Israelis vote in record numbers in first national election since the Oct 7 Hamas massacre

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israelis turned out in exceptionally high numbers Tuesday for the country’s first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, with initial exit polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud emerging as the largest party but his governing coalition falling short of a parliamentary majority, potentially opening the door to a change in leadership.

The projections released by Israel’s three major television networks after polls closed at 10 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) showed Likud winning 25 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, compared with 23 seats for former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party in Channels 12 and 13 exit polls, and 21 seats according to Kan 11.

The projected parliamentary balance showed 50 seats for Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious bloc, 53 for the main opposition parties and 17 for Arab parties, leaving neither major bloc with the 61 seats generally needed to form a government. (Read More)

Pentagon Orders US Bases to Be Ready to Operate for 90 Days Without Outside Support

 

Under a new initiative called FORTRESS, the Pentagon wants every major US military base able to run for 90 days without outside power, fuel, water or supplies in a major war.

The Pentagon is preparing US military bases to keep running for at least 90 days without outside support, in case a major war cripples power grids, disrupts supply chains and threatens critical infrastructure on American soil, Fox News reported.

Under the initiative, called FORTRESS, every major military installation in the continental United States would have to sustain essential operations on its own, including electricity, water, fuel and communications. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Is anyone else alarmed by the recent Fox News report that the Pentagon is ordering U.S. military bases to prepare for major disruptions to power grids, supply chains, and critical infrastructure on AMERICAN SOIL?  Why is this happening NOW? Could it be that the U.S. government is possibly preparing its installations in case the Pentagon and President Trump decide to launch a decisive military strike against the Iranian regime, an action that could trigger massive retaliatory cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure?

If you doubt that this news could be connected to the conflict with Iran, read the following reports, which shed important light on the alarming warnings coming from the Pentagon during this war. On April 27, 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) posted:

The Iranian Cyber Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure - "The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other U.S. agencies recently published a cyber advisory notice warning of the cyber threat posed by Iranian hackers to U.S. critical infrastructure....Recently, CISA and other U.S. agencies published an advisory notice warning of the threat posed to U.S. critical infrastructure by Iran-affiliated actors, many of which are thought to be associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps."

That same day, Homeland Security Today (HSToday) added:

"Heightened geopolitical tension, particularly following a leadership decapitation event or direct military exchange, significantly raises the probability of Iranian-linked cyber activity targeting U.S. interests." 

Months later, on September 5, 2026, The Jerusalem Post published this disturbing report:

"According to the report, U.S. officials believe Iran-linked hackers were behind cyberattacks on more than 100 water systems across the U.S. in July... U.S. oil and gas infrastructure may also be on the hackers' target list, current and former U.S. officials told the NYT, although those systems are more protected."

Turkish admiral: We'll crush IDF like insect

 

Retired Turkish naval chief Prof. Cihat Yaycı warns millions of Turkish men will march south in confrontation with Israel • Experts dismiss threats as rhetoric with no operational backing

Prof. Cihat Yaycı, former chief of staff of the Turkish Navy and architect of Turkey's "Blue Homeland" (Mavi Vatan) maritime doctrine, made the remarks in an interview with the Turkish media platform GZT. Analyzing security maps of the Middle East during the interview, Yaycı added that in the event of a clash, "millions of Turkish men will march south." He accused Israel of conducting a psychological operation designed to drag the region into sectarian wars and seize control of critical trade routes in the Red Sea.  Yaycı is no fringe figure in Turkey. The senior officer developed the "Blue Homeland" doctrine, which seeks to expand Turkey's maritime sovereignty in the Mediterranean. However, since his retirement in 2020, he has served as an independent researcher and does not officially represent Turkey's Defense Ministry or the military high command. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

In light of the end-times Bible prophecies in Ezekiel 38, it is intriguing to consider the statement by retired Turkish Rear Admiral Prof. Cihat Yaycı, who claimed that millions of Turkish men would one day march south to Israel and crush the IDF like an insect.

Ezekiel 38:6 and 38:15 do foretell a massive force coming from the north, including territories corresponding to modern-day Turkey, to attack Israel. What this retired admiral fails to realize, however, is that the Turkish forces will not crush Israel. Instead, the Lord Himself will intervene to defend the nation. According to Ezekiel 38:18-22 and Ezekiel 39:2-6, the invading coalition will meet its destruction on the mountains of Israel.

WATCH: Syrian militias release video depicting an invasion of the Golan Heights

 

Radical Syrian jihadis released a threatening video depicting a full-fledged invasion of northern Israel’s Golan Heights, a hotly contested area bordering Syria. (Watch)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Are any top Israeli military officials aware that the Prophet Isaiah foretells a full-fledged invasion of Israel from Syria in Isaiah17:4–6?

HEZBOLLAH REBUILDING: Iran Takes Greater Control As Terror Group Restructures Leadership

Hezbollah has reportedly undergone major changes to its command structure following the elimination of much of its senior leadership during years of fighting with Israel.

The terror organization has moved away from its previous centralized command system toward smaller units led by younger field commanders.

The changes are intended to make Hezbollah more difficult for Israeli intelligence to penetrate and reduce its dependence on a limited number of senior commanders.

The organization has also introduced stricter secrecy measures and given individual units greater operational independence.

At the same time, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly expanded its direct involvement in Hezbollah’s military operations.

Approximately 100 Iranian officers were reportedly sent to Lebanon following the November 2024 ceasefire, with additional technical specialists arriving afterward. (Read More)

Israel to strike Iran after US midterms

Education Minister Kish says Israel will enter confrontation with Iran after November 2026 US elections, adding: The big question is who will lead, Netanyahu with Trump, or a prime minister without the proof and international standing.

"After the midterm elections in the United States, the State of Israel will enter into a confrontation with the US facing Iran, the big question for the state is who will lead it, whether it will be Netanyahu together with Trump or whether there will be a prime minister here who does not have the proof and the international standing," Kish said. (Read More)

IRGC Aerospace Force conducts nationwide exercises with reported ballistic missile test launches

 Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force is conducting large-scale exercises across the country. An unverified photo reportedly shows two ballistic missiles being test launched in the Lut Desert in Kerman province, southeastern Iran. (JFEED)

IRAN WAR: US Military Ready For Major Strikes Within 96 Hours Of Trump’s Order

The United States military is prepared to launch a major new offensive against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from President Donald Trump, CNN reported Monday, citing senior American officials familiar with the preparations.

According to the report, sufficient American forces are already deployed throughout the Middle East to carry out a large-scale operation targeting Iranian military installations, nuclear facilities, and energy infrastructure.

US Central Command and the Pentagon have prepared an extensive list of potential targets. One American official described the planned operation as a major military effort, significantly larger than the limited strikes carried out against Iranian missile launchers and radar systems in recent months.

Although Trump has not made a final decision, several officials believe a new offensive could begin following the November 3 US midterm elections. American officials stressed that the president could still decide against military action. (Read More)

Tehran threatens strikes on energy, civilian targets, and nuclear escalation if attacked

 Tehran aims to cause even more pain in the case of a renewed campaign, especially at a time when interceptor missile stockpiles are under pressure in Israel and in US-aligned nations in the Gulf

Tehran is threatening to respond to a renewed US and Israeli air campaign with strikes on an expanded list of targets, including civilian infrastructure, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The warnings, issued publicly and over diplomatic communications, said that Iran would attack not only American bases and warships, but also natural energy infrastructure, natural gas pipelines, airports, and other civilian targets in the Persian Gulf region.

Tehran has also threatened to utilize a new array of weapons, including nuclear bombs. (Read More)

Netanyahu posts AI image of nuke hitting Tel Aviv, warns of ‘2nd Holocaust’ if he’s not elected; Eisenkot: He’s hysterical

 

PM contradicts his own recent claims that Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘devastated’ and Tehran can no longer threaten Israel’s existence; Eisenkot: He’s hysterical; Golan: He’s lost it.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday posted an AI-generated image depicting a nuclear explosion in Tel Aviv, warning the public just two days before the election that voting for anyone other than him could expose Israelis to the danger of a “second Holocaust.”

Netanyahu was sharing the words of Yuval Bloomberg, a right-wing activist with roots in the tech sector who once wrote a book against the Oslo Accords. The post by Bloomberg, written last week, included the AI image of the large mushroom cloud rising above Tel Aviv as the city burned from a nuclear blast.

Israel faces a “real and tangible existential threat,” the post shared by Netanyahu said. (Read More)

Saudi-signed statement blaming Israel for instability doesn't rule out Abraham Accords, expert says

 
The statement signed on Sunday by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt shows a regional alignment among major powers whose “strategic priorities do not always align."

The fact that Saudi Arabia was among the signatories of a joint statement declaring Israel as “the fundamental source of instability in the region and beyond” is not a sign that Riyadh has abandoned all future interest in joining the Abraham Accords, Gulf analyst Dr. Ahmed Alkhuzaie told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

"By collectively declaring that, as per their statement, ‘the Israeli occupation’ constitutes the principal source of instability in the region, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan are signaling the emergence of a broader diplomatic consensus that views the Palestinian issue not as an isolated conflict, but as a central driver of wider regional turbulence.” (Read More)

Iran: Israel "uninhabitable in under an hour"

Senior Iranian parliamentarian posts map of Israel with strategic targets, warns one miscalculation would render the country unlivable; follows reports Tehran planning strikes on US diplomats.

Two senior Iranian officials, including a high-ranking member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, confirmed overnight Saturday to the New York Times that Iran is preparing to strike American diplomats and government officials. The two said Israel and the United States have killed dozens of senior Iranian figures and some of their family members, a fact that now makes Americans "legitimate targets" as well.

The report confirms an earlier Channel 12 News item from over the weekend, which said US intelligence is warning that Iran has "significantly escalated" its efforts to target American diplomats and senior officials in the Middle East and other regions, and that plans to assassinate them have reached "advanced stages", according to a memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Meanwhile, senior Iranian parliamentarian Ibrahim Azizi posted on X alongside an image of a map of Israel marked with strategic targets, writing: "One miscalculation is enough: the occupied territories will become uninhabitable in less than an hour."

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Netanyahu could order strike on Iran even if he loses election

The New York Times reports that US President Donald Trump may order another strike to demonstrate that his authority remains undiminished, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could launch an attack that he believes his successor would hesitate to carry out. Meanwhile, US officials have confirmed that the latest intelligence indicates Iran is plotting to assassinate American ambassadors and senior officials. Diplomats warn that a single shot could ignite a wider war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could order "one last strike" against Iran even if he loses Tuesday's election for the 26th Knesset, according to sources familiar with the deliberations cited by The New York Times. Netanyahu may believe that whoever succeeds him would hesitate to carry out such an operation.

Similarly, US President Donald Trump could order another attack to demonstrate that his authority as commander in chief remains undiminished, the newspaper reported.

Trump is preparing for the US midterm elections on Nov. 3, just over a week away, as he faces growing political pressure over his Middle East policies. Netanyahu, meanwhile, faces a crucial Israeli parliamentary election on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Both elections could dramatically alter the balance of power in their respective countries, adding another layer of complexity to the calculations being made by all sides.

Within the Trump administration, officials are expressing concern that Iran has reached the "advanced stages" of planning attacks against American officials. On the other side, Iranian leaders appear convinced that Israel and the United States are preparing to launch their third major offensive against the Islamic republic in 16 months. (Read More)

Report: Trump Orders Iran Strike Plan, No Target Date Set

A senior Israeli official told Kan News that a joint strike on Iran remains possible after the US midterms: “It’s clear to us that in any scenario, we strike together.”

US President Donald Trump has ordered US Central Command to prepare a plan for a strike on Iran, without setting a target date, Kan News reported Friday evening. The order put Israel's defense establishment on alert as well.

According to a senior Israeli official who spoke to Kan, the Israeli and American militaries have now prepared for another operation in Iran for the third time in roughly six months. This time, however, the preparations have not reached the stage of approving a strike plan.

The official did not rule out a strike after the US midterm elections on November 3 and before the end of the year. "It mainly depends on the Americans. It's clear to us that in any scenario, we strike together," the official said. (Read More)

How to Escape the Terminal Generation

 

By Dr. Bill Salus – Article taken from the book entitled,  The LAST PROPHECIES

Living inside of the seven-year tribulation timespan will be “THE TERMINAL GENERATION.” According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word terminal is defined as; “extremely or hopelessly severe, occurring at or constituting the end of a period.” For this generation conditions existing on the earth will indeed be extremely and hopelessly severe.   Hopeless is the appurtenant word because during this concluding period mankind will have no ability to redirect the course of its history. Predetermined proceedings that culminate in the end of this present earth will happen exactly as prophesied. Although hope in eternal salvation through Jesus Christ will still exist, there will be no hope that the world will survive the coming judgments, get a temporary extension date, or receive a stay of execution.   The good news between now and the dreaded end is that the Bible informs us that many people will be saved by receiving Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. However, unprecedented Christian persecution and martyrdom awaits those who receive Christ during the Tribulation-period (Trib-period).

The Biblical Basis for the Existence of THE TERMINAL GENERATION

Prophesying about this terminal time-period, Jesus said,   “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.” (Matthew 24:21-22)   The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) translates these same verses to say,   “For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn't taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.”   Christ's reference to “Great Tribulation” pertains to what happens within the last three and one-half years of the Trib-period. In this verse Jesus foretells that global events will get so chaotic and catastrophic in the end that, given ample time, all human and animal flesh would be terminated. As such, those days will be limited to the final three and one-half years of Great Tribulation.

How to Escape the Terminal Generation

It's important to acknowledge that at present, there is a way to escape the Terminal Generation. The wrath of God gets poured out in the Trib-period, but believers are not going to experience this wrath and are removed from the earth prior via the Rapture. Church Age believers: Are not appointed to the wrath of God poured out in the Trib-period. (1 Thess. 5:9-10), Are saved from the wrath of God during the Trib-period. (Romans 5:9), Will be delivered from the wrath of God by Jesus in the Rapture. (1 Thess. 1:10), Are kept from that, “hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” (Rev. 3:10), Have a way of escaping the terrible things that will happen in the Trib-period. (Luke 21:36), Are to comfort one another with all these facts above. (1 Thess. 4:18). These verses below explain how we are saved, delivered and kept from wrath and why we are comforted to know this.   We become citizens of heaven and get new heavenly homes.   “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me (Jesus Christ). In My (Heavenly) Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you; (if you are a believer insert your name here). And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”” (John 14:1-6; emphasis added)   Jesus uses the pronoun your or you nine times in these verses in reference to His believers. This is a very personal promise to you from HIM; if you are a believer! These verses above explain why we are comforted and the verses below explain how we are saved, delivered and kept from the wrath of God during the Trib-period.

We leave the earth and will always be with the Lord throughout eternity

“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord (Jesus Christ), that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep (those who die as true Christian believers before the Rapture). For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thess. 4:15-18; emphasis added)

We receive new immortal bodies

“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We (true Christian believers) shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed (receive new immortal bodies)— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.” (1 Corinthians 15:50-53; emphasis added)

We have a way of escape and are enabled to stand before Jesus Christ

“Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36)   Observe the following from this verse: Believers are to be watchful for the coming of the Lord in the Rapture because we don't know the precise time that He will come for us, We are to be in constant prayer, We must be counted worthy to escape. Worthiness results from becoming a true believer in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. We don't earn this worthiness, because Christ paid the full pardon price for our sins on the Cross. Ephesians 2:8-9 clarifies this by saying, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” We escape, rather than endure, all the bad things that occur in the Trib-period, We get to stand before Jesus Christ. If you are reading this article and the Rapture has not yet happened, then you can receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. In so doing, you not only eliminate any possibility of being part of the TERMINAL GENERATION, but you receive abundant life now, as per John 10:10, and eternal life in the hereafter according to John 10:28.   If you are ready to make that decision now, or at any time throughout the reading of this article you want to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, then read this article entitled, “The Sinner's Salvation Prayer.”

IDF, Shin Bet forcibly evacuate 2,000 Hebron Palestinians in response to deadly Hamas attack

 
IDFtroops demolished illegal structures near the site of Friday's deadly Hebron attack, searched 200 locations, and arrested 10 suspects.

IDF troops, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Border Police officers, and the Judea Regional Brigade forcibly evacuated 2,000 Hebron-area Palestinians and destroyed an unspecified number of structures in the vicinity over the weekend in response to Friday morning’s deadly Hamas terrorist attack.

St.-Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon, were killed in the attack, while three others were lightly wounded. Two terrorists were killed during the confrontation, and the IDF said no additional terrorists were involved. (Read More)

Netanyahu bloc falls to 48 seats as opposition reaches 54, days before election - poll

 
A final Maariv poll shows the opposition widening its lead, with Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu and 60% of Israelis favoring a unity government.

The gap between Israel's coalition and opposition blocs has widened to six seats ahead of Tuesday's Knesset election, despite the two largest parties being separated by just two seats, according to a Maariv poll by Lazar Research published Friday.

The coalition bloc receives just 48 seats this week, following the failure of Ofer Winter's People of Israel party to cross the electoral threshold. The party receives 3% of the vote, below the required 3.25%. Meanwhile, the opposition's change bloc has strengthened to 54 seats. Recent polling averages have shown the two political blocs nearly tied, highlighting the fluctuations in the election race.

The poll also shows that United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit each lost one seat, polling 7 mandates, while Likud (19), Shas (8), and the Religious Zionist Party (7) each gained one. Overall, the coalition bloc has weakened by three seats compared with the previous week's poll. (Read More)

How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

Do your feelings of existential dread extend beyond your own personal mortality? Do they include fears about the survival of our culture and institutions, our species, nonhuman life and the Earth itself? Do you feel like there’s nothing that can help to wrap your head around the biggest problem we face: the end of the world as we know it?

Apocalyptic expectations are on the rise. According to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, 39% of Americans believe that we are living in the end times. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Two years later, StudyFinds posted an article on May 3, 2024, pointing out the following: 

Apocalypse goes mainstream: The end of the world is becoming normal conversation

"The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions claim that the machines will take over within five to 10 years. Fears of AI are not the only things driving public concern about the end of the world. Climate change and pandemic diseases are also well-known threats."

On October 18, 2026, the mainstream news organization The Guardian admitted in an article that the many challenges facing humanity at this time certainly feel unprecedented:

"These days, it's easy to succumb to hopelessness. Whether you're thinking about the climate crisis, the prospect of AI apocalypse, war or political turmoil, the list of challenges facing humanity can seem insurmountable. It certainly feels unprecedented, and much of it may be."

Why are apocalyptic expectations among Christians, Jews, and many secular people around the world on the rise, especially since 2020?  Could it be because the unprecedented events taking place around the world are exactly what we would expect if we were indeed living in the end times? 

Seven Signs Are Converging... And the World Isn't Paying Attention