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.

For the First Time Since the Second Temple: Shofar Sounded on Temple Mount; Silver Trumpet Sounded as Call to War
On Thursday, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, a group of Jews smuggled shofarot (ritual rams’ horns) onto the Temple Mount and, despite police efforts to stop them, blew all of the requisite shofar blasts for the holiday. It should be emphasized that this is most probably the first time since the Second Temple stood that the shofar has sounded at Judaism’s holiest site.

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues city of Austin for using taxpayer money to fund abortions out of state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Austin after the city allocated $400,000 to fund out of state travel expenses for abortion, which Paxton says violates the state’s constitution.

IDF has destroyed 50% of Hezbollah’s missiles, say new intelligence assessments — but serious threat remains
Hezbollah can activate missiles and overseas sleeper cells to kill Americans and Israelis Levitt was quick to note that Hezbollah “still maintains an arsenal of surveillance and attack drones and some 60,000 to 100,000 rockets and missiles,” which can be fired deep into Israel.

Trump says Israel should hit Iran’s nuclear facility first ‘and worry about the rest later’
Criticizing US President Biden’s statements at the G7 conference that Israel should refrain from striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump said Israel should “hit the nuclear first and worry about the rest later.” … That’s the thing you wanna hit, right?

Nasrallah’s successor eliminated
An Israeli security source on Saturday confirmed to Sky News Arabic that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, was eliminated in a Friday night strike.

Lebanese media outlet: Israeli strike on Iran to begin soon
MTV quoted a US official as saying that the Israeli attack on Iran will begin “very soon.” The official did not specify a date, but indicated that the “wheels had begun to turn backwards.” In addition, American political scientist Ian Bremmer tweeted that he is “hearing Israel national security advisor just called Indian counterpart to warn that their retaliation (in Iran) is imminent.”

Blasts seen in Dahiyeh as Israel strikes Beirut, secondary explosions heard
Explosions were heard in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut on Saturday night, with the IDF confirming it was conducting strikes in the area against Hezbollah terror targets. Lebanese MTV also reported that a fire had broken out at the studios of Hezbollah-affiliated news outlet Al Manar, in the same suburb.

With a new year, comes a regional war for Israel
Israel is expected to attack Iran relatively soon and with a power that it has never done before following Tehran’s October 1 direct assault on the Jewish state. … the regional war that many wanted to avoid since October 7 has finally arrived. A quick strategic decision was made on Tuesday not to retaliate immediately but to keep the focus on pummeling Hezbollah

Airstrikes Launched on Several Parts of Yemen, Houthi Al Masirah TV says
Airstrikes were launched on Friday at several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement controlling much of Yemen, and residents said. Strikes also targeted the south of Dhamar city and the southeast of al-Bayda province, the channel added. Residents said that the attack on al-Bayda province targeted several Houthi military outposts.

Khamenei: Israel ‘will not last long’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday described Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre of some 1,200 people in Israel as “logical and legal,” and vowed that the Jewish state “will not last long.” During a rare Friday sermon, Khamenei also defended the Islamic Republic’s massive ballistic missile assault on Israel on Tuesday, saying it “was the minimum punishment for the crimes of the usurping Zionist regime,” and claiming it accorded with international law, as well as Islamic beliefs.

International investigation: Iran used criminals and drug dealers in Europe to target Israelis and Jews
Joint investigation reveals how Iran operated terror cells on European soil using figures from the criminal underworld to try and orchestrate massive attacks. This is not a “symbolic” modus operandi which takes advantage of frustrated and disenfranchised immigrants. Rather, these cells are planning and carrying out attacks and assassinations on a large scale. The cell that was arrested in France also planned to kill three other Israelis who work alongside Roey and three senior members of the Jewish community in Germany,

Israeli air strikes target Palestinian refugee camp, Hezbollah TV studios in Beirut
Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.

Katrina-Like Disaster Unfolds For Biden-Harris As New Round Of Tropical Trouble Takes Aim At Florida
Hurricane Helene has passed, leaving a trail of destruction across the US Southeast, and the Biden-Harris administration’s relief response with FEMA has been nothing short of a massive failure. Meanwhile, another storm is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, which could potentially usher in another round of tropical trouble for the US East Coast next week. FEMA admitted, “We got here yesterday,” a full week late.

What Would World War III Really Look Like? It’s Already Starting…
One of the most common assumptions I come across in the survival-sphere is the idea that the next world war would automatically necessitate global nuclear conflict and a Mad Max-like outcome. What people are overlooking is the fact that we are ALREADY in the middle of WWIII. … collapse is a process, not an event.

Tropical Storm “Milton” forms, forecast to strike Florida as a hurricane 
Tropical Storm “Milton” formed in the Gulf of Mexico at 17:25 UTC on October 5, 2024, as the 13^th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The current forecast track takes it right toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane before making landfall.

Dunedin records wettest day since 1923 with 2.4 times the average October rainfall in 40 hours, New Zealand
Dunedin has recorded its wettest day since 1923, with a staggering 130.8 mm (5.15 inches) of rain falling in just 24 hours between October 3 and October 4, 2024. As a result, the region experienced widespread flooding, with authorities placing Dunedin and the Clutha districts under a state of emergency.

Netanyahu Rips France’s Macron For Urging Arms Embargo On Israel: “A Disgrace”
On Saturday French President Emmanuel Macron called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel for use in Gaza. He told national broadcaster France Inter in an interview that finding a “political solution” to the Gaza and Lebanon conflicts must be a “priority” and that a full arms embargo would help create the conditions.

What Would World War III Really Look Like? It’s Already Starting… 
One of the most common assumptions I come across in the survival-sphere is the idea that the next world war would automatically necessitate global nuclear conflict and a Mad Max-like outcome. In other words, a lot of people assume we aren’t in a world war until the nukes start flying and the survivors are left fighting in soda can armor over an irradiated desert. This is a dangerous misunderstanding for a lot of reasons.

UN Secretary-General, UNRWA nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The head of the UN, under whose leadership war broke out in Ukraine and in the Middle East, has been nominated for promoting world peace, alongside an organization whose employees were involved in acts of massacre and kidnapping. The International Criminal Court in The Hague is also among the nominees for the prestigious prize.

Germany Targets American Writer: Facing Jail for Satirical Swastika Image Comparing Covid Policies to Nazi Germany 
C.J. Hopkins’ legal battle in Germany exposes a chilling global crackdown on free expression, as governments weaponize hate speech laws to crush dissent and silence those who dare challenge authoritarian state narratives, particularly regarding Covid.

India plans to launch a pilot project for facial recognition at airports for foreign nationals 
India is set to launch an international pilot project for Digi Yatra in June 2025, which will introduce facial recognition technology and e-passports for foreign nationals traveling to and from the country.

Proof that the Covid-19 vaccine causes mental illness
The study set out to investigate psychiatric adverse events from covid vaccinations. The authors recruited 50% of the Seoul-resident population randomly selected from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) claims database on 1 January 2021, resulting in a total of 2,027,353 participants.  The participants were divided into two groups according to Covid-19 vaccination status: vaccinated and non-vaccinated.

Netanyahu: Israel has duty and right to hit back at Iran for missile attack, will do so | The Times of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday repeated his promise to strike back against Iran for its ballistic missile attack earlier in the week, saying Israel has an obligation to retaliate and will do so.