cooperation with the Lebanon branch of the Hamas terrorist organization.”
Explosive Hezbollah drone injures troops, rockets pound north as fighting heats up..
Northern Israel experienced one of its most intense days of fighting in the past seven months, with alarm sirens blaring along large sections of the border with Lebanon throughout Thursday.
This marked the culmination of one of the worst weeks of conflict in Israel’s north.
On Thursday, the number of alarm sirens on Israel’s northern border since the war began on October 7 even surpassed the amount in the Gaza Envelope, with 3,272 alarm sirens having been activated following attacks by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.
According to statistics compiled by Lobby 1701, an activist group advocating for the residents of northern Israel, over 200 rockets and 15 drones were fired on Israel during the past 48 hours alone.
Three soldiers were injured, one seriously, when a drone packed with explosives launched from Lebanese territory crashed and blew up in an area near the northern community of Metula, the Israeli military said Thursday.
The attack was claimed by the Hezbollah terror group, which said it had targeted Israel Defence Forces targets with a missile-armed drone, as cross-border hostilities continued to spiral following the killing of the senior Hezbollah field commander earlier this week.
One of the troops was hospitalized in serious condition, the military said, and the other two were lightly hurt as a result of the blast.
Three Hostages found Dead….
Meanwhile, the Jewish State is grieving as three more deceased bodies of Israeli hostages were brought home from Gaza by the Israeli military.
Ultimately, what will be the fate of the remaining bastion of Hamas in Rafah?
Blinken Warns Israel against Reoccupying Gaza….
Blinken warned Israel on Wednesday not to reoccupy Gaza and more!
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel on Wednesday not to reoccupy Gaza, to refrain from a major Rafah operation, and to finalize a day-after plan for the enclave, as he spoke to reporters in Kyiv.
“When it comes to the future of Gaza, we do not support and will not support an Israeli reoccupation,” Blinken said, amid a bitter row between Jerusalem and Washington over the Gaza war.
Blinken said that he did not support Hamas governance in Gaza, but there also can’t be anarchy and a vacuum that’s likely to be filled by chaos.
In an interview with CNBC, Netanyahu stressed that those who want Israel to halt its military campaign in Gaza and refrain from a major Rafah operation to destroy the four Hamas battalions there, are empowering the terror group.
Gaza ‘Floating Pier’ Completed by U.S., Connected to Shore by Israel……..
The “floating pier” built by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Gaza was completed on Thursday, and connected to the shore by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops.
Biden announced the port project in his State of the Union address in March to augment land routes to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
He promised that there would be no American “boots on the ground”; the U.S. is relying on the IDF to provide onshore security for the port.
NBC reported Wednesday that the port would be completed and installed within a day. U.S. Central Command confirmed that there were no U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza, but did not indicate whether they had been in Israel.
YEMEN
Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Vow to Target all Ships Heading to Israel……
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia will target all ships heading to Israeli ports, even if they do not pass through the Red Sea, the head of the US-designated terrorist organization said on Thursday.
Abdulmalik al-Houthi [pictured above] declared in a televised speech that the Houthis will extend their attacks on Israel-bound ships beyond the Red Sea region to the Mediterranean Sea in what the Yemeni rebels have described as a campaign of solidarity with Arab Palestinians during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
“We will target any ship heading to Israel that comes within range of our weapons,” Abdulmalik al-Houthi said.
“Everyone must stop transporting to the occupied Palestinian ports … It is in the interest of all companies to stop transporting to the Israeli enemy towards the Mediterranean Sea or in any direction.”
Al-Houthi urged China and Russia, as well as other Asian and European countries, not to transport goods to Israeli ports.
UKRAINE
Kyiv Launches Massive Drone Attack On Russia……
A highly coordinated Ukrainian onslaught by kamikaze drones targeted oil infrastructure inside Russian borders as well as targets in Crimea.
Sevastopol, home of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, in the Russian-occupied Crimea peninsula, was also targeted.
The attacks come a day after it was confirmed that Ukraine had destroyed several Russian combat aircraft in a missile strike on Crimea’s Belbek Air Base.
While the exact numbers cannot be independently verified, this appears to be the largest-ever coordinated drone assault on Russia by Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed its air defences downed 51 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, another 44 over the Krasnodar region, and six over the Belgorod region. There were no casualties reported, according to a statement from Moscow.
Based on social media imagery and accounts, it appears that the Tuapse oil refinery in the southern region of Krasnodar was badly hit. [pictured above]
Videos show Ukrainian drones smashing into the refinery, after which a major fire breaks out. Tuapse is Russian oil giant Rosneft’s fourth-largest refinery.
The port was shut soon after the attack, but later resumed oil loading from Sheskharis oil harbour and fuel oil terminal, according to industry sources, Reuters reported.
Astra, a Russian Telegram news channel, reported further Ukrainian attacks this morning in areas close to Novorossiysk.
Targets reportedly included a Gazprom oil depot in the village of Kirilovka and the Transneft-owned oil depot in Grushovaya Balka.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea led to power outages in Sevastopol, local authorities admitted.
SYRIA – JORDAN
Aggressive messages from al-Assad to Jordan coincide with the Bahrain Summit…
Simultaneously with the attendance of the Syrian regime president, Bashar al-Assad, at the Arab Summit in Bahrain on Thursday, May 16, a routine drug smuggling attempt towards Jordan resulted in the death of smugglers and the seizure of “large quantities” of drugs.
The Jordanian Armed Forces stated that they managed to thwart a drug smuggling attempt at the eastern border with Syria during a security operation that resulted in the killing of two smugglers.
The official website of the Jordanian Armed Forces, on Thursday, May 16, published a statement attributed to an unnamed military source reporting that the Eastern Military Region thwarted an infiltration and smuggling attempt of “large quantities” of narcotic substances coming from Syrian territory.
A day before the 33rd Arab Summit’s events, Jordanian security sources revealed an attempt by factions supported by Iran to send weapons to a cell inside Jordan via Syria.
While Jordanian sources confirmed that most of the smuggled weapons were destined for the West Bank, some were allocated for use in Jordan.
According to Jordanian sources, the aim of the “plot” was “to destabilize Jordan, which could become a regional flashpoint as it hosts a US military base and shares borders with Israel as well as Syria and Iraq.”
The Gaza war has significantly impacted Iran’s military presence in Syria, prompting Tehran to strategize the evacuation of IRGC members and relocate its prominent headquarters from rural Damascus to areas near Lebanon.
This decision comes in the wake of Israeli air strikes that resulted in the killing of numerous senior commanders.
The war has also strained relations between the two countries. Damascus’s adoption of a “neutral” stance during the conflict has led to a noticeable decline in relations, as evidenced by the rift between the governments of Iran and Syria.
In addition, there are growing suspicions from Tehran regarding the Syrian security services possibly leaking information about the movements of Iranian officers.
Also, Tehran expressed concern about Damascus’ response to signs of Arab rapprochement and its desire to ease out of the Iranian bottleneck by normalizing relations with the West.
World War War III may already have Started—in the Shadows…….
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
Britain’s signals intelligence spy chief raised eyebrows this week with warnings that Russia is coordinating both cyberattacks and physical acts of sabotage against the West.
There’s evidence to back her claims—and the West may be returning the favour.
Coming soon after FBI Director Christopher Wray [pictured above] warned that China is targeting American infrastructure, it looks like the world is not only fracturing once again, but that the hostile blocs are engaged in covert warfare.
“We are increasingly concerned about growing links between the Russian intelligence services and proxy groups to conduct cyberattacks as well as suspected physical surveillance and sabotage operations,” Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Director Anne Keast-Butler [pictured below] told an audience at the United Kingdom government-sponsored CyberUK 2024 conference.
“Before, Russia simply created the right environments for these groups to operate, but now they are nurturing and inspiring these non-state cyber actors in some cases seemingly coordinating physical attacks against the West.”
Keast-Butler, whose agency is comparable to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), also called out China, Iran, and North Korea as cybersecurity dangers.
But naming Russian officials as being behind “physical attacks” raises the stakes. Sadly, her claims are well-founded.
Wray clarified that, by “infrastructure,” he meant “everything from water treatment facilities and energy grids to transportation and information technology.”
If that doesn’t make you want to check that your pantry is stocked and that the water filter and generator are in working order, nothing will.
Digital ID Passed in Australian Parliament……
Australia passed its Digital ID bill in the Lower House yesterday, green-lighting the implementation of the legislative framework for the expansion of the Australian Government’s Digital ID system.
The bill was passed 87:56, with Labor, the Greens and Teals voting Aye and the Coalition and some Independents voting No. The bill passed in the Senate in March of this year.
Controversially, the parliamentary debate over the bill was allocated to the Federation Chamber, a smaller room off the main Chamber of the House which is not as closely monitored by the press, leading some to speculate that this was a move to sideline debate.
The Australian Government says that the expanded Digital ID framework will centralize access to federal, state and territory government services, will streamline and strengthen identity verification for citizens, and will improve accreditation schemes for service providers.
Australian Government figures show that more than 10.5 million Australians have already created an account with the Federal Government’s Digital ID system, myGovID, to access more than 130 government services.
State and territory governments services will tie in with the federal Digital ID Framework.
The West Australian Government recently relaunched its ServiceWA app with a cash bonus scheme for families, encouraging recipients to obtain a Digital ID for instant online payment.
The Digital ID bill stipulates that creation and use of Digital ID will be voluntary.
However, multiple exceptions are listed within the bill, leading some to worry that a Digital ID could become compulsory in the future.
It will!
UK Refuses To Sign ‘Unacceptable‘ WHO Pandemic Treaty……
The United Kingdom is reportedly not ready to sign the Pandemic Treaty put forth by the World Health Organisation.
The UK has stated that the conditions of the global pandemic treaty are unacceptable to the country.
Minister of State for Health Minister Andrew Stephenson [pictured above] stated that the UK will not sign any global agreement that undermines Britain’s sovereignty.
Speaking during a parliament session, Stephenson stated – “The current text is not acceptable to us, therefore unless the current text is changed and refined we will not be signing up”.
He added that Britain would only accept the Pandemic Accords if they respect its country sovereignty and “are firmly in the United Kingdom’s national interest“.
“Under no circumstances will we allow the WHO to have the power to mandate lockdowns, this would be unthinkable and has never been proposed. Protecting our sovereignty is a British red line,” the minister added further.
It will be amended to satisfy this bluster – the outcome will remain – WHO tyranny over the nations.
Biggest Solar Storm in 20 Years has Hit the Earth……
The Sun had a busy week. The most powerful solar storm in the last two decades recently hit Earth, creating stunning displays of auroras, often known as the Northern and Southern Lights.
This event was caused by a group of sunspots (AR 3664), about 16 times the size of Earth.
They released several X-class solar flares and coronal mass ejections directly toward our planet.
These solar emissions led to severe geomagnetic storms, ranked at the highest intensity level of G5, marking the most intense storms since the 2003 Halloween storms.
Is someone aimimng to arrest our attention from our iPads and phones?
WORLD NEWS BRIEFING – with Tom Hughes and Dennis Swick – 16 May 2024
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