Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to 'eliminate' Hamas - Defence minister says operation will continue until militant group is defeated or begins to free hostages Netanyahu says Hamas offer aimed to 'sabotage' Rafah op as Israeli delegation in Cairo Israeli offensive on Rafah would break international law, UK minister says - Andrew Mitchell says military action on city will not eradicate Hamas and priority is to secure a permanent ceasefire IDF strikes Rafah rocket launcher used to target Israeli towns earlier today 'No safe place': people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins - With fuel dwindling for aid trucks and main entry points to south of Gaza closed, residents wonder how they will survive www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/gaza-aid-agencies-down-to-less-than-days-fuel UN chief says a Rafah assault would be a human catastrophe www.yahoo.com/news/un-chief-says-rafah-assault-155846880.html Gaza: Israel takes Rafah crossing as truce talks continue www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68967397 Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-05-07-2024-113bf4ee5dad87dc5c003d76ed2785bf US signals backing for 'limited op' after IDF takes over Gazan side of Rafah crossing Poll: Majority of Israelis support prioritizing hostage deal over Rafah operation Hostage families urge US, other countries to press Israel to reach deal with Hamas Hamas says 33 hostages to be freed in 1st phase of a deal may not all be alive Bowen: Netanyahu knows Hamas survival amounts to his own defeat www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68967000 Commentary: Netanyahu, Trapped by Hamas' 'Yes,' Is Driving a Wedge Between Israel and the U.S. US knew of mediators' altered proposal to Hamas, did not inform Israel - report www.timesofisrael.com/us-knew-of-mediators-altered-proposal-to-hamas-did-not-inform-israel-report/ Tensions mount as Israel says US allowed Hamas to blindside Israel with revised hostage deal offer Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah: Source U.S. Slow-rolling Weapons Sale to Israel, Sparking Questions of Policy Shift With ammo shipment said put on hold, US to report if IDF using weapons legally in Gaza Report: Biden Withholding Weapons from Israel; Dems Impeached Trump over Ukraine Aid US completes construction of Gaza aid pier, but weather preventing installation US, Saudi Arabia condemn attack by Israelis on Jordanian aid convoy bound for Gaza French PM attacks the left for giving Israel 'moral lessons' during Gaza war - Gabriel Attal accuses La France Insoumise party and its leader of 'never having a word for the victims of October 7' www.timesofisrael.com/french-pm-attacks-the-left-for-giving-israel-moral-lessons-during-gaza-war/ AI allows us to truly bear witness to the horrors of October 7th - A new virtual reality testimony project tells the story of the 2023 mass atrocity committed against the Jews www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-ai-allows-us-to-truly-bear-witness-to-the-horrors-of-october-7th/ Presumed hostage Lior Rudaeff confirmed killed on Oct. 7, body taken to Gaza www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-7-2024/ 'Squad' member Rep. Tlaib calls for Netanyahu's arrest; GOP senators warn ICC of serious repercussions - Senators tell ICC Chief Karim Khan: 'Target Israel and we will target you' Israel Shuts Down News Outlet, Takes Them Off the Air for Being a 'Hamas Mouthpiece' www.westernjournal.com/israel-shuts-news-outlet-takes-off-air-hamas-mouthpiece/ Shin Bet report that led to closure of Al Jazeera is 'classified,' won't be released Meta reviewing whether 'From the river to the sea' is acceptable speech www.timesofisrael.com/meta-reviewing-whether-from-the-river-to-the-sea-is-acceptable-speech/ Biden's Vietnam? Israel-Gaza war threatens to sink 46 with legal, political triggers Biden in Yom Hashoah speech: 'People already forgetting' Oct. 7, 'I have not' www.timesofisrael.com/biden-in-yom-hashoah-speech-people-already-forgetting-oct-7-i-have-not/ Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning Global Terror Threat Has Skyrocketed Due to Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Gaza War, Experts Warn Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges America to Brace For a 'Summer of Jihad' Funded By Biden's Donors www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/get-ready-marjorie-taylor-greene-urges-america-brace/ Sen. Josh Hawley Demands DOJ Probe Anti-Israel 'Dark Money' www.newsmax.com/us/josh-hawley-merrick-garland-israel/2024/05/07/id/1163801/ Fetterman knocks anti-Israel protesters, says they are 'working against peace' in Gaza www.foxnews.com/media/fetterman-knocks-anti-israel-protesters-says-they-working-against-peace-gaza Police disband anti-Israel protesters at Berlin, Amsterdam and Zurich universities Police in the Netherlands Uses Bulldozers To Raze Pro-Hamas Camp at the University of Amsterdam, Clashes With Protesters in the Streets www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/police-netherlands-uses-bulldozers-raze-pro-hamas-camp/ Colleges that once embraced anti-Israel protests now changing their tune as encampments grow more chaotic UNC-Chapel Hill responds after professors threaten to withhold students' grades to support anti-Israel rioters MIT Students Celebrate Israeli Independence Day Next to Anti-Israel Encampment UC Police Using 'January 6 Tactics' to Find Pro-Israel Vigilantes Who Attacked UCLA Encampment Airline apologizes after bumping Jewish man from flight over Gaza - Florida native Paul Faust says flight attendant accused him of causing trouble on the plane after remarking on pro-Palestinian pin she was wearing; carrier issues apology after threats of boycott from American Jews www.ynetnews.com/article/ry844wwz0 Jewish businessman shot dead in Egypt in suspected terror attack www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-businessman-shot-dead-in-egypt-in-suspected-terror-attack/ Rocket alarms sound in Kiryat Shmona, other northern towns, in false alarm www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/rocket-alarms-sound-in-kiryat-shmona-other-northern-towns/ IDF says suspected drone heading to Eilat from the east was intercepted Northern Israel targeted with multiple rockets, drones from Lebanon; none hurt www.timesofisrael.com/northern-israel-targeted-with-multiple-rockets-drones-from-lebanon-none-hurt/ IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in six locations in Lebanon www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800327 IAEA head decries 'unsatisfactory' cooperation after visit to Iran www.timesofisrael.com/iaea-head-decries-unsatisfactory-cooperation-after-visit-to-iran/ UN nuclear watchdog chief urges Iran to take 'concrete' steps for cooperation www.timesofisrael.com/un-nuclear-watchdog-chief-urges-iran-to-take-concrete-steps-for-cooperation/ Ukraine Says it Foiled a Russian Spy Agency Plot to Assassinate President Zelenskyy time.com/6975591/ukraine-zelenskyy-russia-assassination-plot/ Ukraine arrests two officials for treason over alleged Russian plot to kill Zelensky edition.cnn.com/2024/05/07/europe/zelensky-assassination-plot-ukraine-russia-intl/index.html Cubans recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine as Putin offers high pay and passports Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine Italy's president says Russia's invasion of Ukraine can't be solved by rewarding Moscow's aggression www.yahoo.com/news/italys-president-says-russias-invasion-035726582.html Putin, launching fifth term, promises Russians victory www.yahoo.com/news/putin-launching-fifth-term-promises-105706386.html Rep. Comer: AG Garland Protecting Biden www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/james-comer-newsmax-merrick-garland/2024/05/07/id/1163859/ Irreconcilable Differences: Johnson on Brink of Permanent Power Sharing Agreement with Democrats as MTG, Massie Meeting Fails to Produce Accord with Republicans Mike Johnson, Self-Crowned 'Most Conservative' Speaker, Fights for Political Life, Democrats Rush to His Rescue Conservatives Call for Mike Johnson to 'Come Home' to the Republican Party or Face Ouster Vote Trump Mediating Rep. Greene, Speaker Johnson Impasse www.newsmax.com/us/donald-trump-mike-johnson-marjorie-taylor-greene/2024/05/07/id/1163798/ Rep. Greene Backs Off Ouster Vote of Speaker - For Now www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marjorie-taylor-greene-ouster-vote/2024/05/07/id/1163846/ NY Dem lawmaker facing sexual misconduct allegation claims Adult Survivors Act is 'unconstitutional' - he backed it for use against Trump Fani Willis says she will refuse to testify before Georgia Senate if subpoenaed Fani Willis Refuses to Answer Public Records Lawsuit Related to Her Communications with Jack Smith - Judicial Watch Files Motion For 'Default Judgment' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/fani-willis-refuses-answer-public-records-lawsuit-related/ House Judiciary Committee to investigate FBI's 'manipulated' evidence in Trump classified docs case Trump Classified Document Trial Postponed Indefinitely Days After 'Mishandled Evidence' Bombshell Judge Cannon Indefinitely Postpones Jack Smith's Classified Documents Trial After Special Counsel Admits to Evidence Tampering Democrats with links to Soros paid over half a million to 'hush money' judge's daughter badlandsmedia.tv/democrats-with-links-to-soros-pay-half-a-million-to-hush-money-judges-daughter/ Bragg prosecutor leading Stormy Daniels questioning in Trump trial donated to Joe Biden, Democrats Trump Quickly Deletes Truth Social Complaint About Surprise Witness Amid Jail Threat Over Gag Order New York Mayor Eric Adams says Rikers would be "ready" if Trump is sentenced www.axios.com/2024/05/07/trump-new-york-city-rikers-jail-hush-money The View hosts demand President Trump be thrown in jail to 'prove a point' Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-gag-order-d853768fff5fafbdee55623579889140 CNN's Paula Reid: Cross Examination of Stormy Daniels Was 'Devastating, Eviscerating' Stormy Daniels' Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Accuses Porn Star of Falsifying Business Records in Blow to Prosecutors in Trump Trial Trump Defense's Move for Mistrial over Stormy Daniels' Testimony Denied by Merchan Judge said he won't tolerate Trump's cursing and headshaking during Daniels' testimony, transcript shows Trump trial judge compared to 'corrupt dictatorships' as Stormy Daniels unleashes salacious testimony Rep. Jordan: Cases Against Trump 'Falling Apart' www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jim-jordan-newsmax-trump/2024/05/07/id/1163863/ Fulton County reprimanded for double-scanned ballots in 2020 recount - State Election Board calls for a monitor in Fulton for this year's elections Georgia Election Board: Investigator Joseph Rossi Details How Georgia 2020 Hand Count Audit and Machine Count Audit Found to Be in Violation of Law - Enough Votes to Alter Election! www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/boom-georgia-election-board-investigator-joseph-rossi-details/ Over 200,000 People on North Carolina Voter Rolls 'Missing' SSN Numbers, Likely Ineligible to Vote www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/200000-people-north-carolina-voter-rolls-missing-ssn/ RFK Jr. Accuses Mark Zuckerberg's Meta of Election Interference for Censoring 'Who Is Bobby Kennedy?' Film Brazil tried to censor Rumble and X to suppress election integrity concerns, Judiciary Committee docs reveal Ahead Of Elections, Venezuelan Journalists Accused Of 'Extortion' www.barrons.com/news/ahead-of-elections-venezuelan-journalists-accused-of-extortion-4dcb25cd Elon Musk listens to podcasts about fall of civilization to get to sleep - even though it worries him www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-podcasts-fall-civilization-b2541073.html TikTok sues US government: Lawsuit alleges forced ban or sale violates First Amendment Automakers Confirm Warrantless Location Data Sharing With US Agencies theleadingreport.com/automakers-confirm-warrantless-location-data-sharing-with-us-agencies/ Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans apnews.com/article/katy-perry-rihanna-met-gala-ai-3b3d2da6c57c0b0b563149c32851297f 'People's lives are at stake': 10 more Boeing whistleblowers come forward after deaths of previous 2 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits east of the South Sandwich Islands earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mwyt/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Maan, Philippines earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mwy9/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Hernani, Philippines earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mwwl/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mwwk/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the West Chile Rise earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000mx3q/executive Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Ubinas volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/POPO/2024E080108.html Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/SANGAY3/2024E080240.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/FUEG/2024E080550.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/REVE/2024E080147.html Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH24/SANTAMA/2024E071300.html Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Magma buildup raises risk of intensified eruption or new fissures in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula Large tornado rips through Barnsdall, Oklahoma, causing massive damage, gas leaks and casualties About 50 people trapped at FedEx facility after tornadoes hit Michigan, officials say www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/nation/50-people-trapped-tornado-michigan/ Giant hailstones destroy over 15,000 homes in Manipur, India watchers.news/2024/05/07/giant-hailstones-destroy-over-15-000-homes-in-manipur-india/ Brazil floods: Hundreds of Rio Grande do Sul towns under water www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68968987 Rescue efforts continue in flooded areas of southern Brazil with at least 90 people confirmed dead www.yahoo.com/news/rescue-efforts-continue-flooded-areas-041156459.html From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere apnews.com/article/bizarre-weather-climate-heat-flood-extreme-e13a4a5f2c4de870269b36d5de570aa5 Nearly half of all homeowners concerned weather-related events will raise their homeowners insurance rates www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/weather-related-events-raise-homeowners-insurance-rates Mark Zuckerberg's $300 Million Superyacht Sparks Controversy Amidst Climate Activism At least 5 dead, dozens missing after a building under construction collapses in South Africa Pennsylvania pastor forgives gunman after attempted shooting during sermon: 'Grateful to God' - Suspect Bernard Polite's gun jammed as he tried to open fire on Pastor Glenn Germany on Sunday Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to make public drug use illegal again Panama: Conservative Party Wins Presidency on Promise to Shut Down Immigrant Routes Biden Goes Off-Script and Admits Real Reason Why He's Allowing Illegals to Invade US During Interview with Spanish-Language Radio Station: "It's even a bigger influx now in terms of Hispanic voters! Err, Hispanic citizens" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/biden-goes-script-admits-real-reason-why-hes/ Maryland Rewards Illegal Immigrants with a Healthcare Perk www.newsmax.com/reagan/citizenship-moore-obamacare/2024/05/07/id/1163723/ Federal Reserve Official Admits Biden's Illegal Immigration Crisis is Raising Mortgage Rates for Americans www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/federal-reserve-official-admits-bidens-illegal-immigration-crisis/ New York governor forced to apologize for saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know the word 'computer' news.yahoo.com/news/york-governor-forced-apologize-saying-135218147.html Chairman Jordan Presses Wray for Data on FBI's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring Practices Jim Jordan launches inquiry into FBI's diversity employment practices www.christianpost.com/news/jim-jordan-launches-inquiry-into-fbis-diversity-hiring-practices.html Boy Scouts of America announces gender-neutral 'Scouting America' name change www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/05/07/boy-scouts-name-change-scouting-america/3681715108652/ Boy Scouts of America Changing Name to More Inclusive Scouting America After Years of Woes www.newsmax.com/newsfront/boy-scouts-new-name-scouting-america/2024/05/07/id/1163836/ Sign of the Times: Drag Queens Take Over National Mall, Create Spectacle at Lincoln Memorial and White House www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/sign-times-drag-queens-take-national-mall-create/ More GOP States Challenge US Title IX Rules Protecting Trans Students www.newsmax.com/newsfront/title-ix-arkansas-missouri-oklahoma-transgender/2024/05/07/id/1163848/ Under 1% of Catholics agree with denomination's teaching on sanctity of life issues: report www.christianpost.com/news/under-1-of-catholics-agree-with-sanctity-of-life-teachings-data.html Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Claims if Trump Is Reelected, Abortion Will Be Banned in U.S. Judge Hands NY Democrats Massive Loss, Axes Abortion Rights Measure www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/judge-hands-ny-democrats-massive-loss-axes-abortion/ Idaho Seeks to Revive 'Abortion Trafficking' Law in US Appeals Court www.newsmax.com/newsfront/abortion/2024/05/07/id/1163838/ Idaho man gets 30 years in prison for trying to spread HIV through sex with dozens of victims www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-man-30-year-sentence-trying-to-spread-hiv-through-sex-dozens-of-victims/ California city declares a public health emergency after tuberculosis sickens 14 www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tuberculosis-outbreak-california-city-health-emergency-rcna150881 Outbreak of highly contagious dog virus identified in High Point Researchers launching tick study after record year for Lyme disease Pfizer Reports Young Boy Dies From Cardiac Arrest After Participating in Gene Therapy Study www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/pfizer-reports-young-boy-dies-cardiac-arrest-after/ AstraZeneca withdrawing Covid vaccine, months after admitting rare side effect www.independent.co.uk/news/science/astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-withdraw-blood-clots-b2541291.html Birth Pang Tracker Link: Israel is doing what they have to do and I am glad to see their resolve.
