Twin Babies Survive Massacre At Israel Kibbutz
Israeli officials say they uncovered twin babies less than a year old who miraculously survived – because their young parents hid them just before being murdered by Hamas militants.
Year: 2023
Texas church reports “record-breaking” number of baptisms this year
Amid other recent reports of Christian spiritual revival around the United States, a church in Texas announced it has seen a “record-breaking” number of baptisms for the third consecutive year, CBN News reports. The Champion Forest congregation in Houston, Texas saw 755 baptisms this church year (October 1 – September 30), CBN reports.
Hamas founder calls for ‘global day of jihad’ against Israel on Friday, for Arab nations to join war
A founding member and leader of the Hamas Palestinian terror group from 2004 to 2017, Khaled Meshaal has called on Muslims around the world to hold anti-Israeli demonstrations and for Arab nations to take up arms against Israel as part of a global day of jihad on Friday, October 13, 2023, the New York Post reports.
Nigeria: Jihadists continue onslaught against Christians in Kaduna state, 30 abductions in one attack
On the same day Palestinian jihadists launched their wholesale slaughter and kidnapping of Jewish civilians in Israel, Islamic terrorists in Nigeria continued their years-long genocidal campaign against Nigerian Christians by abducting 30 more Christians in southern Kaduna state on October 7, Morning Star News reports.
Israel’s sees shelling from Syria amid war against Hamas in Gaza
Amid the ongoing assault on Israeli citizens by the Hamas jihadist terror group in Gaza, Israel saw shelling from Syria as well on Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post reports. The Iran-backed Lebanese terror group, Hezbollah, has bases in Syria as well as southern Lebanon, from which it, too, attacks Israel.
Dozens of Israeli Flags Torched In Dutch Fishing Town
Christians in the Dutch fishing town of Urk prayed for Israel late Wednesday after dozens of Israeli flags were torn from homes, destroyed, and set on fire near one of the many local churches here.
Biden warns Iran to ‘be careful’ in wake of Hamas terror attacks
President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Iran to “be careful” in the wake of a major terrorist incursion by Hamas into Israeli territory.
Majority Leader Scalise defeats Jordan in battle for GOP nomination for House speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defeated fellow GOP Congressman Jim Jordan on Wednesday in the speaker election before the House GOP conference, following the House vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from the speakership post.
IAF hits Gaza on ‘unprecedented scale’; Strip’s power plant shuts down
The Israel Air Force was striking in the Gaza Strip on an “unprecedented scale” Wednesday according to senior Air Force officer Brig. Gen. Omer Tishler, as Israel focused its efforts on targeting Hamas officials.
Israel Walks Back From Hostile Aircraft Warning; No Casualties Reported
Israel on Wednesday walked back from a warning that many “hostile aircraft” had entered the Jewish nation’s airspace from Lebanon, but rockets landed elsewhere. Alert systems showed several red warnings in northern Israel while sirens sounded in every town.
Israel Forms War Cabinet As Death Toll Rises To 1,200
Israel formed a rare emergency government with opposition members to see the Jewish nation through its war with Hamas as the death toll of those killed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel rose to 1,200.
Nepal: Pastor to spend year in jail for allegedly converting Hindus to Christianity
A pastor in Nepal has lost his appeal against conviction on false charges of forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity and will now spend a year in prison, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Nepal is no longer officially a Hindu state, but Nepalese Christians are subjected to persecution from radical Hindu groups who want the country to return to Hinduism.
US does not intend to send ground troops to help Israel fight Hamas
The United States has announced it does not intend to send ground troops to help Israel in its ongoing new war against the Hamas Islamic terrorist group, which rules over Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
US Christian anti-trafficking ministry has rescued more than 40,000 women and children from sexual predators
Amid the global plagues of sex trafficking and child pornography, the US-based Christian organization All Things Possible Ministries has helped to free 40,000 trafficked women and children around the world, CBN News reports.
Netanyahu and Gantz form emergency unity government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, Chairman of the National Union party and former Defense Minister, have come together to create an emergency national unity government in response to the ongoing conflict.
Israel instructs Gaza Palestinians on where to shelter from IDF counter-attack
The Israel Defense Forces have been giving Palestinian residents of Gaza instructions on where to evacuate from Israel’s military response to Saturday’s devastating surprise attack on Israeli civilians by the Hamas terror group which rules the Strip, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
European Union reverses earlier announcement that it was suspending development aid to Palestinians
The European Union late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was “immediately” suspending development aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas to make sure no money was misused.
Moscow sees ‘high risk’ of 3rd party opening front against Israel amid war on Hamas
The Kremlin said Monday there was a “high risk” of a third party entering the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas after the US moved warships closer to the Jewish state.
IMF outlook worsens for a ‘limping’ world economy. Mideast war poses new uncertainty
The world economy has lost momentum from the impact of higher interest rates, the invasion of Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts, and it now faces new uncertainty from the war between Israel and Hamas militants, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
Chinese government continues crackdown on Christianity
China’s ruling Communist Party is continuing its crackdown on Christianity by removing crosses from churches and adding new restrictions to religious activities, Missions Box reports.