‘Backbone of Iran’s missile industry’ destroyed by IAF strikes on Islamic Republic

October 28, 2024 — The Jerusalem Post reports: “The Israel Air Force struck a dozen targets in Iran that were used to produce solid fuel for long-range ballistic missiles as part of its retaliatory military action against the Islamic Republic, severely harming Tehran’s ability to replenish its inventory, it was reported on Saturday night.

The targets struck were sophisticated equipment that Iran could not produce on its own and had to be purchased from China, Walla reported. The targets were a critical component of Iran’s ballistic missile program, Walla cited three anonymous Israeli sources as saying.

An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and another researcher said facilities used to mix solid fuel for missiles also were struck.

The assessments based on commercial satellite imagery were reached separately by David Albright, a former UN weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst at CNA, a Washington think tank…”  (Almighty God has stated: …I will give them [Israel] an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off – Isaiah 56:5.  Everlasting means everlasting.  God promised to Abraham in Genesis 22:17: …in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore…    And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.  Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.  Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever – Deuteronomy 4:37 – 40.)

Khamenei insists ‘Hamas is alive,’ and ‘resistance’ goes on, despite Sinwar’s death

October 23, 2024 — The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Hamas was alive and would survive despite the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli military operation in Gaza.

Sinwar was the architect of the October 7, 2023 invasion and slaughter in southern Israel, when some 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists burst through the Gaza border and massacred some 1,200 people in their homes, communities and at a music festival, and abducted 251 to Gaza, where 97 are still held hostage from that day.

He was killed by IDF troops in Gaza’s Rafah on Wednesday.

‘His loss is certainly painful for the resistance front’ against Israel, ‘but it will not end at all with the martyrdom of Sinwar,’ Khamenei said.

‘Hamas is alive and will remain alive,’ he said in a statement…” (Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.  I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.  Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.  Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. – Psalm 2:1-12.  See the next two reports.)

Hezbollah vows escalation after Sinwar’s death, Iran says ‘resistance will endure’

October 18, 2024 — The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s mission to the United Nations said Thursday that the killing of Hamas terror group leader Yahya Sinwar would lead to the strengthening of ‘resistance’ in the region, hours after Israel confirmed it had killed the terror chief, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah declared a ‘transition to a new and escalatory phase’ in the war.

The Islamic Republic shared a still image taken from drone footage of Sinwar’s last moments, in which the terror leader is seen, face covered and injured, throwing a stick at the Israeli surveillance device.

The mission compared Sinwar with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a longtime foe of Iran whom American troops captured in 2003.

‘When US forces dragged a disheveled Saddam Hussein out of an underground hole, he begged them not to kill him despite being armed. Those who regarded Saddam as their model of resistance eventually collapsed,’ the mission said on X.

‘However, when Muslims look up to Martyr Sinwar standing on the battlefield — in combat attire and out in the open, not in a hideout, facing the enemy — the spirit of resistance will be strengthened.’…” 

Hezbollah backs ceasefire attempts as Israel continues to target its leadership

October 9, 2024 — The Jerusalem Post reports: “Hezbollah said it supported efforts to secure a ceasefire with Israel as the IDF continued to target its top leadership and the two armies sharply increased their bombardments.

‘After the issue of a ceasefire takes shape, and once diplomacy can achieve it, all of the other details can be discussed and decisions can be taken,’ Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Tuesday. ‘If the enemy [Israel] continues its war, then the battlefield will decide.’

Qassem mentioned in particular the efforts of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to restore calm.

‘We support the political activity being led by Berri under the title of a ceasefire,’ the deputy leader said in his 30-minute televised address…” 

Iran Debuts Blood-Splattered ‘No Hostage Will Be Released’ Mural in Tehran

October 25, 2024 — Breitbart.com reports: “Iranian authorities recently unveiled a horrific mural in Tehran’s Palestine Square on Tuesday that featured blood-splattered photos of the Israeli civilians abducted by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists, surrounding a message written in Hebrew that said ‘No Hostage Will Be Released.’

…The barbaric mural was Iran’s response to the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded the October 7 atrocities. Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces last week while attempting to flee into Egypt.

‘The new mural is being unveiled while, following the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, the Zionist regime had claimed that the time for the release of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas was approaching,’ reported the Fars news service, which is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization….”  (Islamic murderers will be tormented in the flames of Hell fire forever – …the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death – Revelation 21:8; and For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie – Revelation 22:15. Jesus described what it meant to be lost because of a life of sin: …it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abrahams bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame Luke 16:22 – 24.   See the next two reports.)

Netanyahu to Hamas: Free the Hostages and We Will Let You Live

October 18, 2024 — Breitbart.com reports: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening that Hamas terrorists who freed Israeli hostages would be allowed to live, but that those who sought to harm them would be hunted down and killed. He added that the war in Gaza would end if the hostages were freed and Hamas terrorists laid down their weapons.

Netanyahu published a video address in English, hours after Israel confirmed that its soldiers had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza in a firefight on Wednesday. He addressed his nation in Hebrew a few hours before…

Netanyahu’s message that the war could end if Hamas released the hostages and laid down its arms has been a consistent one for months. But the explicit offer to those holding Israeli hostages — now without the direction of  Sinwar’s leadership — was new…”

Israel Reiterates: Hamas Terrorists Who Release Hostages Will ‘Escape With Their Lives’

October 22, 2024 — Breitbart.com reports: “Israel reiterated a new offer Monday made last week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week: Hamas terrorists who release their Israeli hostages will be allowed to live; those who do not will be hunted down and killed.

There are 101 remaining Israeli hostages still in Hamas captivity in Gaza, about a third of whom are presumed dead.

However, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops last Wednesday has renewed hope for a hostage deal — even if it is not clear with whom Israel would be negotiating. In the vacuum, private actors have begun to step forward: Daniel Birnbaum, has made a public offer to pay $100,000 per living Israeli hostage freed by October 23.

David Mencer, an Israeli government spokesman representing the office of the prime minister, was asked in a press briefing about such private hostage release offers (some of which date to the earliest weeks of the war last October).

Without replying directly to the question, Mencer reiterated that Hamas terrorists who released Israeli hostages ‘without further harm’ will ‘escape with their lives.’ He reiterated that this offer had come directly rom Netanyahu…”