For months, governments and military analysts worldwide have grappled with a troubling question: Why are the Houthis, an Iranian proxy terrorist group in control of southern Yemen, attacking international shipping vessels? The attacks began in October 2023 after the Hamas attack on Israel and have disrupted global commerce, driven up shipping costs, and forced major carriers to abandon Red Sea routes – yet their strategic purpose has remained elusive. While the Houthis claim to be acting in solidarity with Palestinians, their targeting of South Korean, Greek, and Russian vessels has puzzled experts and policymakers alike. Why are the Houthis attacking ships with no connection to Israel or the Gaza conflict? Now, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Executive Director of Israel365 Action, has uncovered evidence suggesting a far more strategic goal: the collapse of Egypt’s government. Drawing on intelligence from veteran Israeli journalist Yehoshua MeIri, Wolicki reveals that the Houthi campaign to disrupt shipping through the Red Sea appears designed to strangle Egypt’s economy by cutting off vital Suez Canal revenue. This strategy, he argues, is part of Iran’s broader plan to destabilize and potentially overthrow one of the region’s key U.S. allies. “The Iranians are trying to topple the Egyptian government,” Wolicki explains, pointing out that the attacks on international shipping only make sense as part of this larger strategy to force vessels away from the Suez Canal. The economic pressure comes as Iran has dramatically expanded its Shiite influence within Sunni-governed Egypt. According to Meiri, who served as a correspondent in Cairo, Iran’s strategy involves systematically converting Egypt’s southern regions from Sunni to Shiite Islam through targeted humanitarian aid and educational programs. In these areas, Iranian-funded initiatives provide economic support and religious education, gradually shifting the population’s loyalty from Egypt’s Sunni leadership toward Iran’s Shiite regime. The situation has become so critical that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly reached out to former U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking urgent economic aid to prevent Egypt’s government from collapsing. This analysis provides the first coherent explanation for why Houthi forces have targeted international shipping seemingly unrelated to their stated goal of supporting Palestinians in Gaza. Rather than random acts of maritime terrorism, these attacks appear to be part of a sophisticated Iranian strategy to reshape the region’s power structure by toppling Egypt’s government through economic warfare. If successful, such a strategy could fundamentally alter the Middle East’s balance of power, threatening Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel and potentially placing an Iranian-aligned government in control of both the Suez Canal and Israel’s southern border. The implications of an Iranian-controlled Egypt would be catastrophic for regional stability and global security. Egypt, currently a U.S. ally and the Arab world’s most populous nation, serves as a cornerstone of American influence in the Middle East and maintains a critical – though shaky – peace treaty with Israel. Its fall to Iranian influence would not only place Israel’s southern border under direct threat from yet another Iranian proxy but would also give Tehran control over the Suez Canal – one of the world’s most crucial maritime chokepoints. This would effectively transform the Middle East into an Iranian-dominated region... Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said that Hamas has no role to play in post-war Gaza and that the terror group must be destroyed to the extent that it can never rebuild. Speaking on the “Call Me Back” podcast with Dan Senor on Wednesday, Waltz said, “We’ve been clear that Gaza has to be fully demilitarized, Hamas has to be destroyed to the point that it cannot reconstitute, and that Israel has every right to fully protect itself.” “Hamas cannot have a role. ISIS doesn’t have a role. Al Qaeda doesn’t have a role,” he stated. “It astounds me that people try to put them in some kind of special category. These are hostage-taking, murderous, rapist torturers that never should ever have any role in governing.” “We shouldn’t subject the Palestinian people to that either,” he affirmed. “We’ll never get to a better future; we’ll never get to a truly stable region if we don’t carve up this cancer.” Waltz emphasized that Hamas must not be “rewarded” for kidnapping American citizens. Amir Tsarfati, January 16: Egypt violates the peace agreement with Israel and arms the Sinai Peninsula [over 3 hours, starts at about the 12 minute mark] Amir Tsarfati, January, 17: The Israeli cabinet is currently meeting to approve the deal - unless something happens at the last minute, the first hostages will be released on Sunday at 4:00 PM. “𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘕𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘧, 𝘈𝘭-𝘡𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 – 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.” What evil, what arrogance! Lord, please send angels to strike all these people down before they get anywhere. About Amir: Again, I cannot see his feed at the place I usually do. And, at such a critical time! Sorry! @patrician The link I have saved won't open either. There must be something wrong on his end. It has happened before and he said he was aware of it but that there was nothing he could do. I guess it's the website. And I can't get Rapture Ready to come up either. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the first photos of the three female hostages who were released Sunday as part of a hostage deal with Hamas — Romi Gonen, 24; Emily Damari, 38; and Doron Steinbrecher, 31 — and returned to Israel. They were finally free, after 471 days in captivity. All were abducted in the Hamas terror attack of October 7, 2023. The three were handed to the International Red Cross, after being paraded in front of a jeering crowd in green Hamas headbands and black uniforms — much like the hostage releases that took place during an eight-day truce in 2023. They were then brought into Israel, where they were transported by Air Force helicopter to the Sheba Medical Center. There, they reunited with their mothers, chosen by medical professionals to be the first relatives to greet them. The three are the first of 33 hostages to be released over the course of six weeks, most of whom are presumed to be living, with priority given to female and civilian hostages. In return, Israel will release over 1,900 Palestinian terrorists and withdraw from some positions in the Gaza Strip while surging humanitarian aid into the territory. There are thought to be about 60 remaining hostages, many of whom are still alive. They will only be released in a second phase of the ceasefire deal. Israel says it reserves the right to resume the war at any time. [Photos at link] On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” Mike Huckabee, President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel, stated that the responsibility of rebuilding Gaza is “the responsibility of the people who messed this up, and that was Hamas, funded by the Iranians.” And argued that if Iran and Hamas have enough money to build weapons and tunnels, they should have some money to rebuild and aid civilians. Huckabee stated, “Gaza is in a mess…because of Hamas. And Hamas did what they did because of Iran, and they had the funding for it. So, maybe if somebody rebuilds it, it ought to be the Iranians. If they had enough money to build rockets and bombs and missiles, perhaps they have enough money to rebuild the buildings and houses. And instead of building tunnels to hide weaponry in and instead of violating every kind of norm of human behavior, maybe they could spend that money on feeding their people, giving them a place to stay, and medical attention.” Five Doves, Nando: Jan 14, 2025 Middle east Hostage deal Update by Amir Tsarfati [Less than 45 minutes] Sorry, I just found I had already posted this before. Maybe worth a second listen though.
EXPOSED: Iran’s Master Plan: Houthi Attacks Revealed as Plot to Overthrow Egypt:
‘Hamas cannot have a role’ in postwar Gaza,’ says Trump adviser:
Aerial photographs reveal that Egypt has deployed hundreds of armored vehicles and dozens of tanks near Rafah, in a blatant violation of the Camp David Accords.
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NO DEAL YET
Hamas does not confirm the deal and tries to make changes.
Despite the official declaration of an agreement between Israel and Hamas by all parties involved, Hamas continues to create difficulties during this fateful day.
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Do you hear these words of the Gazans immediately after the ceasefire deal was announced?
They are explicitly threatening another massacre against the State of Israel...
It doesn't matter to them how much destruction and devastation and death - they have one goal and we must not forget: to destroy the State of Israel!
(Yosef Haddad)
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Spain reopens its embassy in Damascus after 13 years.
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▪️Hamas and Iran aren't afraid of Trump.
▪️Their murderous ideology isn't swayed by Western countries.
▪️They know well that reaching a deal is the best way to drag their feet and reach their goals.
▪️They know that Trump is a businessman and will always prefer a deal over war.
▪️I hope there is someone around the president-elect who can make that clear to him.
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National Security Minister Ben Gvir: If the deal goes through, we will resign from the government.
If the war resumes - we will return.
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Israeli security cabinet will convene on Friday morning to vote on the deal. The full government plenary will vote on Saturday night. The ceasefire and release of hostages expected on Monday.
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https://t.me/s/beholdisraelchannel Amir Tsarfati & Barry Stagner: "An Evening of Bible Prophecy":
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Ugandan judge, Julia Sebutinde, is now set to assume the presidency of the institution after the former head has stepped down.
Sebutinde has strongly defended Israel against accusations of genocide in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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These are the 33 hostages who are expected to be released.
The list does not indicate the conditions of the hostages or which of them are still alive.
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Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi is signaling a new equation for him: Any violation of the ceasefire agreement by Israel will result in a response from the Houthis.
The Houthi leader welcomes the ceasefire agreement and says that Yemen is monitoring its implementation. He also states that Houthi forces are preparing to continue their response against Israel, should it violate the ceasefire agreement.
Bottom line: The Houthis are not going anywhere, at least not anytime soon.
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While the US, EU and moderate Sunni Arab countries are pathetically white washing the new regime in Syria, if you’re wondering how sick and/or different it is from Hamas - below is the answer!
A field commander from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from a faction called “Asud al-Sunnah” (Lions of the Sunnah) issued a direct threat involving rape and murder against Alawites:
“𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘕𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘧, 𝘈𝘭-𝘡𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 – 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.”
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Trump and Biden promised Israel: If Hamas violates the agreement or re-arms - you have the green light to resume fighting.
A high-ranking political source familiar with the details of the deal told "Israel Hayom" that in Israel, this information is not being disclosed to the public or to ministers, out of fear that its publication could cause Hamas to back out of the agreement.
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BREAKING: The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal – the government is now meeting to give final approval.
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From the cabinet meeting: According to the IDF, 82% of terrorists who are released return to terrorism.
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1,890 terrorists are about to be released in the deal. 290 of them murdered soldiers, the elderly, children and women; some wiped out entire families.
Another 600 of the terrorists only tried to murder and put thousands of Israelis in wheelchairs.
And another 1,000 Hamas terrorists from Gaza that our fighters buried their comrades in order to capture.
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BREAKING: The HTS-led Syrian Transitional Government confirms that all Iranian nationals are banned from entering Syria, including for religious pilgrimage to Sayyeda Zainab shrine in Damascus.
In addition, Russian and Iranian goods are now banned from entering Syria.
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Due to cold and stormy weather: Trump's inauguration on Monday will take place indoors rather than outdoors.
If you’re asking me - there is more to it. It’s the climate not the weather.
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Douglas Murray:
“On October 8, Biden could have called up the governments in Qatar and Iran, and told them to get their friends in H×mas to hand over the hostages now. A hardball approach against the Qataris, Iranians and Turks could have solved this mess 15 months ago.”
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Netanyahu during the cabinet meeting:
President Trump has decided that upon taking office we will receive back all the weapons that were denied from us by the previous administration.
This is important because if we do not reach Phase II, we will have additional tools to return to fighting.
President Trump is giving Israel full backing to return to war in the event of a violation of the agreement.
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Russia and Ukraine have lost more people in one war than Israelis and Palestinians have lost in 75 years combined. Yet, when it comes to prisoner swaps, it's typically one for one. By demanding 30 living prisoners for each dead Israeli hostage, Hamas essentially tells the world what they believe the real value of an Israeli life is—far above and beyond that of theirs.
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PHOTOS: First Images of Israeli Hostages Reuniting with Families:
Huckabee: Rebuilding Gaza Is Responsibility of Hamas, Iran:
