After delay to avoid US veto, UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-19-2023/ US defence secretary reasserts support but urges Israel to change tactics in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/18/us-defence-secretary-holds-talks-with-israel-over-gaza-tactics Visiting Israel, US defense chief says he won't 'dictate timelines or terms' of war Gallant says 'no clock' on phases of war; Austin urges Israel to work for two states www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-18-2013/ Benjamin Netanyahu Brags He's 'Proud' To Have Prevented A Palestinian State - The declaration puts Israel's prime minister at odds with President Joe Biden's stated goals for the region Chris Coons Calls Israel's Netanyahu 'An Exceptionally Difficult Partner' To Deal With www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-coons-israel-benjamin-netanyahu_n_65801b36e4b0e142c0be7de6 Survey: Gantz's party soars and he's much preferred to Netanyahu as PM; no seats for Smotrich 'Don't test us': Smotrich threatens to quit government if PA involved in running Gaza after war "I've Got Your Back", Security Minister Ben Gvir Tells Israeli Police Officer Suspended After Confrontation with Hamas Photographer www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/ive-got-your-back-security-minister-ben-gvir/ Israeli Local Council Head Calls to 'Flatten Gaza Like Auschwitz Today' in Radio Interview Israel's 'killing rage' will fuel conflict for 50 years, warns ex-UK defence secretary Israel cornering itself into postwar Gaza military occupation, Western diplomats warn New Hostage Deal Mooted as Mossad Chief, Qatari PM Meet CIA Director in Warsaw Hamas releases propaganda clip showing 3 Israeli hostages; IDF: 'Atrocious terror' www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-18-2013/ Hamas 'Showed Me Off Like a Trophy,' Freed Israeli Hostage Tells 60 Minutes Freed hostage tells CBS: 'You can't object to anything. It could cost you your life' Footage shows inside of 'biggest ever' Gaza tunnel www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-67754837 IDF Seizes $1.4M in Terror Funds From Hamas Home in Jabalia www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/idf-terror-funds/2023/12/18/id/1146327/ Gaza war claims lives of five soldiers amid battles for Hamas strongholds www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-war-claims-lives-of-five-soldiers-amid-battles-for-hamas-strongholds/ Officer tasked with arranging constant IDF funerals nearly died after heart gave way Gaza health ministry says Israeli strikes kill 110 in Jabalia www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67749557?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 73: Reports surface of Palestinian deaths inside Israeli detention camps Human Rights Watch claims Israel starving Gaza civilians 'as a method of warfare' Jails running out of room due to war, prison service warns www.timesofisrael.com/jails-running-out-of-room-due-to-war-prison-service-warns/ 'Financially solid': Despite war with Israel, Hamas's funding remains resilient www.timesofisrael.com/financially-solid-despite-war-with-israel-hamass-funding-remain-resilient/ San Francisco begins prosecuting dozens who blocked bridge in Gaza ceasefire protest South Africa says its citizens serving in IDF could face prosecution back home Algerian soccer player facing jail time in France after sharing antisemitic clip Kanye West bashes Zionists, compares himself to Hitler in unhinged antisemitic tirade www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sjgadk6ip Nearly half of British Jews considered leaving UK due to antisemitism - poll www.jpost.com/international/article-778447 More than 400 Jewish facilities received false bomb threats this weekend, non-profit says www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/us/jewish-facilities-bomb-threats/index.html Massachusetts police investigating after someone knocks over menorah; more than 200 swatting incidents and hoax bomb threats targeting Jewish facilities Woman injured in West Bank shooting attack; IDF searching for terrorists www.timesofisrael.com/woman-injured-in-west-bank-shooting-attack-idf-searching-for-perpetrators/ IDF says it shelled Syrian Army outpost after rockets fired at north IDF jets hit south Lebanon; video seems to show strike near Hezbollah funeral www.timesofisrael.com/idf-jets-hit-south-lebanon-video-seems-to-show-strike-near-hezbollah-funeral/ Israel Edges Closer to Full-Scale War with Hezbollah www.newsweek.com/israel-closer-full-scale-war-hezbollah-lebanon-1853402 Israel vows to take on Lebanon's Hezbollah if diplomacy fails: 'We will not hesitate to act' nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/israel-vows-to-take-on-lebanons-hezbollah-if-diplomacy-fails/ Israel-linked group claims cyberattack that shut down 70% of Iran's gas stations UK Shipping Safety Office Warns of Another Blast Menacing Merchant Shipping Off Yemen Oil giant BP joins mass exodus from Red Sea shipping as chemical tanker targeted Fears of higher oil prices after Red Sea attacks www.bbc.com/news/business-67758126?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea apnews.com/article/attacks-red-sea-navy-mission-missiles-286d51bfd65e741e839e185f0f4a455b US-led coalition of 10 nations to counter Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea Suez Canal reveals damage caused by Houthis en.globes.co.il/en/article-suez-canal-reveals-damage-caused-by-houthis-1001465498#utm_source=RSS Facing negligible opposition, Sissi wins third term as Egypt's president www.timesofisrael.com/sissi-wins-egypts-presidential-election-securing-third-term-in-office/ Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president amid allegations electoral rules violated Shrugging Off Egypt's Crises, El-Sisi Gets Set for 6 More Years dnyuz.com/2023/12/18/shrugging-off-egypts-crises-el-sisi-gets-set-for-6-more-years/ At UN, West accuses Iran of illegal missile testing, high-grade uranium enrichment Iran gas stations reopen but payment issues persist after alleged hack chokes supply China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia Recommit to Each Other in Beijing Meeting North Korea test fires ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US, Japan says www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/asia/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-intl-hnk-ml/index.html North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test apnews.com/article/north-korea-kim-icbm-missile-us-bf6bec75fca1fc2bf04170b9f65f274d World of Trouble: Conscription on the Table as European Militaries Dwindle Ukraine Discovers Their Military Chief Was Bugged, Other Devices Found Rarely Used Loophole Could Allow Ukraine Allies to Unlock Aid Funds www.newsweek.com/eu-loophole-ukraine-allies-aid-funds-russia-orban-1853331 Afghanistan: 'I have to sedate my hungry baby due to aid cuts' www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67707715 Javier Milei the Chameleon Ditches the Histrionics, Implements a 'Shock of Capitalism' in Argentina's Devastated Economy U.S. Steel, Which Helped America's 'Arsenal of Democracy' Defeat Japan in WWII, Sold to Japanese Company Japanese Firm to Acquire U.S. Steel for Almost $15 Billion - National Security and Labor Concerns Rise as Iconic American Company Changes Hands www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/japanese-firm-acquire-u-s-steel-almost-15/ Previously Unseen Photo of Bill Gates with an Accuser of Jeffrey Epstein Emerges in Damning Report Highlighting Epstein's Continued Manipulations After his 2008 Conviction www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/previously-unseen-photo-bill-gates-accuser-jeffrey-epstein/ The $1 Million Hunter Biden's Chinese Business Partner Patrick Ho Wired Him in 2017 Subject of Separate Bribery Investigation www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/developing-1-million-hunter-bidens-chinese-business-partner/ CNN praises Hunter Biden for flouting Congressional subpoena after condemning Steve Bannon for not complying with his Jen Psaki Suggests Hunter Biden Should 'Disappear' and 'Stop Talking' Amidst Father's Tanking Poll Numbers www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/jen-psaki-suggests-hunter-biden-should-disappear-stop/ 'Adults in Charge': Top Nine Degenerate Democrat Scandals Under Joe Biden Former Rep. George Santos Hints There Are "Cages" Inside of House Office Buildings www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/former-rep-george-santos-hints-there-are-cages/ Chris Wray's FBI Arrests Maine Nurse For Walking Through Open Door on US Capitol on Jan. 6 - Nearly 3 Years after Protes www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/vicious-wicked-people-chris-wrays-fbi-arrests-maine/ Conservative Journalist Says Biden FBI Set to Prosecute Him Over Jan. 6 Coverage www.westernjournal.com/conservative-journalist-says-biden-fbi-set-prosecute-jan-6-coverage/ Former Jan. 6 committee chair confirms probe records sent to prosecutors investigating Trump archive.is/7envD#selection-1714.0-1714.1 House Democrats Launch Offensive to Force Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Recuse Himself From Trump Immunity Case www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/here-we-go-house-democrats-launch-offensive-force/ ICYMI: Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Trump Can Stay on 2024 Primary Ballot www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/icymi-michigan-court-appeals-rules-trump-can-stay/ U.S. Intelligence Confirms Communist Castro Regime Attempted to Interfere Florida 2022 Elections - Along with Russia, China, and Iran www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/breaking-u-s-intelligence-confirms-communist-castro-regime/ Defamed Georgia poll workers who won $148M from Giuliani sue him again Hillary Clinton Fuels Trump 'Dictator' Fears: 'Take Him at His Word' China, Russia, Iran and Cuba all tried to meddle in 2022 US congressional elections, intelligence assessment finds www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/politics/china-russia-iran-cuba-2022-midterm-election-meddling/index.html DHS, DOJ find 'no evidence' foreign government affected 'security or integrity' of 2022 midterms Serbia's opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday's vote apnews.com/article/serbia-election-results-vucic-opposition-protest-068394fc25eadfbeb38402b34b10fd71 Serbia's elections held under 'unjust conditions', say international observers Imran Khan: Pakistan ex-PM used artificial intelligence to campaign from jail www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67752610 Orwellian EU Commission Opens Formal Proceedings Against Elon Musk's Platform X for Not Caving on Censorship www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/orwellian-eu-commission-opens-formal-proceedings-against-elon/ X vs. EU: Elon Musk hit with probe over spread of toxic content www.politico.eu/article/elon-musks-x-probed-by-eu-for-failing-to-curb-toxic-content/ Magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills 118 in China's Gansu, Qinghai www.reuters.com/world/china/magnitude-61-earthquake-strikes-qinghai-china-emsc-2023-12-18/ 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tumxuk, China earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljyw/executive 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Bima, Indonesia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljz0/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Panguna, Papua New Guinea earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljzq/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljz1/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Padam, India earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljty/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljv0/executive 3.2 magnitude earthquake reported in Southern Illinois: USGS www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/3-1-magnitude-earthquake-reported-in-southern-illinois-usgs/3305751/ Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 27,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/SANGAY3/2023L190053.html Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/POPO/2023L190711.html Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/RUIZ/2023L180753.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/FUEG/2023L190430.html Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/SANTAMA/2023L172056.html Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,500ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH23/REVE/2023L181739.html Raung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Volcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula weeks after town evacuated www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/europe/reykjanes-volcano-erupts-iceland/index.html Flights delayed for hours after Iceland volcano eruption news.yahoo.com/flights-delayed-hours-iceland-volcano-082647734.html Deadly East Coast storm pummels Northeast with 90-mph winds, widespread flash flooding At least 13 killed as fierce winds hit Argentina www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/americas/bahia-blanca-argentina-storms-intl/index.html Relentless rain smashes records in Central Florida. Here are the numbers About 3 million Americans are already "climate migrants," analysis finds. Here's where they left. www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-america-3-million-migrants-first-street-nature/ Blackrock Scandal: Tennessee Sues Company, Demands Transparency on Alleged Environmental Activism German farmers' protest over diesel tax break cuts brings traffic to a standstill in Berlin At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea's capital abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/feared-dead-injured-massive-fuel-depot-explosion-rocks-105734835 'Fake' Seal Impression of Biblical King Jeroboam Is Authentic, New Study Says Orchestrated Invasion: The CCP's Border War and the Global Agenda - Frontline Agents Reveal the Unfolding Plan to Destroy America www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/orchestrated-invasion-ccps-border-war-global-agenda-frontline/ US closes two rail bridges to Mexico amid migrant surge news.yahoo.com/us-closes-two-rail-bridges-020510446.html Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime www.texastribune.org/2023/12/18/texas-governor-abbott-bills-border-wall-illegal-entry-crime-sb3-sb4/ Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally apnews.com/article/immigration-texas-border-8c86bc6c20a7c30d6127b2413b8688fc Boston Debates Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Days Before Mayor's Official 'No-Whites' Christmas Party Revamped Minnesota State Flag Looks a Lot Like the Jubaland Somalian Flag for Some Strange Reason www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/revamped-minnesota-state-flag-looks-lot-like-jubaland/ Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni Stresses Incompatibility of Islamic Culture with European Civilization, Deems Sharia Law Impossible in Europe www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/italys-pm-giorgia-meloni-stresses-incompatibility-islamic-culture/ Jonathan Majors Fired By Disney/Marvel Studios After Assault Guilty Verdicts; Actor Had Played Kang The Conqueror deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-marvel-fired-guilty-verdict-1235671790/ International House of Prayer in Kansas City founder admits to 'past sins,' denies 'intense' sex misconduct allegations Anglican church blesses same-sex couple in first ceremony of its kind In radical shift, Pope Francis approves priestly blessings for same-sex couples Pope Approves Blessings for Same-sex Couples If the Rituals Don't Resemble Marriage www.newsmax.com/globaltalk/vatican-lgbtq-pope/2023/12/18/id/1146335/ Pope Francis' Vatican says same sex couples can be blessed, but Church does not support unions Catholics Shocked by Pope's Gay Couples Blessing www.newsmax.com/newsfront/catholics-reaction-pope-francis/2023/12/18/id/1146406/ Pro-life Groups Aim to Keep Abortion Off Ballots www.newsmax.com/us/abortion-ballot-vote/2023/12/18/id/1146332/ Japan Approves World's First 'Self-Amplifying' mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Without Published Efficacy Or Safety Data EU countries destroy 4B Euros worth of COVID vaccines - analysis shows that more than 200M unwanted coronavirus jabs have been dumped www.politico.eu/article/europe-bonfire-covid-vaccines-coronavirus-waste-europe-analysis/ Birth Pang Tracker Link: Thank you for posting AmyVG.
