7 Oct 2024

Israeli Hostage Confirmed Dead, 26,000 attacks against Israel, and Hamas hit hard
Since the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, more than 26,000 rockets, missiles, and drones have been fired at Israel by Iran and its allied militant groups, as reported by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This data was released on the first anniversary of the attack, revealing that 13,200 launches originated from Gaza, 12,400 from Lebanon, 400 from Iran, 180 from Yemen, and 60 from Syria, as of October 2, 2024.

As we mark Oct 7 anniversary, Israelis urgently need national unity and closer ties to Christians, fmr PM Naftali Bennett tells ALL ISRAEL NEWS
What is the current atmosphere in Israel, given an entire year of war and Israel being attacked on seven different fronts – from Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and the West Bank? Israelis know that they are fighting for their lives,

Iran is examining possibility that Quds Force commander was killed in strike targeting Hezbollah’s new leader Safi al-Din
Qaani’s death would mark highest-level Iranian official killed by Israel. A report in The New York Times claims that Esmail Qaani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, may have been killed in the recent strike that targeted Hassan Nasrallah’s replacement Hashem Safi al-Din.

More than 10,000 antisemitic incidents recorded in the U.S. since Oct. 7, the highest yearly total on record, ADL finds
More than 10,000 anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded in the United States in the year following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, marking the highest yearly total recorded, according to Anti-Defamation League data released Sunday. Of those incidents, at least 1,200 occurred on U.S. college campuses, a 500 percent increase from the year prior.

Netanyahu to troops in north: ‘You are the generation of victory. The world is astonished’
“A year ago, we took a terrible blow. In the 12 months since then, we have changed the reality across the board. The entire world is astonished by the blows you are landing on our enemies. I salute you and tell you: You are the generation of victory. Together we will fight and together we will win – with G-d’s help,”

Senior Qatari diplomat to ‘Post’: We never communicated with Sinwar – exclusive
Speaking exclusively to The Jerusalem Post, the diplomat clarified that all mediation efforts are conducted exclusively through representatives from Hamas’s political office in Doha. “Khalil Al-Hayah has been leading negotiations on behalf of Hamas since day one,” the diplomat stated, emphasizing that Sinwar has never been involved in direct talks.

Iran’s Oil Minister Visits Oil Export Terminal as Israeli Strike Feared
Iran’s oil minister landed on Kharg Island, home to the country’s main export terminal, and held talks with a naval commander on Sunday, the oil ministry’s news website Shana reported, amid concern Israel could attack energy facilities. An Israeli military spokesman said on Saturday that Israel would retaliate in response to last week’s missile attack by Tehran “when the time is right.”

US States Order Flags at Half-Staff to Mark Oct. 7 Anniversary
Multiple US states will lower their flags to half-mast during the day on Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack in southern Israel. “The hearts of Iowans go out to the innocent Israeli families and American citizens killed by Hamas,” stated Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, who ordered flags lowered at the state Capitol building and on all public grounds and sites in the state. (She encouraged individuals, businesses, schools and others to do the same.)

NY, MN shuls threatened on Rosh Hashanah, Michigan rabbi robbed in his home at gunpoint
Police departments in Minneapolis and New York City responded over Rosh Hashanah to threats against Jews worshipping in synagogues. Minneapolis officers arrested a man on Friday after he allegedly stood outside Temple Israel with a gun on Thursday. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee, did not comment on the threat to Minneapolis Jews

Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far,
Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early on Sunday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.

In rare appearance, Khamenei says Iran ‘won’t back down’ as Israel strikes in Beirut
Speaking in both Farsi and Arabic during Friday Prayers in central Tehran on October 4, Khamenei said Iran and the regional proxies it supports won’t back down from Israel as fears of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East grow amid a wave of multiple massive air strikes and a land incursion by Israel into Lebanon.

As Empire Of Lies Crumbles, Hillary Clinton Warns: “We’ll Lose Total Control” If Social Media Stops Censoring Content
About nine months ago, the WSJ Editor-in-Chief admitted to Davos elites that legacy media outlets no longer had a monopoly on information and narratives. In other words, misinformation and disinformation campaigns to brainwash the masses were no longer working. This is why the fake news media is attacking Elon and the X platform. They have lost control of the narrative they once had.
“We owned the news. We were the gatekeepers, and we very much owned the facts as well”.

Criminals Rake It In As Violent Crimes Soar In Sweden
As migrant criminal gangs expand their reach, Nordic authorities are grappling with how to contain the spread of violence and exploitation across borders

Rio Negro falls to record levels amid the Amazon drought 
Ongoing drought and reduced rainfall in the Amazon Basin caused the water levels of the Rio Negro River to fall to 12.66 m (41.5 feet) on Friday, October 4, 2024, the lowest on record since 1902 when records began.

Florida state of emergency issued ahead of major Hurricane Milton
Florida is preparing for what will likely be the largest evacuation the state has seen since 2017 as forecasters continue to monitor Tropical Storm Milton, which is expected to become a major hurricane and bring a life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain to the state this week.

Left-Wing Host Slammed for Using Bible to Justify Abortion, Saying Hurricane May Be Punishment for Red States
What does Hurricane Helene have to do with abortion? Absolutely nothing unless you’re Young Turks Founder and CEO Cenk Uygur. While Helene should unite Americans to rise above partisanship and all of its usual squabbles, Uygur took to X on Friday to make sure everyone stays in the muck by suggesting Helene is punishment from God against states where abortion is outlawed.

IDF vows ‘no relief or respite’ for Hezbollah; 440 terror operatives killed in ground op
The Israel Defense Forces continued its campaign to degrade Hezbollah in Lebanon on Saturday as it targeted command centers, weapons caches, tunnels and more, and as the military said it believed it had killed at least 440 Hezbollah operatives since the start of ground operations on Monday.

Rules of the New Normal Germany: Don’t criticise the government and don’t compare it to Nazi Germany, even if it is strikingly similar
The Berlin Appellate Court overturned CJ Hopkin’s acquittal on 30 September. “I am now, officially, at least according to the New Normal German authorities, a ‘hate-speech’ criminal. I’m officially a ‘hate-speech’ criminal because I compared New Normal Germany to Nazi Germany, and I challenged the official Covid narrative, and I used the cover art of my book to do it,” he wrote on the day.

Report: Residents in North Carolina Town Fend for Themselves
In an interview with the New York Post, several residents from the town of Bat Cave, located near the village of Chimney Rock, explained that they have seen no signs of FEMA or other “government agencies” in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Trump Returns to Massive Crowd in Butler, Pa.; Musk: If Harris Wins, No More Elections; Vance Blames Harris, Dems, for Violent Rhetoric
Donald Trump returned to the scene of the attempted assassination in Butler, Pa., to a crowd of an estimated 100,000 supporters. Speaking for about six minutes, Elon Musk warned that a Trump loss in November would mean the end of free speech and elections. “The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire,” Musk said. “And we had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs, and another who was fist pumping after getting shot. Fight, fight, fight! Blood coming down the face.”

Tens of thousands protest against Israel in Rabat, Morocco
Demonstrators waved PLO flags and brandished signs denouncing Morocco’s 2020 normalization with Israel a day before the anniversary of the October 7 attack.