Chance (4 Aug 2024)
"Some Recent News Along With Reports That Iran Et Al Will Attack On Tisha B'Av August 12/13"


 
Hello John and Doves,
 
Everything is moving quickly - hard to keep up.  It's been a busy week....two top terrorists were assassinated (one in Tehran and one in Beirut), many air line flights have been cancelled to Israel and other Middle East countries, countries have asked their citizens to leave Iran, Lebanon and Israel as soon as possible, Israel's Knesset members were given satellite phones, Israeli's told to prepare bomb shelters; it's being reported that Iran has given Hezbollah electromegnetic bombs - to disable communications and radar and the electric grid in Israel.
 
And for those of us watching Tisha B'Av - ""Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia that they had evidence Iran intends to attack Israel on Tisha B'Va, which begins on August 12 and ends on August 13." 
 
Interesting timing that many are looking at Tisha B'Av as Acts Pentecost and Feast of New Wine - high watch Rapture date.
 
It's certainly on my calendar.
 
Here are some interesting developments with dates:
 
July 27:  The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported that Iran has supplied Hezbollah with electromagnetic bombs that can paralyze communications and disable radars..."  Pro-Iran groups will attack the Golan if war breaks out.  "Al-Jarida claimed that the source says that Hezbollah already "possesses bombs and missiles carrying explosive 'electromagnetic' warheads as that Revolutionary Guards successfully delivers these qualitative weapons to it a few days ago."  
 
"Supposedly these weapons can be "launched from fixed launchers and some of them can be carried by drones to reach any point deep inside Israel."
 
"The report then goes on to elaborate about how Iran wants to provide Hezbollah with the know-how to target Israel's energy sector as well as water resources."  And that if Israel attacks Lebanon, Israeli settlers in northern Israel will face "a disruption in basic services including water, electricity and communications..."

July 30:  'Israel said late Tuesday that it had killed Shukr (a Hezbollah top commander), who it said was behind the weekend rocket attack on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 youths.  The United States also blames Shukr for staging and planning a bombing of a Marine Corps barrack in Lebanon in 1983 that killed 241 American service members."
Hezbollah Confirms Top Leader Fouad Shukur Killed in Israeli Strike in Beirut
 
July 31:  "Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran (Tehran) ...Haniyeh's residence was hit by an airborne projectile."
 
 July 31:  "Iranian military advisor Milad Bedi was killed yesterday in the Beirut strike that killed Hezbollah's top military commander Faud Shukr, according to the Islamic regime's official Fars New Agency."
 
 
July 31:  "Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel in response for the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh...the directive was given this morning at an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council."
Khamenei orders direct strike on Israel in response to Haniyeh killing, NYT reports | The Times of Israel
 
 Iran and Hezbollah have vowed retaliation.  Along with Hamas, the Houthis, Qatar, Turkey,
 
July 31:  "Major American airlines have told passengers that flights to Israel are cancelled..Delta is said to cancel its flights until August 2 and the reports say United has cancelled its flights until August 6."
Major American airlines said to cancel Israel flights amid soaring tensions | The Times of Israel
 
August 1:  The U.S. DoD "has deployed 12 warships to the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea....a response to the recent escalation following the deaths of key figures from Hamas and Hezbollah."
US sends 12 warships to the Middle East amid rising tensions - Badlands Media
 
August 1:  "Thousands of people have gathered at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv trying to leave Israel, following the latest developments in the Middle East triggered by the murders of Haniya, Shoukr and Daif.  Information speaks of about 70,000 passengers...Due to the tense situation, the list of airlines canceling passenger and commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv for fear of reprisals is growing....According to Israel's Channel 12, seven airlines have already suspended flights to Ben Gurion Airport until further notice.  These are Delta, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Fly Dubai and Air India."
Η μεγάλη φυγή από το αεροδρόμιο Ben Gurion: 70.000 εγκαταλείπουν το Τελ Αβίβ - Θέμα ημερών η σύρραξη με Χεζμπολάχ (vid) - War News 24/7
 
 August 2:  In Israel - "Government ministers have been issued satellite phones in preparation for possible retaliation for the assassination of top Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, whose death has been widely blamed on Israel.  According to the report, the satellite phones were distributed due to concerns that a retaliatory attack by either Iran or Hezbollah could destroy telephone lines and knock out cell service."
Ministers given satellite phones due to concern phone lines could be damaged if Iran attacks | The Times of Israel
 
August 2:  "Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the killing of senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah this week.  Singapore Airlines stopped flying through Iranian airspace from early Friday morning and is using alternative routes...Taiwan's EVA Air and China Airlines also appeared to be avoiding Iran airspace for flights to Amesterdam on Friday which had previously flown over Iran...Many airlines, including U.S. and European airlines, already avoid flying over Iran."
 
"Over the past two days, Air India, Germany's Lufthansa Group, U.S. carriers United Airlines and Delta Air and Italy's ITA Airways said they have suspended flights to Tel Aviv.  Airlines this week have also been cancelling and delaying flights to the Lebanese capital Beirut....Canada on Thursday issued a notice to Canadian aircraft to avoid Lebanese airspace for one month due to the risk to aviation from military activity."
 
"Should an all-out war break out in the Middle East, Ops Group said civil aviation will likely face the risk of drones and missiles crossing the airways, as well as the increased risk of GPS spoofing - a growing phenomena around Lebanon and Israel where militaries and other actors broadcast signals that trick a plane's GPS system into thinking it is somewhere it is not."
Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount
 
August 2:  "The leader of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said today that the war with Israel has entered a new phase, warning that the group will surely respond to the killing of a top Hezbollah commander by an Israeli strike."
 
"Israel is on high alert,...Israel is well prepared for any eventuality, both defensively and offensively," Netanyahu said after visiting the headquarters of the military's Home Front Command, which is responsible for civilian protection.  "We will exact a very high price for any act of aggression against us, wherever it comes from," he reiterated."
Η μεγάλη φυγή από το αεροδρόμιο Ben Gurion: 70.000 εγκαταλείπουν το Τελ Αβίβ - Θέμα ημερών η σύρραξη με Χεζμπολάχ (vid) - War News 24/7
 
August 2: "Turkey's communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country.  The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, announced the block early Friday, but did not provide a reason.
Turkey blocks access to Instagram. Reports say it's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief.
 
August 2:  "France also called on its citizens to leave Iran "immediately" amid fears the Islamic Republic was preparing to attack Israel...Israeli ministers have been given satellite phones in preparation for an attack that could strike the country's communication system...Residents in Jerusalem were told to prepare bomb shelters."
 
"The United States was on Friday preparing to sent back-up warplanes to help defend Israel from a possible missile or drone attacks and deal with any major escalations."
 
August 2:  "France, Poland urge citizens to leave Iran, Israel and Lebanon as soon as possible....The unstable security situation makes it possible to believe that it will be more and more difficult to leave the three countries..."
 
"Earlier on August 2, Polish airlines LOT announced the cancellation of eight flights to Lebanon and Israel due to the security situation.  The announcement from Poland follows several cancellations in other European countries, including Czechia, where several flights back to Israel were cancelled."
 
August 2:  "Iran and its proxies are signaling fierce and unified retaliation...US Defense Secretary Austin "was expected on Friday to sign off on additional deployments to the region...."
US, Israel prepare to face multifront attack as Iran vows revenge - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
 
August 2:  "The US military will deploy additional fighters and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday...the expected changes come as the United States is bracing for Iran to make good on its threats to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh two days ago in Tehran...".
Pentagon tells Israel it will deploy additional fighters, Navy warships to the Middle East

 
The War Starts on Tisha B'Av?"
 
"Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia that they had evidence Iran intends to attack Israel on Tisha B'Va, which begins on August 12 and ends on August 13."  "That attack would reportedly be coordinated with Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon."
France, Poland urge citizens to leave Iran, Israel and Lebanon as soon as possible
 
This is in numerous news sites - including the Jerusalem Post:  
 
August 3:  "Iran reportedly plans to attack Israel on the day of Tisha B'Av, when Jews mourn the loss of the first and second Temples...The report indicates that there is an emotional and psychological impact in targeting Israel on the holy day of mourning.  The report claimed that Jewish Israelis may feel particularly vulnerable on this day - adding an additional layer of psychological torment.  Enemy states and entities have focused their attack son Jewish holiday in the past, as was the case on October 7, which fell on Simchat Torah and Shabbat, and the Yom Kippur War in 1973."
 
"There is also reportedly a symbolic reason for attacking this date, reviving historical traumas and replaying the images of destruction.  Finally, Iran allegedly hopes that attacking on this day would bring an element of surprise...they may be unprepared for a military attack."
 
"Sky New Arabia also claimed that the media coverage on the attack would transmit a message to the Islamic world - that "Israel is vulnerable to destruction as the Jews have historically been...The report also claimed that attacking on this day may restore morale of terror groups attacking Israel, reinvigorating them for future attacks and showing that Iran will continue to back terror leaders in the regions."
Iran plans attack on Israel over Haniyeh death on Jewish day of tragedy - The Jerusalem Post


 
The U.S. Senate adjourns for a break on August 3 and will return to D.C. on September 9 - unless they call an emergency session due to deterioration of the 'situation' in the Middle East.
 
Numerous letters to Doves have been written about the day Tisha B'Av - and the possibility of the Rapture occurring on this particular day.  To many, this day is also Acts Pentecost and The Feast of New Wine.  Both Temples were destroyed on this day - will this day have yet another reason for great mourning across the Jewish nation?  A devastating attack from Iran and other enemies? 
 
A Rapture on this day will certainly fulfill Micah's prophecy of great distress for the Jewish people at the time of the grape harvest (Feast of New Wine) -  all the good men of the Earth have 'vanished'.  The day of the watchmen has come.  There is no good men left - just evil all around.
 
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
 
Maranatha!
 
Chance