PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM

Pray for Israel, Pray for Peace

• Photos of babies being burnt, decapitated confirmed
• Handwritten note found on Hamas terrorist calls for beheading, removing hearts and livers
• Hamas religious scholars: ‘Spill the blood of Israeli soldiers and settlers’
• Hamas terrorists ordered to kill as many people as possible, target schools in attacks: report
• Hamas launched unique terror tactic: Livestreaming horrors on victims’ social media
• Netanyahu: Terrorists Burned People Alive; Every Hamas Member Is ‘a Dead Man’; Gantz Invokes Ten Plagues
• New Israeli unit has one goal: Kill all terrorists involved in massacre
• Israeli military warns Gazans to relocate south for safety
• Israel issues new warnings to Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza
• Iran’s Khamenei Threatens Israel with ‘Greater Disaster’ if It Defends Itself from Terror
• Nasrallah, senior Hamas and PIJ leaders talk of achieving ‘victory’ over Israel

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Andy Stanley: Evangelical Churches Must Change on LGBT Issue: ‘Learn from Us’
• Pope Suggests Blessings for Same-Sex Unions Possible
• Israeli Police Arrest Five for Hostile Gestures Towards Christians
• Biblical sin city Sodom destroyed by asteroid stronger than nuke – expert

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• Russia moves closer to ditching landmark nuclear treaty
• Russia says US must end ‘hostility’ for nuclear talks
• Russian defence minister calls to speed up bomber production
• Russia ‘highly values’ North Korean support against Ukraine
• With Mideast crisis, Russia and China hope to turn tables on US
• Putin in China to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi
• China, US Differ on Response to Widening Middle East Violence
• Xi: China Willing to Cooperate With US, Manage Differences
• Xi tells top senator US-China relations impact ‘destiny of mankind’

EARTHQUAKES IN DIVERSE PLACES

• Massive Earthquake Kills over 2,400 in Northwest Afghanistan
• More Powerful Quakes Shake Calamity-Hit Western Afghanistan

RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• China foreign minister: Beijing, Moscow must deepen cooperation
• Putin says accepted Xi’s invitation to visit China in October
• A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea
• North Korea Says Cooperation With Russia ‘Natural’ for Neighbors
• North Korean Leader Vows ‘Unconditional Support’ for ‘All Decisions’ by Putin
• North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock ‘nuclear attack’
• Yoon: Seoul will not ‘stand idly by’ if Russia and North Korea make weapons deal
• China announces ‘strategic partnership’ with Syria
• China’s recent military activities ‘abnormal’: Taiwan defence minister
• China VP warns at UN of ‘strong will’ on Taiwan
• India issues ‘strong protest’ to China over map

THE PALESTINIAN STATE?

• King Abdullah: Middle East security impossible without Palestinian state
• Only way to solve conflict is independent Palestinian state, says top Saudi diplomat
• Saudis say Palestinians must be part of Israel peace deal, says Blinken

 

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Hamas issues terror threat to Israel: ‘We will return to the Intifada’
• Report: New Hamas rocket has one ton warhead, can hit Israel’s northern border
• Israel warns Hamas: There will be a response to any firing of rockets from Gaza
• Mossad director warns Iran: ‘Harm to Israelis will lead to strike in heart of Tehran’
• Syria airstrikes: ‘Proof thunder of Israel’s jets is loudest,’ Gallant says

NEWS FROM IRAN

Ayatollah Khamenei Marks $6 Billion 9/11 with Speech Celebrating America’s Demise
• Iranian President: We’ll Spend Money from Prisoner Swap How We Want
• Iran to toughen penalties for women who breach dress code
• Iran Bans Weightlifter for Life Over Handshake With Israeli

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Azerbaijan Pursues ‘Elimination of the Entire Christian Population and Its Churches’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Report: Islamist Massacres of Christians a ‘Regular Occurrence’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Terrorists Kidnap Two Christians, Kill Baptist Pastor in Nigeria
• 2 Teens Arrested for Plotting Attack on Christian Middle Schoolers

PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES

• Bird flu changes could raise risk of widespread transmission to humans

PLAGUES & PESTILENCES

• CDC: Researchers Suggest Leprosy May Become Endemic in Florida
• ‘Disease X’ — UK Scientists Start Developing Vaccines for Unknown Pandemic

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Quebec Doctor Warns Euthanasia No Longer a ‘Last Resort’
• Canada: Suicidal Patient Says Clinician Asked If She Had Considered Euthanasia