Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Tel Aviv-bound flight narrowly avoids major disaster, says Israeli officials
Passengers Clap, Hoot As flydubai Flight Lands After Hijack Scare
Bill Gates warns AI could trigger events leading to 1 billion deaths
Microsoft founder issued one of his starkest warnings about artificial intelligence, saying the combination of advanced AI tools and malicious actors could lead to a catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is issuing an unusually stark warning about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, saying advanced AI tools in the hands of malicious actors could set off a chain of events resulting in catastrophic loss of life.
In an interview broadcast Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, Gates told host Kristen Welker that AI is already powerful enough to potentially facilitate events resulting in as many as one billion deaths.
"AI is definitely powerful enough to drive events
that could cause a billion deaths," Gates said.
He then explained what concerns him most: the combination of increasingly powerful AI systems and people intent on using them for destructive purposes.
"There has never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of malicious people using the latest AI tools," Gates said. (Read More)
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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,
Is it reasonable to believe that, in the future, a
totalitarian global government (Daniel 7:23) under the Antichrist and False
Prophet could use malicious government personnel from around the world and the
latest AI tools to track down tens of millions of Bible-believing Christians,
making it possible for them to be later killed for their refusal to worship the
Antichrist? (Daniel 7:21, Revelation 13:7, 15)
Do you think it is possible that the latest AI tools could include things like facial recognition used for mass surveillance, facial recognition with digital IDs, Flock cameras, license plate readers, drones, and robots?
Over 100 Jewish extremist settlers riot near West Bank town, clash with Israeli forces
Three Border Police officers lightly wounded as extremist settlers clash with forces, setting fire to Palestinian property • Riot sought to prevent Palestinian family’s coordinated return to Jalud.
Over 100 Jewish extremists attacked IDF soldiers and Border Police officers near the Palestinian village of Jalud in the West Bank, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, ultimately succeeding in blocking the return of a Palestinian family to its home.
The Jewish extremist attackers wounded three border policemen, burned all or part of the Palestinians’ residence, burned or damaged multiple vehicles both Palestinian and IDF, and hurled rocks at security forces, according to both the IDF and other reports.
The IDF made a rare public admission that its mission of returning the Palestinians had failed so far. (Read More)
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Dr. Bill Salus comments.
Keep your eyes on ongoing developments in the West Bank, biblical Judea and Samaria. The Bible predicts that ultimately Israel will seize this and much more territory. Watch my short video below.
Trump: Iran matter ending "very soon"
US president says Tehran is "failing" and in total collapse, vows no nuclear weapon and falling oil prices ahead.
As Israel hears warnings of a possible Iranian attack before its elections, US President Donald Trump addressed the confrontation with Iran on Tuesday, and expressed optimism that it is nearing its end. Speaking at an event launching a new website for the American administration, Trump repeated his commitment that Iran will not obtain a nuclear weapon, and claimed oil prices will fall in the near term.
"This Iran thing is going to be over very soon. They're failing, and they're in total collapse," Trump said. "They will not have a nuclear weapon, and oil prices are going to come down soon. They're going to go back to the price they were at before I had to make this little foray into the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Asked about the achievements of the campaign against Iran, Trump said the significance of the move will only become clear with historical perspective. "I think in the years to come, books will be written that will tell the history of our country, and they will say this was one of the most important things we did," he said. (Read More)
Iran threatens UAE over Netanyahu visit
Tehran's Foreign Ministry issues sharp condemnation of prime minister's trip to Abu Dhabi, calls on regional states to show vigilance against Israeli presence • Ten-nation summit included Saudi, US, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain representatives.
US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, leaving the country where 4,500 of their comrades died over more than 20 years of war.
Iraqi security experts have warned that the withdrawal could give Tehran and its allies free rein while also risking a comeback from the Islamic State terror group.
The move was agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried out by President Donald Trump's administration, even as it wages war against Iran.
"Iran stands to benefit strategically from the coalition's departure because it removes a military presence that for years acted as a counterweight to Tehran's influence in Iraq," said Jasim al-Bahadli, an Iraqi security analyst. (Read More)
Saudi Arabia Among 10 Nations Represented At Netanyahu’s Secret UAE Meeting
Representatives from ten countries — including Saudi Arabia and several other Arab states that do not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel — reportedly participated in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
According to a report by Israel’s Channel 14, citing a senior Emirati official, representatives of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Oman and Egypt took part in the gathering. (Read More)
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Ben-Gvir: ‘We are the masters of the Temple Mount’
Hamas “wanted to win. We defeated them, first and foremost
here on the Temple Mount,” Israel’s national security minister said.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, while
visiting the Temple Mount on Monday during Sukkot, declared that despite the
“enormous pain” brought on by the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, there is much to
celebrate since that tragic event.
“Hamas wanted to defeat us. They called it [the Hamas invasion] the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood,’” Ben-Gvir said. “But today, we are the masters of the house on the Temple Mount.”
(Al-Aqsa is an Arabic term for the Temple Mount.) (Read More)
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that Israel is "master of the Temple Mount," in Jerusalem on September 28, 2026.
The Jerusalem Post published an article on August 7, 2019, titled "Temple Institute encourages Jews to hope for Third Temple in new video," which included the following quote:
"It’s time to vote with our feet and send a clear message to the world that we truly believe that the Temple Mount is ours and we truly hope and pray for the rebuilding of the Third Temple."
The Temple Institute, on its website templeinstitute.org, states:
"The Temple Institute is involved, day and night, in making every manner of preparation we can to promote the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. We have reconstructed the Temple vessels, and they are ready for use in the rebuilt Temple."
According to the Bible, a Third Temple will indeed be rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Matthew 24:15, Daniel 9:27, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Revelation 11:1–3).
Egypt's 500km Sinai rail reaches Israel
Egypt is advancing one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the Middle East: a railway line stretching roughly 500 kilometres from the al-Ferdān Bridge over the Suez Canal to Taba, within touching distance of Eilat.
The project, known as the "al-Arish–Taba" international logistics corridor, is designed to link the Mediterranean to the Red Sea overland, inject economic life into the desert interior and strengthen Egyptian sovereignty in the region. Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir is leading the work under the direct supervision of the prime minister and according to instructions from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. (Read More)
Report: Hamas still has 30,000 armed terrorists, is rebuilding its arsenal
Nearly three years after October 7, Hamas retains thousands of armed terrorists, maintains tunnel network, manufactures rockets, and smuggles weapons into Gaza.
Nearly three years after the October 7 massacre, and one year after Trump imposed a ceasefire, Hamas continues to maintain tens of thousands of armed terrorists, underground infrastructure, and the ability to manufacture and acquire weapons, Channel 12 News' Ohad Hemo reported.
According to the report, despite having suffered severe losses during the war, Hamas is currently estimated to have between 25,000 and 30,000 armed operatives remaining. At a terrorist's funeral held in the Gaza Strip two days ago, dozens of openly armed men were filmed with their faces uncovered, a large portion of whom apparently belong to Hamas.
Alongside its manpower, the terror group continues to maintain and even reinforce existing tunnel networks, particularly in areas beyond the Yellow Line, according to the report. (Read More)
Netanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack – sources
Both sides confirm trip one day later, but PMO denies it had anything to do with trying to quash report about Emirati leader’s alert; Shin Bet files complaint to military censor, claiming network that revealed trip before PM returned put him at risk.
The purpose of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret trip to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday was to ask its leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, to deny reports that he had warned Netanyahu about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the terror group’s October 7, 2023, invasion, according to sources who spoke to the Associated Press on Monday.
Netanyahu’s office and the UAE’s official media agency confirmed the meeting took place on Monday evening, but the prime minister’s office denied AP’s report regarding the reasoning behind it as “fake news,” while the WAM Emirates News Agency said “the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Israel and ways to strengthen and develop them.”
Netanyahu flew on a private plane to Abu Dhabi around noon Sunday and spent four hours in the UAE, Israel’s Channel 12 first reported on Sunday night. During the visit, he held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president, according to two people who were briefed on the trip. Channel 12 reported Monday that the meeting took place at the airport. (Read More)
Saudi foreign minister arrives in Washington for talks with Rubio
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Saudi state news agency said, amid escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis.
The two will discuss bilateral ties as well as key regional and international developments, the agency added. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought US military help this month against the Iran-backed Houthis, but Washington declined to launch strikes, though it agreed to supply intelligence and targeting support, sources had told Reuters. (Read More)
Monday, September 28, 2026
Netanyahu: "Happy beeper!" video on Nasrallah (Watch)
Prime Minister releases AI-edited video on second anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death, featuring pager attack footage and F-15 strikes | Happy beeper day! appears in English across the clip.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party released an official video marking the second anniversary of the elimination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The video opens with an AI-generated scene showing Nasrallah in a jacuzzi holding a glass of wine and a cigarette, alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Text across the screen reads in English: "Happy beeper!"
The clip then cuts to real footage from the operational pager attacks in Lebanese markets and streets, with captions in both Hebrew and English. The video incorporates an old speech by Hassan Nasrallah in which he claimed Israel was weaker than a spider's web, juxtaposed with captions highlighting the events of the two years since his elimination. (Watch)
LEBANON STRIKE: IDF Hits Hezbollah Weapons Depot In Southern Lebanon
According to the IDF, the strike was carried out to
eliminate a threat posed by weapons stored at the site, which had been used to
target and disrupt Israeli troops operating in the security zone.
“The IDF will continue to act to remove immediate threats,” the military said, warning that any use of force from Lebanese territory aimed at harming Israeli civilians or IDF troops “will be met with great force.”
The IDF added that it remains committed to the agreement between Israel and Lebanon. (Read More)
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Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments
According to a news article posted on March 26, 2026, by
israelhayom.com <http://israelhayom.com>
, the terrorist group Hezbollah is known to possess 11,000–13,000 rockets and
missiles. Does this explain why Israel would want to strike a Hezbollah weapons
storage facility? What is interesting is that this is taking place in southern
Lebanon.
Could the IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons storage in southern Lebanon tie into some end time prophecies?
Here is a quote from Dr. Bill Salus's article "Shocking Prophetic Revelation: Ezekiel 28 Precedes Ezekiel 38 / Revealing the Sidon prophecy in Ezekiel 28:20-26 and its Hezbollah connections":
"Is Hezbollah in Bible Prophecy?"
“Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Is ‘Committed to Fighting
Israel Until It Is Off the Map‘” (Haaretz – 2/13/24) Hezbollah is in the news, but are they also
in the Bible? Could they even be identified in Bible prophecy? I believe the
answer is yes! There are three modern-day cities in Lebanon that show up in two
unfulfilled ancient prophecies.
Hezbollah is based out of Lebanon so if they are identified in ancient foretellings, it would be under the banners of either Lebanon, Tyre, Sidon or Gebal. It’s important to note that the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon still exist today. They are both coastal cities in Southern Lebanon, with Sidon being located 24 miles north of Tyre, which is 12 miles north of Israel."
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for war in occupied West Bank
Smotrich comments come as Israeli authorities announce a week-long comprehensive military closure across the occupied West Bank, citing the Jewish holiday Sukkot.
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the Israeli military should “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and repeat what it “did in Gaza”.
Using a biblical term for the occupied West Bank, the minister told Ynet News in an interview published on Sunday that Israel needs to “go to war in Judea and Samaria, to do there what we did in Gaza, to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which is a terror authority”. (Read More)
Netanyahu's secret UAE visit revealed
Prime minister spent Sunday in undisclosed meeting with Mohammed bin Zayed, Channel 12 reports; PMO refuses to confirm or provide details of the talks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed in an undisclosed visit to Abu Dhabi, Channel 12's Yaron Avraham reported.
Netanyahu departed in a private aircraft Sunday morning and spent the day in the Emirates, according to the evening report.
Two sources confirmed that the prime minister traveled to Abu Dhabi and met with the Emirati president, in a visit taking place against the backdrop of political turmoil in Israel over claims that Netanyahu received a warning before the October 7 attacks. (Read More)
Pray with Pope Leo to Our Lady of Lourdes
This evening, Pope Leo arrived to Lourdes and his first
engagement there was prayer. Just after arriving at the local airport, the Holy
Father was taken to the grotto where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette.
Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments,
Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world's 1.4 billion baptized Catholics, recited a prayer in Lourdes, France, on September 26, 2026, before the statue of the Virgin Mary, who originally appeared to Bernadette there in 1858.
This news article was posted by Aleteia.org, which happens to be a major online Roman Catholic news site. In this article, they said that "God has worked countless miracles" since the "Lady" appeared at Lourdes in 1858.
Pope Leo has strongly encouraged Marian devotion, drawing significant attention to major apparition sites like Fatima in Portugal and Guadalupe in Mexico. These sites are reported to have visions and messages from the Queen of Heaven, alongside numerous healings and miracles, just like Lourdes in France.
Pope Pius IX, in his papal apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus on the very day he proclaimed the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854, envisioned a future where through the powerful aid of the Blessed Mother the Roman Catholic Church may "reign from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.”
The website http://catholicprophecy.org tells us of a very interesting prophecy of Venerable Mary of Agreda that dates back to the 17th century:
Did you know that numerous conversions to Roman Catholicism, healings, and miracles have been reported at apparition sites around the globe associated with the Queen of Heaven? Could these events be connected to end-times prophecies in Revelation 17 in which a city will reign over the kings of the world and over the people of every nation?
In his book The Final Prophecies, Dr. Bill Salus addresses this question on pages 12–13.
"Will future signs and lying wonders that are associated with the Roman Catholic Church jump start the apostate world religion of Revelation 17?
It is commonly taught that Revelation 17 describes a coming world religion. It is depicted as a Harlot in this prophecy. If this Harlot world religion is embodied by Roman Catholicism, which I and some of my colleagues believe, then future supernatural apparitions of Mary could be the catalyst to its emergence. What better way to deceive a world that will be traumatized after the miraculous disappearance of millions of Christians, than to have some supernatural sightings of the Blessed Mother in strategic world locations."
In the Roman Catholic community there are many Roman Catholics who are anticipating that a time is coming when there will be future Marian apparitions seen throughout the world. Below is one example. Marian expert Thomas W. Petrisko states the following:
“After the warnings will come the great miracles. Some of these miracles are to be wondrous signs to the world that God exists and that Jesus Christ is Lord. Others will confirm the Virgin Mary’s apparitions throughout the world.”
Is it reasonable to believe that there might be a deceptive end game with the many apparitions of Mary that have occurred throughout history?"
You might be shocked to learn that there have been some Roman Catholics that have believed that the city in Revelation 17 and 18 is the future city of Rome. Here is only one example taken again from the book Final Prophecies pages 83-85:
"Rev. Father R. Gerald Culleton, who was a priest,
respected Catholic apologist and author of the twentieth century. In his book
entitled, “The Reign of Antichrist,” says this on page 207.
“The fall and devastation of Rome were mentioned in the preceding chapter, but its importance as the seat of the false prophet and the capital of a world- wide empire under Antichrist demands a more detailed account. Hence St. John now describes at length the new pagan empire of Rome (Rev. 17) and foretells its complete and final destruction in (Rev. 18).”
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles.
In the New Jersey beach town of Sea Bright, each high tide brought a new round of flooding. “It’s not like a one-time occurrence,” said Caroline Virenius, whose garage filled with about a foot of water (30 centimeters). “It’s getting wet again and again.”
The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City Housing Authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf all the way to New England. (Read More)
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism's most famous pilgrimage sites
Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the
first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.
The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims
annually, including sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the
famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto. Here is what to know about Lourdes,
one of Catholicism’s most important pilgrimage sites.
The popularity of Lourdes is intrinsically linked to Bernadette Soubirous. A young girl who came from a modest background, she was uneducated, with no knowledge of religion, and suffered from asthma when she reported 18 visions of a lady dressed in white in the Grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes, between February and July 1858. The Catholic Church later accepted that the visions were of the Virgin Mary. Bernadette’s visions, and the subsequent discovery of allegedly healing spring waters, led the church to build a sanctuary there.
... Among the millions traveling to Lourdes, many seek physical and spiritual healing, hoping for a miracle. The Catholic Church has officially recognized 72 healings as miraculous at Lourdes, out of more than 7,000 cases examined since 1858.
Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments,
You might be surprised to learn that the average devout, practicing Roman Catholic will recite an incredible 53 Hail Mary prayers that contain 42 words in English when praying the rosary. Here are the words that are addressed directly to Mary:
"Hail Mary, full of grace,The Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen"
One has to wonder what Jesus would think about Roman Catholics who repeat the same 42 words 53 times.
What is a little disturbing is that, according to Roman Catholic tradition, Mary appeared in a 15th-century apparition to Blessed Alan de La Roche, holding a rosary and giving him 15 promises for those who recite it.
According to the website nationalshrineofmarymotherofthechurch.com, here are only
Pope Leo XIII in the 19th century known as the" Rosary Pope" said this astonishing statement:
"O Virgin most holy, none abounds in the knowledge of
God except through thee; none, O Mother of God, attains salvation except
through thee; none receives a gift from the throne of mercy except through
thee."
Pope Leo XIII fully endorsed the Roman Catholic teaching found in the original Baltimore Catechism:
'Q. 1125. Is it enough to belong to God's Church in order to be saved? A. It is not enough to belong to the Church in order to be saved, but we must also keep the Commandments of God and of the Church.' "
The following words about the Blessed Mother of Roman
Catholicism come from Pope Pius IX, who officially declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 (the belief that Mary
was conceived without original sin).
This is what the Bible says:
Psalm 39:7 "And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you." (NLT)
John 14:6 "Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."" (NLT)
Romans 3:23 "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard." (NLT)
Acts 4:11-12 "For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures...There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." (NLT)
Galatians 1:6 "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him!" (HCSB)
2 Thessalonians 2:9 "The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders." ( NKJV)
Why is any of this spiritually important for us to understand? Listen carefully to the words of well-respected Roman Catholic apologist Dr. Scott Hahn from his book, Rome Sweet Home (p. 142) :
"The Catholic Church is not just another denomination—it is either true or diabolical.'"
Israeli settlers try to seize springs in the West Bank
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers have intensified attempts to take control of natural springs on which Palestinian communities depend. Water from these springs is used for irrigation and tourism, Euronews reports.
Water diverted from the village of Fasayil
In summer, water from a natural spring that supplied the Palestinian village of Fasayil was diverted to a nearby ancient pool. The site was declared a new tourist attraction and named after Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea.
Palestinian farmer Saad Nemer said that the water cutoff dealt a devastating blow to his fields. The Israeli military body COGAT, which handles civilian affairs in the West Bank, acknowledged that the water had been diverted without permission and said it would conduct an investigation.
The time when the pool was built is unknown. The archaeological unit of Israel’s Civil Administration noted that other ruins in the area date back to the 1st century BCE, the period of Herod’s rule.
More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram. (Read More)
US treasury secretary claims successes in sanctions campaign to isolate Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure countries to economically isolate Iran, hailing new restrictions targeting the country’s airlines and banks.
“At my direction, teams were dispatched across the globe to engage with countries and demand action against the Iranian regime,” he says on X. “These efforts are delivering results.”
Following the launch of Operation Economic Outcast, @USTreasury imposed targeted financial measures against banks and aviation service providers. At my direction, teams were dispatched across the globe to engage with countries and demand action against the Iranian regime. (Read More)
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