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There are a few things I need to speak with you about before getting to the news. The first is a new Psalm 83/Ezekiel War chart that will be included today. Please read it carefully and make note of the changes. The second is a crash course on Islamic Jihad.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8 KJV)
Fatah flag
In light of the video shared Tuesday (July 29th) on my main website titled “Iran Will Provide Missiles to West Bank Palestinians”, I did some research.
Let me give you a break down before we get to the information: Fatah is a ‘catch-all’ phrase used to differentiate them from Hamas (although with the reconciliation agreement and what you’ll see below, there is no difference).
Fatah is a political party of the PLO. Fatah has several hundred militiamen in the Gaza Strip who belong to various armed groups:
Jaish al-Karamah-(Army of Pride and Dignity – ADP) surfaced at the end of 2013 in Anbar (Iraq) as a radical Islamic group opposing Iraqi Government forces in pre-dominant Sunni areas.
Brigades of Martyr Abdel Qader Husseini – Armed Wing of Fatah
Jaish al-Asifah [Army of the Storm]
Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades– coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank
Hamas also has various ‘brigades’ operating in Gaza:
Islamic Jihad –Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian militant organization
Al Qassam Brigade – military wing of the Palestinian “Islamic Resistance Movement”
Al-Quds Brigades – the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (NOT to be confused with the Quds Force of the IRGC Iran)
This is by NO means a complete list. At times, it’s impossible to tell WHICH of these groups fired at Israel. I would venture to guess they bicker among themselves over who gets credit. Lately, though it seems Fatah is claiming the credit for every rocket, which leads to the information below: (I will provide links when possible but for viewer protection I have left a few out, as the chance of computer tampering and virus’ need to be considered)
http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/gaza-watch/groups/
During Abbas’ speech on Friday July 25th, the last lines he spoke were taken as a call to “war for Allah” (‘Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory’ [Surah 22:39). Al Aqsa claimed they opened fire on July 25 at Israeli soldiers in Qalandia. Violence obviously began immediately following Abbas’ speech. Despite the claims that the al-Aqsa brigade was disband (2nd link), beginning on July 27th, the official Fatah Facebook page begin publishing statements and releasing videos, along with their declaration of open war
Headline: Fatah Declares ‘Open War’ on Israel
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183378#.U9hwDGPN5Jk
Headline: Fatah official Tirawi: “The big explosion is coming”
“These are small explosions, which happen occasionally, but the big explosion is coming. The big explosion is coming. After the big explosion, no one will know where it will lead and what its results will be…It is legal to use all means – to shoot, throw stones, to hold a demonstration and a sit-down strike. All these means will be possible and permissible for our people, and let no one say that weapons are forbidden in the West Bank.”
Jul 27, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGGesBsd9Vc&list=UUMsgtVuEB3figdSPz_9dRIA
Headline: Fatah: “We will turn Tel Aviv into a ball of fire””The enemy (i.e., Israel) must understand that the Martyr Commander Nidal Al-Amoudi left behind an army of well-trained fighters. We swear to you that we will turn the beloved [Gaza] Strip into a graveyard for your soldiers, and we will turn Tel Aviv into a ball of fire. (they start singing at the :47 mark)
Jul 28, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrnildEaYk&list=UUMsgtVuEB3figdSPz_9dRIA
Headline: Fatah incites violence through song: We are “as shining swords”
“In the name of Allah the Merciful ‘Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory.’
Protect the sanctuary and protect them
Knights of the sanctuary are holding the flags
Whenever they [Israelis] go crazy, and when our eyes are closed
We open our eyes on the sanctuary and its borders
When the land calls its men, it finds us as shining swords
There’s nothing more precious. We kneel only to the Creator
When the land calls its men, it finds us as shining swords
There’s nothing more precious. We kneel only to the Creator.”
Jul 28, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLRiBsom59g&list=UUMsgtVuEB3figdSPz_9dRIA
Headline: This was in Arabic and the translation perhaps leaves something to be desired. It was found on a Fatah website (which I will NOT name in order to protect viewers). This will give you an idea of the extent Fatah – not Hamas- has become involved in Gaza:
In the name of God the Merciful
“So for those who fight because they have been wronged, and God’s power to the victory”Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, during the last 24 hours of the day Wednesday announce the implementation of the tasks jihadist following:
Deir al-Balah rocket attack minutes exactly at 11:40 am on Wednesday
bombing Zakim four missiles promptly at 4:40 minutes of Wednesday evening
bombing Ashkelon makeshift rocket promptly at 10:20 minutes in the evening
Chicago Imam Encourages Jihad against Israel
Top Hamas Official Osama Hamdan: Ceasefire Should Include Int’l Forces on June 4, 1967 Borders
12 Examples of Hamas Firing Rockets from Civilian Areas
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! 2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
Listed below are the nations which will attack Israel from Ezekiel chapter 38 and their modern day names (see chart above).
Gog is the leader of the Russian invasion of Israel.
Magog, Meshech, and Tubal comprise modern day Russia.
Persia is Iran, parts of northern Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Cush is Ethiopia and Sudan.
Put is Libya and will most likely include Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
Gomer is Eastern Germany.
Beth Togarmah is Turkey and Armenia.
Israel’s Operation Protective Edge entered its 24th day on Thursday
https://twitter.com/IDFSpokesperson
Headline: US, UN announce deal on 72-hour Gaza cease-fire
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire beginning Friday, during which time there will be negotiations on a more durable truce in the 24-day-old Gaza war, the United States and United Nations announced Thursday. The announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas‘ tunnel network “with or without a cease-fire” and as the Palestinian death toll soared past 1,400. There was no immediate Israeli comment on the announcement.
Jul 31, 2014
http://news.msn.com/world/us-un-announce-deal-on-gaza-cease-fire
Headline: Netanyahu: Israel will destroy Gaza tunnels, with or without cease-fire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was determined, regardless of ceasefire efforts, to complete the destruction of tunnels that Palestinian militants have built under the Gaza-Israel border. “We are determined to complete this mission with or without a cease-fire,” Netanyahu said in public remarks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv. “I won’t agree to any proposal that will not enable the Israeli military to complete this important task for the sake of Israel’s security.” “Hamas’ capabilities would have enabled it to abduct and murder civilians and IDF soldiers while simultaneously attacking from the tunnels penetrating our territory,” Netanyahu said. “We are destroying that capability now. There are no 100 percent guarantees, just as the Iron Dome does not give a complete response, but the IDF’s operations in the field are impressive and they are continuing at full force.”
July 31, 2014
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-gaza-conflict-2014/1.608189
Headline: Palestinian delegation arrives in Cairo for cease-fire talks
Headline: Kerry: ‘No promise’ Gaza ceasefire can be reached
Headline: Lapid: No deal until tunnels cleared
Headline: 16:40– Ceasefire talks at dead end, says Palestinian official
Palestinian and Egyptian sources reported that a Palestinian delegation, comprised of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad representatives, arrived on Thursday morning in Cairo to discuss a potential cease-fire agreement with Israel. Earlier, Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar reported that according to senior Palestinian sources, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with the Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Shalah, and told him that the groups were willing to “participate in the Egyptian discussions, as one united government.” Palestinian sources said the delegation decided to include the opening of the Rafah crossing in the cease-fire talks, as well as discussions of opening all the borders of Gaza. The sources added that Egyptian officials pressed Abbas to convince the sides to agree to a two-day cease-fire, in order to convince Israel to accept Egypt’s newest initiative.
July 31, 2014
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4553018,00.html
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4553034,00.html
Headline: Australia PM urges immediate ceasefire
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. “It should be a ceasefire immediately by both sides. That’s what there should be, because plainly, too many people are dying. It’s just wrong what’s happening, so there should be a ceasefire,” he says in an interview with Radio 3AW. Asked if Israel is perhaps overreacting in its military operation, Abbott admits that in recent days he was “rather more focused” on Malaysian flight MH17, which was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, than on the Gaza conflict and that he’s therefore reluctant to judge. “All I say is that there should be an immediate ceasefire. Innocent people are dying. But, we must also be working towards a long-term solution that does involve the recognition of Israel’s right to exist behind secure borders.”
July 31, 2014
http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-24-despite-criticism-government-resolves-to-intensify-gaza-offensive/
Headline: Five Israelis wounded by mortar fire near Gaza border; two injured by rocket in Kiryat Gat
An Israeli delegation traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for several hours of talks over Egypt’s efforts to broker a truce in Gaza. An official said Israel will continue to allow temporary humanitarian cease-fires in certain areas. Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and 12 wounded on Wednesday afternoon in the Khan Yunis area of south Gaza, bringing the death toll in the military to 56. Three Israeli civilians have been killed in the current round of fighting.
July 31, 2014
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608121
Headline: Qassam Brigades attacks Israeli anti-tunnel vehicle
Headline: Intense fighting in Shejaiya
The Hamas-affiliated al-Qassam Brigades on Wednesday claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli military engineering vehicle used to destroy tunnels in an attack in eastern Juhr al-Dik in the Gaza Strip. The Brigades said in a statement that the group destroyed the vehicle and “everyone, everything around it” including military vehicles, officers and soldiers. The group added that this attack, which used a kornet missile, was an “initial response” for the latest “Shujaiyya massacre,” referring to Israel’s shelling of a market Wednesday that killed 17 shoppers and injured 200. Meanwhile, Intense fighting is reported in the hard-hit Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City. The neighborhood contains a high concentration of tunnel entrances and rocket launchers, and has seen some of the bloodiest ground fighting of the campaign.
July 31, 2014
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=717132
Headline: Two rockets shot down over Tel Aviv
Sirens are sounding in multiple cities in central Israel’s Dan region. Two rockets are intercepted over Tel Aviv as sirens also sound in Bnei Brak, Givat Shmuel, Givatayim, Ramat Gan and Ramat Efal. Pieces of one of the rockets are reportedly found.
July 31, 2014
Headline: IDF reveals foiled body-snatching attempt
The IDF reveals a thwarted body-snatching attempt that took place two days ago in the southern Gaza Strip. The 101st Paratrooper Battalion was engaged in a battle in Khan Younis in which several IDF soldiers were killed. At one point in the battle, the battalion’s commander noticed a Hamas cell dragging the body of one of the dead soldiers toward the entrance of a tunnel. The Hamas fighter dragging the soldier’s body had already reached the entrance to the tunnel when the battalion commander charged the entrance alone in order to retrieve the body. He managed to kill the Hamas fighter, and then to drag the body back toward the IDF troops.
July 31, 2014
Headline: Hamas calls for ‘Day of Rage’ Friday in West Bank
Headline: 13:21 – Shooting incident in West Bank; no injuries
Hamas called for “Day of Rage” to take place Friday in the occupied West Bank, as the Israeli offensive continued unabated for a 24th day in the Gaza Strip. “We call on you to actively participate in an angry protest against the crimes committed by the Israeli army against our steadfast people in Gaza and to support the courageous resistance,” Hamas said on flyers published online Thursday. The messages targeted Palestinians in several cities in the West Bank, including Hebron, Tulkarm and Bethlehem.
July 31, 2014
Headline: Hamas suppressing wartime dissent, shooting to kill Palestinian protesters
Hamas has been shooting Palestinians to quell unrest in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Hamas has been killing Palestinians suspected of sparking protests amid the war with Israel. They said more than 50 people have been killed, most of them accused of spying for Israel. “Everybody is terrified to talk about this because they still control the streets,” a source said. The sources said Hamas troops have also opened fire on those who demanded food rations. On July 28, two people were killed and more than 20 injured when Hamas gunmen battled those waiting on line for food in the northern town of Beit Hanoun. On July 26, at least five protesters were shot dead by Hamas gunmen in Gaza City. The sources said some 40 people gathered outside Shifa Hospital to demand medical services. The sources said Hamas was concerned that the rival Fatah movement as well as neighboring Egypt were fomenting unrest amid the war with Israel. They said Hamas has retained its 20,000-member security force to prevent a coup.
July 31, 2014
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4396/fatah-rockets
Headline: Hamas Planned War for Months in Advance, Says IDF
Headline: Calls Grow to Upgrade Operation Protective Edge to ‘War’ Status
A senior source in the IDF’s Southern Command says the IDF was not surprised by the Hamas tunnel network, and seeks to dispel the widely held notion that the flareup in fighting in Gaza was an unintended result of the large-scale arrests of Hamas terrorists carried out by the IDF after the abduction and murder of three yeshiva boys. Hamas began preparations for the “July War,” as he put it, in February of this year, and the date of July 15 was set for its launching four months ahead of time. Contrary to most reports, the officer says that the tunnel threat was something “everyone” knew about, both inside and outside the military. However, he explained, “on a national level, no one wanted to hear about the tunnel issue.” In February, he added, Hamas tripled the pace of the tunnel digging, especially in the southern Gaza Strip, and the IDF knew this. The tunnel diggers had previously worked one eight-hour shift per day, and began working three eight-hour shifts, around the clock.
July 31, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183570#.U9p8xWPN5Jk
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183563#.U9p_mmPN5Jk
Headline: Al Jazeera video catches rocket attack
Al Jazeera reporter Nicole Johnston stands on a dark Gaza street when the night is suddenly lit up by the apparent launch of three rockets at Israel from only a few meters away. Unfortunately, Al Jazeera has chosen to NOT make this video available to America.
July 31, 2014
http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Gaza_Blog/122938423
Headline: Booby-Trapped Explosives Built into Walls of UNRWA Clinic
New details have emerged about the booby-trapped clinic explosion that killed three IDF Maglan unit soldiers in Gaza earlier this week – Sergeant First Class Matan Gottlieb, 21, from Rishon LeZion; Sergeant First Class Omar Chai, 21, from Savion; and Sergeant First Class Guy Algranati, 20, of Tel Aviv, hy”d. Over eighty kilograms of explosives were built into the UN-funded hospital’s walls themselves, it was cleared for publication Thursday – revealing that the clinic itself was built to mask, and perform, potential acts of terror on the IDF. Moreover, the clinic was built over tens of terror tunnels, according to the report. The UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) has yet to respond to the revelations, and has still not responded to the deaths of the Israeli soldiers Wednesday.
July 31, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183566#.U9p-1GPN5Jk
Headline: Israeli Air Force takes out 40 mosques-cum-rocket stores, brings new drone into Gaza operation
The Israeli Air Force bombed 40 mosques in Gaza Tuesday night, July 30, in the most extensive operation against Hamas’ religious institutions-cum-military bases so far. In total, at least 50 mosques have been blown up along with their stockpiles of rockets and arms caches. This past week has also seen the first deployment in action of the Air Force’s brand new Hermes 900 UAV, an unmanned aircraft also known as the Star. Never before used in wartime operations, the drone’s debut was rushed forward because of its useful properties: The aircraft can fly nonstop for 30 hours at an altitude of 30,000 feet, the while conducting surveillance, gathering intelligence and relaying communications to and from military personnel in the field.
July 31, 2014
Headline: Israel deploys robots to clear Hamas tunnels
Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system isn’t the only high-tech hardware the country’s military is deploying in its latest fight against the Islamist militant group Hamas in Gaza. Israel Defense Forces have for the first time deployed an unmanned ground vehicle known as the Micro Tactical Ground Robot made by Tel Aviv-based Roboteam to scour underground tunnels for Hamas-controlled weapons caches and command posts, according to a Defense News article. The portable, remote-controlled system weighs about 20 pounds and has a maximum speed of 2 miles per hour, range of about 1,600 feet and battery life of four hours. Outfitted with five cameras, an internal microphone and infrared laser pointers, the machine can collect and relay encrypted information. The company’s website touts that the ISR model “is currently used by Special Forces, tactical and urban warfare units.”
July 31, 2014
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/07/31/israel-deploys-robots-to-clear-hamas-tunnels/
Headline: ‘Hamas using sophisticated Qatari tech’
Though many Israelis underestimate its capabilities, Hamas actually has sophisticated computer and networking resources in terror tunnels to detect the presence of IDF troops and to automatically fire rockets and missiles at Israeli targets — and a rich sponsor is helping them. That sponsor is Gulf oil powerhouse Qatar, says Aviad Dadon of Israeli cyber-security firm AdoreGroup. “The Qataris have invested hundreds of millions in both defensive and offensive cyber capabilities,” says Dadon. “We have sourced 70% of the cyber-attacks on Israeli government sites in recent weeks to IP addresses associated with Qatar.” According to Dadon, Hamas has embedded sophisticated network systems inside its terror tunnels, giving operatives in command and control centers the ability to monitor events in any of the tunnels. Using sensors and other networked equipment, terrorists can quickly be notified if an IDF unit is advancing in a tunnel, allowing them to disperse quickly — and allowing the command and control staff to set off explosives when soldiers approach a booby trap.
July 31, 2014
Headline: UN rights chief accuses Israel, Hamas of committing war crimes in Gaza
Headline: White House calls IDF fire on UN school ‘indefensible’
The U.N.’s top human rights official accused both Israel and Hamas militants of committing war crimes in the latest Gaza war, but reserved her harshest words for the Israeli government, which she said Thursday was deliberately defying international law. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that by placing and firing rockets within heavily populated areas both sides are committing “a violation of international humanitarian law, therefore a war crime.” “Locating rockets within schools and hospitals, or even launching these rockets from densely populated areas are violations of international humanitarian law,” Pillay said, referring to Hamas, but added that doesn’t “absolve” Israel from disregarding the same law.
July 31, 2014
Headline: Abbas Praises Algeria’s $25 Aid Funding to Gaza (Algeria is PUT in the Ezekiel War)
President Mahmoud Abbas expressed Thursday his appreciation for the Algerian support of affected Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which was a grant of US$25 by Algeria to help overcome the humanitarian disaster caused by the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. Abbas expressed thanks for his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika for providing this urgent support, signifying Bouteflika’s constant stance in supporting the Palestinian rights of freedom and independence. “We recall [the role of] Algeria in supporting and embracing our Palestinian revolt, as well as standing in support of the Palestinian stance at all international and regional forums and its ongoing financial assistance to Palestine,” said Abbas.
***I believe they mean $25 MILLION although that is up for debate since we can’t independently confirm the amount; Algeria sent $100,000.00 on July 20th.
July 31, 2014
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=26074
Headline: European Union Provides €13 Million to East Jerusalem Hospitals (17,403,295 US)
“Today, the European Union is responding with a contribution of €13 million to the major cash flow problems of East Jerusalem Hospitals as a result of the Palestinian Authority’s financial crisis,” Wednesday said the European Union in a press release. “The contribution, which is channelled through the PEGASE mechanism, will cover the outstanding costs of referrals of patients for treatment to East Jerusalem Hospitals by the Palestinian Ministry of Health,” the release added. “With an overall contribution of €36 million since 2012, the EU is covering the referral costs over a period of nearly two years (January 2012 to October 2013) for patients referred for treatment in East Jerusalem Hospitals by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.”
July 31, 2014
http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=26066
Headline: Amsterdam home flying Israeli flag targeted with firebomb
A Jewish woman who displayed an Israeli flag from her balcony in Amsterdam is targeted with a firebomb and death threats. The firebomb lands on the balcony of neighbors of Leah Rabinovitch, a Mexico-born Jewish woman who flew the Israeli flag on Amsterdam’s Kruger Square, located in an eastern neighborhood heavily populated with Moroccan immigrants, the Het Parool daily reports Wednesday. The report did not say whether the firebomb ignited and whether it caused any damage, but according to the FokNews website, it landed on a neighbor’s balcony. Fok also reported that a stone that was hurled at Rabinovitch’s apartment smashed a window and that one of the death threats sent to Rabinovitch read: “Heil Hitler, Hitler is coming back, Jews must die.”
July 31, 2014
Headline: Paris Riot Police Deployed for Pro-Israel Rally
Hundreds of riot police in Paris deployed near the Israeli Embassy Thursday for the first major pro-Israel rally since the start of the latest Gaza war. Several thousand people turned out for the rally, waving signs with slogans like “Gaza hostage of Hamas” and “We protest for peace.” The demonstration happened amid persistent reports the Jewish Defense League faces a government ban. JDD militants stepped in to assure security at synagogues during pro-Gaza protests, but were blamed for provoking violence at pro-Palestinian rallies. France has both the largest Jewish and Muslim populations in Western Europe, and the Gaza war has raised tensions to their highest in years.
July 31, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/paris-riot-police-deployed-pro-israel-rally-24791910
Lebanon
Headline: Palestinian embassy asks Lebanon to raise flag
Headline: How Gaza and Mosul activate Lebanese fault lines
The Palestinian Embassy in Beirut Thursday asked Lebanese citizens to raise the Palestinian flag in a sign of solidarity with Gaza as Israel’s three-week-old bombardment continues. In a statement titled “Palestine unites us,” the embassy asked “people in Lebanon to raise the Palestinian flag on top of building to express national unity and solidarity with our people in Gaza as well as a sign of their victory.”
July 31, 2014
Headline: Lebanese Army arrests 6 Syrians in Arsal
The Lebanese Army arrested six Syrian nationals in Arsal Thursday over suspicion of belonging to Syrian rebel groups, the National News Agency reported. The agency said four were detained at an Army checkpoint in Wadi Ain-Ata and two at another checkpoint in Ain al-Shaab. The six suspects were handed over to the judicial police for further interrogation. The army had detained eight other Syrian nationals Wednesday who were also accused of belonging to armed rebel groups. Residents of Arsal are sympathetic to the Syrian rebels, and many of the latters are believed to be taking refuge in the mountainous area bordering the town. Battles raged Wednesday in Qalamoun, the Syrian region just across the mountainous border area, and in the mountains surrounding Shiite villages such as Labweh, Nahlet Younin and Al-Ain in Lebanon’s northeast, between regime and Hezbollah forces and the Syrian rebels.
July 31, 2014
Syria
Headline: At least 49 killed in Syria Kurdish-jihadist battle
A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the Kurds seized several ISIS positions, Agence France-Presse reported a monitoring group as saying Thursday. Wednesday’s fighting in Ain al-Arab (Kobane in Kurdish) killed 14 members of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and 35 jihadists, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that dozens of fighters were wounded. The Britain-based monitor said it was now “calm” after the fighting in the Ain al-Arab area in the restive northern province of Aleppo on the border with Turkey. The Observatory also reported fighting in eastern Syria between a Sunni tribe and ISIS, with members of the tribe tweeting about an “uprising.” The Shaitat tribe in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor — most of which is under jihadist control — also fought back against the ISIS, the Observatory said. The fighting erupted after the ISIS detained three members of the tribe, “violating an agreement” between the two sides, it said. According to the Observatory, the Shaitat tribe had promised ISIS it would not oppose it, in exchange for the jihadists not harassing or attacking its members.
July 31, 2014
Russia
Headline: Russia threatens Europe with higher energy prices
Russia on Wednesday (30 July) reacted angrily to the EU economic sanctions, threatening to increase energy prices. “Obsessed with sanctions, Brussels is itself creating barriers for further cooperation in such a key sector as energy industry,” the Russian foreign ministry said in statement. “It is a senseless and irresponsible step, which will inevitably cause European energy market prices to rise,” the statement said. The ministry added that the economies of Russia and the EU are interlinked and that the “stage three” sanctions will affect the economic situation in the EU “not less than in Russia”. Some 30 percent of the overall EU gas consumption is covered by Russian gas imports, but some eastern member states are up to 90 percent dependent on Russia. The possible retaliation in the energy sector was factored in when the EU decided to adopt economic sanctions, which will enter into force Friday.
July 31, 2014
http://euobserver.com/foreign/125158
Headline: Food supplies cut to rebel stronghold in east Ukraine
Food supplies have been cut to the rebel stronghold of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine during a military offensive on the city by government forces, local officials said on Thursday. The army says it has almost completely encircled Luhansk but has opened a humanitarian corridor to allow people to flee the city. It says it is not firing on residential areas although three people were reported killed in overnight shelling. “Chains of large supermarkets, food shops and markets work intermittently. Food deliveries to the city have stopped, supplies are decreasing every day. Shops only offer products from their stocks,” the city authorities said in a statement on their website. The United Nations say more than 1,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine since mid-April. This is around the time when pro-Russian separatists rose up in mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, prompting Kiev to launch an “anti-terrorist” operation to try to quell the rebellion.
July 31, 2014
http://newsdaily.com/2014/07/31/food-supplies-cut-to-rebel-stronghold-in-east-ukraine/
Iran
Headline: Iran’s Quds Force to Hamas: Turn Israeli land and sky into hell
Headline: Iranian ‘Qods Force’ General Scoffs at Calls to Disarm Hamas
Maj.-Gen. Qassem Suleimani’s message to militant factions resisting Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip was published late Wednesday by Iran’s official IRNA news agency. Suleimani “underlined that confronting the Zionist enemy is a necessity and the Palestinian resistance movement will turn the land and sky into hell for the Zionists.” “Disarmament of resistance is a daydream that will only come true in the graveyard” for Israel, said the rarely quoted senior figure. The United States and European countries have called for a cease-fire in the devastating Gaza conflict and the disarmament of militant groups in the coastal strip, notably Hamas. The Quds Force, a branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, is highly secretive and conducts security functions abroad deemed necessary to protect the Islamic Republic. As its leader, Suleimani is seldom mentioned or pictured in Iranian media but he has cultivated a reputation as one of the most influential security operatives in the Middle East. “The painful scenes in Palestine dishearten us and fills our chests with deep grief arising from deep anger,” his statement added. “Martyrdom for Palestine is a dream of every noble Muslim and freedom-seeker.”
July 31, 2014
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4552812,00.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183552#.U9qB9WPN5Jk
Iraq
Headline: US to sell largest ever Hellfire missile cache to Iraq
The United States is preparing to sell the Iraqi government 5,000 Hellfire missiles through a proposed $700 million deal intended to equip Baghdad with additional power as militants from the Islamic State continue to wage a campaign across the region. On Tuesday, the US State Department issued a statement announcing the preliminary approval of an agreement that would give Iraq a new arsenal of AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support “to help improve the Iraq Security Forces’ capability to support current on-going ground operations.” The Washington Post reported that the deal, if cleared for approval, would constitute the largest shipment yet of Hellfire missiles to Iraq. Congress will first have to authorize the arrangement, but AFP reported that lawmakers are expected to green-light the deal as planned.
YESTERDAY’S HEADLINE:
Iraq signs $1 billion USD contract to buy Russian weapons
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/urgent-iraq-signs-1-billion-usd-contract-buy-russian-weapons/
July 31, 2014
http://rt.com/usa/176800-hellfire-missile-deal-iraq/
Headline: Fighting in flashpoint Iraq town kills five militants
Headline: ISIL targets Dhiloa’ya district in Tikrit with mortar shells
The Islamic State launched a failed attack on the Iraqi town of Dhuluiya on Thursday, sparking clashes that left at least five of its fighters dead, the army and residents said. “The Iraqi security forces repelled an attack launched this morning by Daash,” military spokesman Qassem Atta told AFP, using ISIS’ former Arabic acronym. “The army and airforce, supported by tribal fighters, killed five Daash members, including a senior leader,” he said. Dhuluiya, which is located 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Baghdad, is a key target in the jihadist group’s attempt to progress toward the capital. “We killed eight of them. Four bodies are still strewn in the street and Daash has now retreated,” said one tribal fighter contacted in Dhuluiya by phone.
July 31, 2014
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isil-targets-dhiloa-ya-district-in-tikrit-with-mortar-shells/
Headline: ISIL terrorists execute 17 citizens, including police officer in northern Tikrit
The ISIL terrorists executed 17 citizens of northern Tikrit. Security source stated to IraqiNews.com “The ISIL terrorists executed 17 citizens of Shurqat district of northern Tikrit after kidnapping them for several days.” “The security forces seized the corpses of the dead civilians including Abdul Bari al-Jumaili, a police officer within Salah il-Din Police Command,” the source concluded.
July 31, 2014
http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isil-terrorists-execute-1-citizens-northern-tikrit/
Ethiopia
Headline: Ethiopia, Egypt to resume Nile dam talks on Aug. 26
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan will resume their tripartite talks on an Ethiopian multi-billion dollar hydroelectric dam on the Nile in late August, an Ethiopian official said Tuesday. “The negotiations will resume on August 26-27,” Fekahmed Negash, director-general of boundary and trans-boundary rivers at Ethiopia’s Water Ministry, told Anadolu Agency. Cairo and Khartoum had earlier accepted a proposal by Addis Ababa to hold the talks in Sudan in the third week of August. Set up in 2011, a tripartite technical committee was tasked with studying the impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the two downstream states. The committee’s activities, however, were suspended in January amid mounting tension between Cairo and Addis Ababa. Negash said the committee will “pick up where it left off at the time of its disruption, which is the formation of a committee for conducting two proposed studies.”
July 31, 2014
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/141557/ethiopia-egypt-to-resume-nile-dam-talks-on-aug-26
Libya
Headline: Heavy shelling, clashes resume in Libya’s Tripoli
Headline: Libya Islamic militias declare control of Benghazi
Headline: Benghazi declared ‘Islamic emirate’ by militants
Heavy shelling resumed on Thursday in southern Tripoli where rival militia brigades were battling for control of the capital’s main airport in some of the worst clashes since the 2011 revolt which ousted Muammar Gaddafi. Around 200 people have been killed since the clashes erupted two weeks ago in the capital and also in the eastern city of Benghazi, where a coalition of Islamist militants and former rebels have overrun a major army base in the city. Meanwhile, Islamic hard-line militias claimed to have taken control of Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi, after defeating army units, taking over military barracks and seizing tanks, rockets and hundreds of boxes of ammunition, as deadly clashes continue in the western edge of the country in the capital between rival militias, promoting a wave of evacuation by foreign nationals, diplomats and Libyans.
July 31, 2014
http://newsdaily.com/2014/07/31/heavy-shelling-clashes-resume-in-libyas-tripoli/
http://news.yahoo.com/libya-islamic-militias-declare-control-benghazi-140620053.html
Headline: ISIS woos Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
After failing to attract al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now trying to gain the support of Libya’s Ansar al-Sharia. An ISIS supporter recently endorsed the terror group on a global jihadist forum. On July 23rd, the militant urged ISIS followers to repost his comments on social networking websites, in order to push Ansar al-Sharia in Libya to swear allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. To their view Ansar al-Sharia in Libya is key for taking control over the Maghreb and Egypt. According to Abdellah Rami, an expert on jihadist movements, AQIM’s refusal to recognise al-Baghdadi’s group kept ISIS from claiming the key position in the parent terror organisation. “The success or failure of the ISIS project hinges on the positions of three key jihadist organisations in the world: al-Qaeda in Yemen, AQIM and Ansar al-Sharia in Libya,” Rami said. “Without the allegiance of those groups, the caliphate project will just be ink on paper and will be a local organisation confined to Iraq’s borders.” “However, this doesn’t mean that the caliphate state doesn’t have supporters in those areas,” Rami told Magharebia. “There are dozens of small groups and terrorist cells that have already sworn allegiance to ISIS in those countries, and there are hundreds of lone wolves that ISIS has already attracted. Therefore, al-Baghdadi can use those at any moment to carry out terrorist operations and destabilise regional countries.”
July 31, 2014
http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2014/07/31/feature-01
Algeria
Headline: Algeria willing to establish “normal” relations with Morocco, says Lamamra
Algeria is willing to establish “normal” relations with Morocco and build the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) in compliance with Saharawi people’s right to self-determination under the International Law, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Wednesday. Algeria today “reaffirms its commitment for the establishment of the normal bilateral relations with the Kingdom of Morocco and the construction of the Arab Maghreb Union to serve the interests of the region’s peoples, but by respecting the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination,” Lamamra stressed in an interview with Ennahar TV channel. “When Algeria banked on the establishment of normal bilateral relations with the Kingdom of Morocco and on the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union to set up a new climate in the region, likely to offer promising prospects to the region’s peoples, it was based on the idea that Morocco would admit evidences and would not impose a solution in the region which would be rejected by both the international community and the Sahrawi people,” the minister said.
July 31, 2014
Germany
Headline: Germans protest Israeli attacks in Gaza
Dozens of Germans held a street protest in Berlin on Wednesday against the continued Israeli attacks on Gaza. Protesters marched with flags, banners and placards saying, “Free Gaza” and “Stop Massacre in Gaza.” No arrests were reported. The Berlin rally is just latest in a wave of protests in hundreds of cities around the world. Over 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing operation in Gaza.
July 31, 2014
http://rt.com/in-motion/176968-gaza-israel-germany-protest/
Turkey
Headline: Erdogan Accuses Israel of ‘Hitler-Like Fascism’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday launched one of his strongest attacks yet on Israel over its military operation in the Gaza Strip, accusing the Jewish state of showing “Hitler-like fascism” against the Palestinians. Speaking at a mass rally in eastern Turkey to promote his candidacy in presidential elections, Turkey’s Islamist leader once again compared Israel to Nazi Germany saying he was happy to give back an award that was bestowed upon him by an American Jewish Group in 2004, reiterating comments made earlier this week. In typically bombastic mood wearing a casual shirt and sunglasses, Erdogan showed no sign of reining in rhetoric that has angered not just Israel but also Ankara’s NATO ally the United States. “What is the difference between Israeli actions and those of the Nazis and Hitler?” he asked. “How can you explain what the Israeli state has been doing in Gaza, Palestine, if not genocide?” he said. “This is racism. This is fascism. This is keeping Hitler’s spirit alive,” he added.
July 31, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183575#.U9p9XGPN5Jk
Headline: Turkish ‘Humanitarian Aid’ to Gaza: Ball-Bearings, Cement Mixers
*****This is NOT yet the Freedom Flotilla II with naval escort
Customs officials at southern Israel’s Ashdod port discovered hundreds of ball-bearings and cement mixers in a Turkish shipment of “humanitarian aid” to Gaza on Wednesday, raising fears the cargo could have been used by Hamas to support its ongoing war against Israel, according to Channel Two. While both items have civilian uses, both have played a central role building Hamas’s rocket arsenal and its vast network of “terror tunnels” into Israel. Terrorists in Gaza regularly use ball-bearings to maximize the lethality of locally-made, short-range Qassam rockets. Unlike other, more powerful long-range rockets and military-grade mortar shells smuggled into Gaza from state-sponsors such as Iran, Qassam rockets have a relatively small warhead. But while the explosion itself may be relatively “small”, the rockets are also packed with shrapnel – including nails, razors and, most commonly, ball-bearings – which are scattered throughout a relatively wide radius upon impact, maiming or killing anyone in the vicinity. The co-opting of hundreds of tons of concrete supplies by Hamas to build its underground tunnel network, used to store and transport weapons as well as carry out attacks inside Israel, has also been well-documented. The timing of those specific items of “humanitarian aid” is particularly suspicious; Gaza’s civilian population are hardly appealing for fresh supplies of ball-bearings, and rebuilding targets struck by the Israeli Air Force while it is still operating over Gaza’s skies seems a rather unfruitful endeavor.
July 31, 2014
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183554#.U9p_0WPN5Jk
Armenia
Headline: US Warns Armenia, Russia Fires Back
After the US Embassy in Armenia issued a terse warning to Armenian businesses about the consequences of doing business with Russia in light of the most recent Western sanctions, the Russian Embassy fired back accusing the US of “threatening” Armenia. “We encourage all countries and their nationals to consider the reputational risk of doing business with sanctioned individuals and entities and cease business dealings inconsistent with the sanctions that we and others have imposed,” the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan said on Thursday. “The U.S. Embassy in Armenia, like other U.S. embassies around the globe, distributed information about these latest sanctions to Government of Armenia representatives as well as to local business organizations,” it added a statement to RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am). The Russian Embassy was quick to respond and accuse the US of using “thinly veiled threats” against the Armenian government and its business community. “It is not within diplomatic norms to dictate to a host country’s authorities with whom and how they should maintain ties, especially using suggestive threats against a sovereign state. We expect that the business community of Armenia is also able to independently conduct its business and does not need any and does not need any pressure,” said the Russian Embassy statement.
July 31, 2014
http://asbarez.com/125526/us-warns-armenia-russia-fires-back/
Luke 21:9 and Matthew 24:7 speak of nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom in the end times. Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Luke 21:9: wars & commotions; the Greek word here is Akatastasia, meaning instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion (revolutions) Matthew 24:7: the Greek word for nation is Ethnos & refers to various ethnic groups fighting among themselves, where the next sentence in the verse refers to kingdoms (basileiva) fighting one another (not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom)
Headline: Report reveals ‘disturbing trend’ of brazen attacks against border security by gangs, drug and human traffickers
A game warden hit in the head with a rock while trying to seize a raft. Police officers wounded in an hours-long standoff with a gang member wanted for murder. Criminals spewing obscenities and death threats at local cops before asking for – and receiving – medical treatment. And that was just last week. A weekly report distributed by a Texas state agency to senior law enforcement officials paints a grim picture of the Mexican border, where authorities regularly confront illegal immigrant gang members and draw automatic gunfire from across the Rio Grande, and where local, state and federal authorities fight a never-ending battle against drug smugglers. The most recent Border Operations Sector Assessment report compiled by the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Border Security Operations Center, dated July 25 and obtained by FoxNews.com, details local and federal authorities encountering smugglers carrying millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine, some of which was found in vehicles filled with biblical passages and religious items; federal agents being assaulted and shot at; gang members brazenly approaching people in their homes; and ranch workers witnessing men crossing into the U.S. wearing camouflage and carrying long guns and automatic weapons.
July 31, 2014
Headline: China says Islamist militants kill pro-Beijing imam in Xinjiang
Three suspected Islamist militants armed with knives and axes killed the imam of China’s biggest mosque in the western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the authorities said, days after a knife-wielding gang attacked state buildings in the same region. All three attackers, who were named by the government, had ethnic Uighur names and the imam, Juma Tayir, was a well-known pro-government Uighur who led prayers at the Id Kah Mosque in the old Silk Road city of Kashgar. Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, who speak a Turkic language, has for years been beset by violence, which the government blames on Islamist militants or separatists who it says want to establish an independent state called East Turkestan. Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government’s repressive policies in Xinjiang, including controls on Islam, have provoked unrest, a claim Beijing denies.
July 31, 2014
http://newsdaily.com/2014/07/31/china-says-islamist-militants-kill-pro-beijing-imam-in-xinjiang/
Economic collapse Revelation 6:5-6 & James 5:1-3– Worldwide “ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation) “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.” (James)
Headline: Argentina misses default deadline after talks with creditors collapse
Headline: Argentina blames US, ‘incompetent’ judge for default
The collapse of talks with U.S. creditors sent Argentina into its second debt default in 13 years and raised questions about what comes next for financial markets and the South American nation’s staggering economy. A midnight Wednesday deadline to reach a deal with holdout bondholders came and went with Argentine Economy Minister Axel Kicillof holding firm to his government’s position that it could not accept a deal with U.S. hedge fund creditors it dismisses as “vultures.” Kicillof said the funds refused a compromise offer in talks that ended several hours earlier, although he gave no details of that proposal. “We’re not going to sign an agreement that jeopardizes the future of all Argentines,” Kicillof said after he emerged from the meeting with creditors and a mediator in New York City. “Argentines can remain calm because tomorrow will just be another day and the world will keep on spinning.” But court-appointed mediator Daniel Pollack said a default could hurt bondholders who were not part of the dispute as well as the Argentine economy, which is suffering through a recession, a shortage of dollars and one of the world’s highest inflation rates. “The full consequences of default are not predictable, but they are certainly not positive,” Pollack said.
July 31, 2014
Wars & Rumors of WarsMatthew 24:6 , Revelation 6:3-4 & Revelation 6:8 “ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Weapons of Mass DestructionZechariah 14:12 “And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.”
Headline: North Korea fires projectiles toward Sea of Japan
On Wednesday, North Korea reportedly launched four projectiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan. A South Korea defense ministry official told CNN that two of the projectiles failed to launch successfully. The other two projectiles flew distances of 130 miles and 80 miles, respectively. The one that flew the farthest landed in the sea. It’s unclear where the second projectile landed. All were launched from central North Korea.
July 31, 2014
Pestilence & Plagues Luke 21:11 & Revelation 6:8 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.” (Luke) “So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death (Thanatos in Greek meaning the death of the body whether natural or violent), and by the beasts of the earth” (Revelation)
Headline: Congressional Report: Ebola Bio Kits Deployed to National Guard Units In All 50 States
The Department of Defense informed Congress that it has deployed biological diagnostic systems to National Guard support teams in all 50 states, according to a report published by the Committee on Armed Services. The report, published in April amid growing fears that the Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus might spread outside of West Africa, says that the portable systems are designed for “low probability, high consequence” scenarios. Some 340 Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) units have thus far been given to emergency response personnel. The systems are “rapid, reliable, and [provide] simultaneous identification of specific biological agents and pathogens,” says executive officer for the DOD’s Chemical and Biological Defense group Carmen J. Spencer.
July 30, 2014
Headline: Sierra Leone declares emergency as Ebola death toll hits 729
Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims on Thursday, joining neighboring Liberia in imposing tough controls as the death toll from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus hit 729 in West Africa. The World Health Organisation said it was in urgent talks with donors and international agencies to deploy more medical staff and resources to one of the world’s poorest regions. The WHO reported 57 new deaths between July 24 and July 27 in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
July 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-health-ebola-leone-idUSKBN0G00TG20140731
Headline: Drug-resistant malaria spreads in Asia, Africa
Drug-resistant malaria is dangerously spreading in South-East Asia, according to a recent study. “Radical action” is needed to prevent it from spreading further, the researchers say. The study was carried out by the New England Journal of Medicine, and founded by the UK Department of International Development. In the study, blood samples from 1,241 malaria patients in 10 countries at 15 trial sites in Asia and Africa. Resistance was noticed in central Burma, southern Laos, and north-eastern Cambodia. In particular, the Cambodia-Thailand border was indicated as risky. No evidence of resistance was found in Africa. “It may still be possible to prevent the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites across Asia and then to Africa by eliminating them, but that window of opportunity is closing fast,” Professor Nicholas White, who led the research, told Reuters. Artemisinins are the frontline drugs for the disease. “It’s worse than we expected. We have to act quickly if we are going to do anything,” he added.
July 31, 2014
http://rt.com/news/176992-malaria-resistance-asia-africa/
Headline: HealthMap
Global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats. The freely available Web site ‘healthmap.org’ and mobile app ‘Outbreaks Near Me’ deliver real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience including libraries, local health departments, governments, and international travelers.
http://healthmap.org/formobile/
July 29, 2014 – Thousands of dead fish found floating in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, America
http://wavy.com/2014/07/29/fishermen-find-thousands-of-dead-fish-in-chesapeake-bay/
July 30, 2014 – Tens of thousands of dead fish wash up along Necanicum River, Oregon, America
Scorching Sun Isaiah30:26 , Revelation 16:8-9 & Revelation 7:16 “Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of His people And heals the stroke of their wound.” (Isaiah 30:26) “Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” (Revelation 16:8-9) “Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.” ( Revelation 7: 16)
Headline: California breaks drought record as 58% of state hits driest level
More than half of California is now under the most severe level of drought for the first time since the federal government began issuing regular drought reports in the late 1990s, according to new data released Thursday. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor report, in July roughly 58% of California was considered to be experiencing an “exceptional” drought — the harshest on a five-level scale. This is the first year that any part of California has seen that level of drought, let alone more than half of it, said Mark Svoboda, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, which issued the report. “You keep beating the record, which are still all from this year,” he said. The entire state has been in severe drought since May, but more of it has since fallen into more severe categories — “extreme” and “exceptional.” Nearly 22% more of California was added into the exceptional drought category in the last week alone. California is also more than a year’s worth of water short in its reservoirs and moisture in the state’s topsoil and subsoil has nearly been depleted, according to the report.
July 31, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-drought-worsens-record-20140731-story.html
Headline: Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet stream BOILS Britain
An “explosion” of unstable air high in the atmosphere has created an “unusually elongated” jet stream which is poised to drag SCORCHING highs in from the Continent and Africa sending thermometers soaring to dangerous levels around the UK. The entire country will swelter in the highest summer temperatures for more than 300 years, putting even The Great Heatwave of 1906 firmly in the shade. The Great Heatwave lasted a week and was the most intense of the 20th Century, with temperatures exceeding 32C (90F) in the UK for FOUR days running. The warning that Britain now faces an even WORSE blast comes just days after scientists revealed “highly unusual activity” on the surface of the sun which sent huge solar flares spiralling towards earth.
July 31, 2014
Matthew 24:7 “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.”
Headline: Floods submerge parts of Balkans, 2 have died
A second person has drowned after rivers burst their banks in Romania, authorities said Thursday, and the flooding also caused damage across the Balkans, inundating a power plant in Serbia and causing landslides in Montenegro. Forecasters issued a severe weather warning for parts of southern Romania, which has been worst hit by the floods this week. About 300 people were stranded by floods in a village near the Gilort River, which burst its banks. Authorities said a man was found dead several kilometers from his home, the second person to drown in Romania from the flooding. Around 1,200 people have been evacuated, and some 2,200 homes were damaged by floods with 99 of them completely destroyed. Forecasters said flooding was also expected in northwest Romania as waters levels in rivers grew, and one major road in west Romania was also flooded.
July 31, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/floods-submerge-parts-balkans-2-died-145437521.html
I think we could ALL use a break to absorb all the news and information we’ve seen lately. Regular posts will return on Thursday. 
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