[I had to sign into my Google account to view this video.] @yohanan Oh, was it because it was age-restricted? I see that you posted it. What am I doing wrong? @patrician I didn't do anything. Maybe Kolleen did? It might have just taken a little longer to load? @patrician - No, I did nothing... You can always post youtube video's here and no age-restriction unless the owners have somehow put those restrictions on their own video. Not sure why you had to sign in to google...if you have a headline but are having difficulty posting it for whatever reasons, just copy the headline, do a general search, and it should come up from other sources for posting without the difficulties. 😊 Snippets from Amir Tsarfati's e-mail newsletter: I pray that you take the joy and hope that come from a relationship with the Messiah with you into the new year. It is one that will certainly be interesting. I am optimistic when it comes to the things of God’s Word, because I know that He is working out His plan. However, I am very pessimistic when it comes to the state of the world. The influence of the enemy in all parts of the globe is steadily increasing, as people, even many inside the church, buy into his deceptions. . . . .But to witness the widespread antisemitism, lies, fake news, and conspiracy theories makes it at times almost unbearable. As far as Israel is concerned, I believe that the worst of the war has not yet begun. Currently, there are only skirmishes taking place across our northern border. That will not last. Both Hezbollah and their Iranian leaders, as well as the generals of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), have their strategies planned for an all-out war across the Lebanese and Syrian borders.Undoubtedly, Israel will be blamed for the conflict. Public opinion continues to deteriorate toward Israel. It seems that everything that Israel does is vilified in the media and in international governmental settings. Yet, when other countries carry out true criminal acts and atrocities, the world is silent. I talk about this in a brief Breaking News Update I posted yesterday. As I’ve taken to saying, “No Jews – No News.” The United Nations and all the international courts, along with the liberal media, appear to be silent when it comes to 140 Christians in 20 Nigerian villages being brutalized and slaughtered on Christmas day by Muslim extremists. They won’t tell you that Pakistan is deporting more than two million Afghans back into a war zone. Why? Afghans are not Palestinians, so who cares? In West Darfur, Sudan, a genocide has left more than 9000 dead and 5.6 million people displaced. When is the last time you saw a story on West Darfur? Did you know that on Saturday the Turkish Air Force hit a clinic in their attack on 13 targets, killing innocent civilians? . . . .It's Time to Shut Down the UNRWAThe website for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will tell you that their “human development and humanitarian services encompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict.” Sounds lovely. Humanitarian work at its apogee. However, in a recent interview, a Gazan man told the IDF that Hamas essentially ran the UNRWA. All the money and humanitarian supplies are filtered through Hamas, which takes all it needs and wants before passing on the small remainder to those in need. This is no surprise to anyone in the know. UNRWA has long been suspected of having ties to Hamas. This was confirmed recently when Hamas tunnels were discovered near UNRWA facilities, and reports came in of a UNRWA worker holding prisoner one of the October 7 hostages. It’s time the UNRWA was either completely revamped or, preferably, shut down. Do I have any expectation that the UN will do the right thing? No. Why am I skeptical? Well, the august international body in their great wisdom just made Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag the new Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza. It will be her job to ensure the aid trucks to Gaza don’t carry non-humanitarian goods. Kaag’s husband was a deputy minister in the PLO under Yasser Arafat. What could possibly go wrong? The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Friday that soldiers had found a “hideout” belonging to Gaza-based Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar, as well as a tunnel underneath the building that led to a large underground command center, which was later destroyed. In a statement, the IDF said: In recent weeks, the 14th Reserve Brigade Combat Team, under the command of the 162nd Division, located and destroyed one of the hideout apartments of the Leader of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar. The apartment was located near Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, with many findings inside. Soldiers of the Yahalom [“Diamond”] Unit examined the apartment using additional technological means, and discovered that a strategic tunnel shaft was located on the basement floor. The soldiers inspected the tunnel shaft and reached a significant tunnel that is apparently used by the senior officials of Hamas’ Military and Political Wing. The apartment is part of a long and branching tunnel network, in which senior officials of the Hamas terrorist organization moved and operated. The tunnel shaft that was located in the northern Gaza Strip led to a 218 meter long tunnel, with a depth of about 20 meters. Located in the tunnel was an electrical network, ventilation and sewage infrastructure, hideout materials, prayer rooms and resting rooms. The tunnel was built so that it would be possible to stay inside it and conduct combat from it for long periods of time. At the end of the examination and the operational activity conducted along the tunnel route, the tunnel was destroyed by the soldiers of the Yahalom Unit. The IDF also killed a Palestinian terrorist who rammed a car into four civilians in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and struck back at Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who had fired anti-tank missiles and rockets into northern Israel communities. U.S. Navy helicopters on Sunday sunk three Houthi boats, killing their crews, after the terrorists attempted to hijack a commercial vessel and were fired on in response to the besieged container ship’s distress call. “On Dec. 31 at 6:30am (Sanaa time) the container ship MAERSK HANGZHOU issued a second distress call in less than 24 hours reporting being under attack by four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats. The small boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, fired crew served and small arms weapons at the MAERSK HANGZHOU, getting to within 20 meters of the vessel, and attempted to board the vessel. A contract embarked security team on the MAERSK HANZGHOU returned fire,” Central Command (Centcom) outlined in an issued statement. “U.S. helicopters from the USS EISENHOWER (CVN 69) and GRAVELY (DDG 107) responded to the distress call and in the process of issuing verbal calls to the small boats, the small boats fired upon the U.S. helicopters with crew served weapons and small arms. The U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The fourth boat fled the area. There was no damage to U.S. personnel or equipment,” Centcom said. It is the first time that the U.S. military has killed Houthi crews in response to attack on commercial vessels and U.S. ships in the Red Sea since they began in October. There have been at least 23 attacks by the Houthis on commercial vessels since then, with some of them causing damage. Prior to this, the U.S. Navy had shot down drones and missiles fired from Houthi areas in Yemen, but had not engaged directly with Houthi forces. It appears to be the first time Houthi forces fired on U.S. Navy helicopters, and Pentagon officials have maintained that the U.S. military has the right to self-defense. The U.S. Navy’s counterstrike came after widespread criticism that the Biden administration’s attempt to stand up an international coalition to deter the Houthis from attacks in the Red Sea was failing. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Saturday that Hamas terrorists continued fighting because they believed that Israel would soon have to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. In a briefing, Hagari said (via IDF translation): Hamas and its leaders think in terms of “Tsumud,” which in Arabic means to hold firm, in other words, they believe that IDF forces will soon leave the Gaza Strip. We are determined and intend to continue to apply military pressure and to dismantle Hamas. The test will be in actions, not words.
Amir Tsarfati on Israel’s Coming Prophetic Wars and Hamas DEFEAT in Gaza / The Watchman:
WATCH: IDF Destroys Hamas Leaders’ Tunnels in Underground Detonation:
U.S. Navy Engages in Fight with Houthis, Sinking Three Boats and Killing Crews:
IDF Spokesman: Hamas Keeps Fighting Because It Thinks We’ll Leave: