NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Nasrallah says Israel ‘will cease to exist’ if war erupts, as rhetoric escalates
• Nasrallah threatens to return Israel to ‘stone age’
• Iran threatens Israel: ‘Prepare for a trip to the Stone Age’
• Jerusalem Shiekh: There is no proof the Temples ever existed
• Predicted scenario: 6,000 rockets at Israel during first days of war with Hezbollah
• Assad: Israeli strikes will continue as long as Israel is an enemy
• Egypt, Jordan voice ‘full support’ for Palestinians, slam Israel
• Iran trying to assert dominance by threatening US warships in Gulf
• US hopes F-35s, ships will deter Iran in Gulf region as Iran threats grow
• US May Arm Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz to Stop Iran Seizures
• Iran Says It Has Technology to Build Supersonic Cruise Missile
• Iran unveils armed drone, claims it could potentially reach Israel

Hamas calls for demonstrations for Gaza throughout the world

Israel National News reports: “Hamas has called for the Arab, Muslim, and free communities of the world to increase solidarity activities for Gaza over the next few days, specifically over the weekend. Hamas says the […]

FAITH FOR THE FINAL HOUR

• Americans’ Belief in God, Heaven and Angels Hits Historic Lows: Gallup
• ‘Prayer is wrong and something you should be ashamed of’
• Allegedly ‘Christian’ church: God is ‘non-binary whose pronouns are plural’
• Conservative Party Suspends Christian Councillor for Calling Pride a Sin
• British Social Worker Deemed ‘Unemployable’ Due to Christian Beliefs
• Christians worry growing protests against ‘missionaries’ will soon turn bloody
• Christian woman abducted, killed for refusing to convert to Islam in Pakistan

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hezbollah chief gloats: Israel had its ‘worst day,’ is on ‘path to disappearance’
• Hamas leader: ‘We taught Israel a lesson, they were defeated’
• IRGC Quds Force commander Qaani says Jenin proves Israel can be beaten – analysis
• Islamic Jihad: We must use crisis in Israel for war against it
• Hezbollah-affiliated cleric: Israel’s very existence is an act of war against Lebanon
• Hamas threatens Israel after Jews ascend Temple Mount

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Xi tells Chinese troops to double down on war prep as Janet Yellen touches down in Beijing
• Taiwan Says Chinese Air Force, Navy Stage Mass Drill to Island’s South
• China sends 37 military aircraft toward Taiwan ahead of defensive drills
• North Korea Warns It May Shoot Down US Surveillance Planes Violating Its Airspace
• North Korea fires ‘several cruise missiles’ into sea
• US Sends Another Sub to South Korea, Adding to Show of Force Against North Korea

DIARY OF A NUCLEAR MADMAN

• No surprise if North Korea conducts new nuclear test, US says
• North Korea threatens nuclear response after US sub deployment
• North Korea leader’s sister warns of ‘overwhelming nuclear deterrence’
• North Korean leader’s sister dismisses talks with US as ‘a daydream’
• South Korea’s President Threatens to ‘End’ North Korean Regime Aboard U.S. Nuclear Sub

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Xi says Russia and China should ‘lead global governance reform’
• China’s top diplomat says Beijing, Moscow to deepen ties
• Russia, China kick off joint naval drills
• Putin: We have a sufficient stockpile of cluster bombs

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Bible banned in several Utah schools due to ‘vulgarity and violence’
• Bible Returns to Utah School District Shelves After Public Outcry Forces Backflip
• Report: North Korea Sentences 2-Year-Old to Life in Prison after His Parents Are Caught with a Bible
• Texas Christian University offers ‘Queer Art of Drag’ course requiring students to create a ‘drag persona’
• U.N. ‘Expert’: Religious Liberty Must Yield to LGBT Demands
• Street preacher arrested for reading Bible verses at LGBT pride event
• Uganda: Jihadists Burn Christian Students Alive, Hack Them with Machetes in School Attack
• Report: Fulani Jihadists Slaughter 700 Christians as ‘Farewell’ to Nigeria’s Buhari
• Turkish ‘Princess’ Vows That Islam Will ‘Break the Western Cross’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Hamas celebrates shooting attack
• Islamic Jihad proclaims shooting attack ‘heroic sacrifice’
• Israel will be overthrown by Palestinian resistance, Iran tells Hamas
• Iran claims Caspian Sea destroyer outfitted with cruise missiles, new guns
• Hamas: ‘We will bring Israeli Arabs into the next fight”
• Gantz: We are closer than ever to needing to act against Iran

THE HYPERSONIC THREAT

• Iran unveils ‘Fattah,’ its first hypersonic missile
• Iran claims: Israel has no response to our new missile
• Race on for protection against hypersonic missiles
• Defense tech firm Rafael reveals first-ever hypersonic interceptor
• Russia’s ‘hypersonic’ missiles rely on foreign parts, stocks depleted – report

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russia says military ties with China provide global ‘stability’
• UAE wishes to strengthen ties with Russia, Sheikh Mohammed tells Putin
• U.S. deploys F-22s to Middle East to counter Russia’s ‘unsafe, unprofessional behavior’

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China Expands Nuclear Arsenal as Global Tensions Grow
• China Establishing ‘Commanding Lead’ with Key Military Technologies
• Chinese Defense Minister Threatens to Attack Taiwan ‘Without Any Hesitation’
• 37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
• Eight Chinese warplanes approach waters controlled by Taiwan
• Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Strait