WORLD AT WAR: 12.16.23 -

 A Fight to the End - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2023/12/09/a-fight-to-the-end-by-daymond-duck/ On Nov. 28, 2023, an Israeli Arab Affairs Correspondent reported that Hamas had offered to release all its remaining hostages for an end to the war. On Nov. 28, 2023, it was reported that Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu said: •“There is no way we are not going back to fight to the end. This is my policy, the entire Cabinet stands behind it, the entire government stands behind it, the soldiers standbehind it, the people stand behind it—this is exactly what we will do.” •“From the beginning of the war, I set three goals: the elimination of Hamas, the return of all our hostages, and to ensure that Gaza will never again be a threat to Israel.These three goals remain.” •“Over the last few days, I’ve heard a question: When this phase of returning our hostages is exhausted, will Israel return to fighting? My answer is an unequivocal yes.” Hamas has said they will not stop trying to destroy Israel. They will try again, and again, and again until they succeed. This leaves Israel with no choice but to destroy Hamas before Hamas destroys Israel. Several Muslim leaders have said they will not allow Israel to destroy Hamas, so this raises many questions: •What will Iran, Turkey, Syria, Russia, Hezbollah, and others do? •How will God respond if several nations enter the war to prevent Israel from destroying Hamas? •Does anyone have a plan that will establish peace and safety in the Middle East? (More:On Nov. 28, 2023, the son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef posted a video on X urging Israel to give Hamas a deadline of one to six months for the release of all hostages, and to kill the Hamas leaders, including his father, if they do not meet it.He also said Hamas wants Israel to release murderers in exchange for the hostages, and those murderers will continue to kill people if they can. He also wants Israel to treat Qatar as an enemy state if they do not stop financing Hamas.) (More:On Nov. 29, 2023, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN told UN Security Council Members, Arab nations, and others that met with the UN Security Council, “This (the Hamas attack on Israel) is not a political conflict or about partitioning land. It is solely aboutthe destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews.” He added, “Anyone who supports a ceasefire basically supports Hamas’ continued reign of terror in Gaza.”) (More:On Nov. 30, 2023, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu told U.S. Sec. of State Blinken, “I have sworn to destroy Hamas. Nothing will stop us.”) (More: On Dec. 1, 2023, Hamas broke the ceasefire, and the war resumed. The possibility of others getting involved and other prophecies being fulfilled has just increased.) Here are some recent reports of events that seem to relate to Bible prophecy: One, concerning corruption in the UN: on Nov. 29, 2023, it wasreported that two released hostages said: •One hostage said I was locked in an attic for 50 days by a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employee with barely enough food and no help with my medical needs. •The other hostage said I was held by a Gazan doctor (Hamas controlled the UN healthcare system in Gaza). (More:On Dec. 2, 2023, Israeli troops entered a private home in Gaza City that had a room full of boxes bearing the UNRWA logo. Underneath the UN-labeled boxes were dozens of rockets, mortars, and other explosives. This does not prove that the UN supported terrorists,but there is other evidence that does.) (My opinion:It would be a grave mistake for Israel and/or world leaders to allow the UN to establish a new government in Gaza.) Two, concerning peace in the Middle East and who governs Gazaafter the Israel-Hamas war is over: on Nov. 27, 2023, the EU foreign affairs chief met with the heads of several Arab nations to discuss the issue. They agreed (without seeking Israel’s opinion) that the two-state solution should be adopted, and the Palestinian Authority should rule over the Palestinian part with theassistance of the international community. There are different opinions of what the two-state solution means, but it often means the Palestinian Authority should get the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and a capital inEast Jerusalem. The current head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, denies that the Holocaust ever happened, and he refuses to condemn Hamas for burning Jews alive, beheading babies,raping women and girls, seizing child hostages, etc. Why would anyone wonder why God is on Israel’s side? Three, concerning the decline of America, pestilences, and a populationdecrease: on Nov. 27, 2023, a U.S. Navy Health Administrator and recruiter posted a video on X that says, “The U.S. military has experienced a major increase in heart-related issues with helicopter and fixed-wing pilots” since the beginning of 2022, and headded that the major increase is vax-related (due to Covid-19 vaccinations). (More:On Nov. 30, 2023, the state of Texas sued Pfizer for intentionally misrepresenting the facts (deliberately lying) and trying to censor the truth about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer contends that its vaccine is safe and effective and theTexas suit has no merit.) Four, concerning the decline of America and a borderless worldgovernment: on Nov. 30, 2023, it was reported that more than 9,400 illegal aliens had arrived at the U.S. border with Mexico in the last 24 hours. More than 5,800 were released right away. According to the report, an estimated 10 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. since Biden became president. Many get food, housing, a check, free healthcare, free education if needed, etc. (More:On Nov. 30, 2023, it was reported that a Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found that the U.S. Border Patrol is coordinating many of these crossings with the Mexican government.) (More:On Nov. 30, 2023, it was reported that New York Mayor Adams is cutting his fire department budget and his police budget—in spite of rampant crime—to provide funds for illegal immigrants.) (More: On Dec. 4, 2023, German Cardinal Muller said, “Mass migration is not about helping people but about destroying national identity.”) Five, concerning corruption in Washington, in the FBI, and a stolen2020 election: on Nov 29, 2023, Congressman Clay Higgins confirmed something some of the J6 political prisoners have been saying. Higgins said, “The FBI was not only involved in the actions on January 6 from within, they had, I suspect, over 200 agents embedded within the crowd, including agents or,as they would call, human assets inside the Capitol dressed as Trump supporters before the doors were opened.” Six, concerning a departure from the faith and the coming falsereligious system: starting in the fall of 2024, St. Mary’s College (an all-girls college in Notre Dame, Ind.) will allow men who identify as women to enroll in classes. I wonder what they will do about the dorm rooms, bathrooms, and showers, and what the religious leaders, who do not know the difference between a man and a woman, earn. Seven, on Nov. 29, 2023, at the age of 100, Henry Kissinger (akey leader of the global depopulation agenda; the man who chose Klaus Schwab to head the World Economic Forum) died. It does not matter how powerful anyone is; the day will come when they must bow, confess, and account to God (Rom. 14:11-12). Eight, on Nov. 30, 2023, the Russian Supreme Court ruled that the international LGBT social movement is extremist. This should stop the group from working in Russia, but if they do not stop pushing the gay agenda, they could wind up in legal trouble. Nine, last year, Pres. Biden sold 180 million barrels of oil fromAmerica’s strategic petroleum reserves. On Dec. 1, 2023, he announced plans to buy 2.7 million barrels of oil to replace some of what he sold. Oil dropped to $20 a barrel when Trump was Pres., and he wanted to buy 77 million barrels of oil and put it in the reserve, but Congress blocked him. Biden is expected to pay about $79 a barrel for the oil he intends to buy. Ten, concerning world government: the UN COP28 Conference (Conferenceof the Parties; 28th meeting) is taking place right now (Nov. 30, 2023 to Dec. 12, 2023). As I understand it, the speeches are mostly deceptive junk science and scare tactics to “save the planet” (Mother Earth) from horrible natural disasters that are caused byburning coal, driving gas-powered vehicles, farmers using too much fertilizer, ranchers raising too many cows that pass gas, etc. Behind the deception (called climate change) is a globalist effort to put a leash (global laws) on everyone on earth that will allow an unelected world government to monitorand control everything people do, or remove them (population reduction) from society. The idea is to close all the coal mines; force people to drive electric vehicles, ride a bicycle or walk; force farmers to use less fertilizer and produce less food; createa meatless society, and force people to eat bugs and worms, etc. The current meeting will include an effort to get the nations to speed up their agenda and bring it to pass by 2030 or sooner. Eleven, here are some daily updates on the war: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 (Day 54): Day six of the ceasefire; Second day of the extended ceasefire. •Hamas released 10 more Israeli hostages and 4 more foreigners. •Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the ceasefire, and Hamas agreed to release 20 more hostages over the next 2 days. •A U.S. destroyer shot down a drone that they believe was launched by Houthis in Yemen that support Hamas. •It was reported that Israel has been allowing the International Red Cross (IRC) to visit Palestinian prisoners, but Hamas not only did not allow the IRC to visit Israelihostages, the IRC also would not even try to visit them. The son of one hostage who wanted the IRC to take desperately needed medicine to his mom and was refused asked, “Why are they there if they don’t do anything?” •The UN said it will investigate reports that Hamas troops subjected women and girls to sexual violence when they invaded Israel on Oct. 7. Israel believes the UN alreadyhas proof and it needs to act, not investigate. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 (Day 55): Day seven of the ceasefire; Third day of an extended ceasefire. •Officials in the U.S. and Israel have explored the idea of expelling thousands of low-ranking members of Hamas to countries such as Turkey, Qatar, Iran, Russia, and Lebanon(if Hamas will agree to go and if those countries will take them). •Hamas’ collection of hostages is decreasing, so Hamas is expected to increase its demands if they are to keep releasing them. •Netanyahu must decide if he will try to get the remaining hostages at a greater price or go back to war. •The Biden administration is looking for ways to stop Netanyahu from keeping his promise to destroy Hamas. •Hamas released 8 Israeli hostages and launched rockets toward Israel. •The leader of Hamas said Oct. 7 was just a rehearsal. Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 (Day 56): Day eight of the ceasefire; Fourth day of an extended ceasefire. •Israel accused Hamas of breaking the ceasefire by not releasing enough hostages and firing rockets at Israel. •S. Sec. of State Blinken said Hamas fired rockets into Israel while the ceasefire was still in effect. •The ceasefire has ended. •Israel withdrew its hostage negotiating team from Qatar. •Israel dropped leaflets urging Palestinians to leave part of southern Gaza, where Hamas has troops. •Israeli jets quickly struck about 200 terror targets, and Hamas claimed that more than 170 people were killed. •Hezbollah, which is armed and paid by Iran, fired several rockets into Israel from Lebanon. •6 hostages have died in captivity (Hamas and other terrorist groups are still holding about 136 hostages. A total of 105 have been released). •The U.S., EU, and others are planning to strongly push the two-state solution (a fake peace treaty) after the Israeli-Hamas war is over. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 (Day 57): The second day of the resumed war. •Israel said Hamas had agreed to release all women and child hostages during the ceasefire, but they restarted the war before doing that. •An Israeli doctor said the child hostages that Hamas held were severely abused psychologically and in other ways. •Israeli jets attacked Hamas strongholds in southern Gaza. •Early in the war, many Palestinians left northern Gaza and went to Khan Younis, but Hamas moved their temporary headquarters there to hide among the displaced citizens. •Israel declared Khan Younis a war zone, and Israeli Jets struck the city 50 times. •Hamas claims 15,200 people have been killed and 40,000 have been wounded since the war began (their numbers are unsubstantiated). •395 Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 9,000 injured. •Israel is preparing for a ground offensive in the south. •Israel notified the Arab nations that it wants a buffer zone between Gaza and Israel when the war is over. •US Vice President Kamala Harris said that “under no circumstances will the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, the besiegementof Gaza, or the redrawing of the borders of Gaza.” •Netanyahu said he will not allow the PA to return to power after the war is over. He said the PA does not fight terrorists; it calls for the destruction of Israel, so a differentkind of government is needed. Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 (Day 58): The third day of the resumed war. •Israeli troops have found about 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza and destroyed about 500 of them. •Israel’s ground operation was expanded to every part of Gaza. •The UN estimated that 1,800,000 Palestinians had been displaced. Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 (Day 59): The fourth day of the resumed war. •A rocket (likely fired by Hamas) struck an Israeli military base where fuel and nuclear-capable missiles are kept. It caused a fire that burned about 40 acres before it wasput out. •Heavy tanks, armored vehicles, and bulldozers have reached the outskirts of Khan Younis (where Israel believes the Hamas military leaders are located). •Israel said its troops will stay in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages are released. •A senior Hamas leader said a massacre of Jews bigger than Oct. 7 is imminent, and he wonders why people think it won’t happen. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 (Day 60): The fifth day of the resumed war. •Qatar (home of several Hamas political leaders) asked the UN Security Council to force Israel to return to the negotiating table. •Israel has captured a Hamas base and command and control center at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. •Israeli troops have reached the heart of Khan Younis (the largest city in southern Gaza). •Hezbollah fired several rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israeli jets struck several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 (Day 61): The sixth day of the resumed war. •There was very heavy fighting (some house-to-house) in many parts of Gaza. •In a Palestinian refugee camp on the West Bank in Israel, Israeli troops found two tunnel shafts and three bomb-making labs. •Israel found hundreds of rockets, long-range missiles, launchers, grenades, anti-armor missiles, drones, and explosive devices near a clinic and a school in northern Gaza. •Israel is preparing to flood tunnels with seawater. FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born witha sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believethat Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. duck_daymond@yahoo.com -------------------------- Guess What Happened Immediately After a Member Of The Turkish Parliament Declared That Israel Will Suffer The �Wrath Of Allah�? - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/guess-what-happened-immediately-after-a-member-of-the-turkish-parliament-declared-that-israel-will-suffer-the-wrath-of-allah/ Very strange things continue to happen in the Middle East. Earlier today, a member of the Turkish Parliament named Hasan Bitmez delivered a passionate speech about the warin Gaza. As he concluded his speech, he boldly declared that Israel would experience the �wrath of Allah�. Moments after ending the speech, he literally collapsed on the stage and other members of the Turkish Parliament rushed to his aid� A Turkish MP this morning collapsed after lashing out at Israel in parliament. He reportedly shouted that Israel would suffer the �wrath of Allah� and also criticized Erdoganfor cooperating with Israel. He then collapsed with what some are saying is a heart attack If you have not seen it yet, you can view footage of this shocking incident right here� WATCH: https://youtu.be/JTQOsgd-PRM I have never seen anything quite like this. We are being told that his �heart reportedly stopped�, but a doctor was able to bring him back� Various members of Congress rushed to his aid. A doctor who was in the plenum gave him first aid and performed heart massage on him, after which he was sent to the hospitalfor further treatment. His heart reportedly stopped, but resumed beating after medical intervention. In a later statement it was stated that the condition of the 53-year-old member of parliament is defined as serious and his life is still in danger. Joe Biden is also speaking out against Israel. In fact, he just issued �his most scathing criticism since the October 7 terrorist attack�� President Joe Biden issued a stunning rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning Israel is losing support across the globe and its conservative government needsto �change�. In a surprise move Biden ramped up pressure on Israel to rein in its bombing campaign in Gaza with his most scathing criticism since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. Biden also accused Israel of not wanting a long-term two-state solution, which would give Palestinians their own nation, but said it must happen. Of course nothing that Biden has to say is really going to alter the trajectory of the war at this point. On Monday, Benny Gantz warned U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that recent attacks by Hezbollah will require a very strong response from Israel� War cabinet minister Benny Gantz told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that the uptick in attacks by Hezbollah will require a firm Israeli response, as rocketfire by the Lebanese terror group continued to target towns on Israel�s northern border. �Gantz stated that heightened aggression and increased attacks by Iranian-backed Hezbollah demand of Israel to remove such a threat to the civilian population of northernIsrael,� according to an Israeli readout. And another Israeli official just publicly warned that unless Hezbollah is willing to move their forces back to the Litani River there will be a full-blown war on the northernfront� National security minister Tzachi Hanegbi told Israeli media this weekend that unless diplomacy succeeds in convincing Iran to move its terror proxy back to the Litani River,some 18 miles north of the border, as required by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, war is likely: �We can no longer accept [Hezbollah�s elite] Radwan force sitting on the border. We can no longer accept Resolution 1701 not being implemented,� he added, referring to a UNSecurity Council resolution from 2006, at the end of the Second Lebanon War, that barred any Hezbollah presence within almost 30 kilometers of the border with Israel. Asked directly if there would be a war in the north, Hanegbi said: �The situation in the north must be changed. And it will change. If Hezbollah agrees to change things viadiplomacy, very good. But I don�t believe it will.� Read those paragraphs again. A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah is coming. It is just a matter of time. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that �we will push Hezbollah beyond the Litani River� once the war in the south is completed� �First of all we will win in the south and then we will deal with the north�, Netanyahu said. �As a first step, we will push Hezbollah beyond the Litani River and later wewill also have to take care of the organization itself. If we open two fronts we can find ourselves not winning decisively in either of them,� Netanyahu stated. So far, the war in the south is going very well for Israel. The IDF continues to capture more territory, and hundreds of Hamas terrorists are surrendering� Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Hamas�s Jabaliya and Shejaiya battalions in the northern Gaza Strip are �on the verge of being dismantled.� �We have encircled the last strongholds of Hamas in Jabaliya and Shejaiya, the battalions that were considered invincible, that prepared for years to fight us, are on theverge of being dismantled,� Gallant says at a press conference. He says hundreds of Hamas operatives have surrendered to Israeli troops in recent days, which he says �shows what is happening� to the terror group. According to Netanyahu, once the war in the south is completed the Palestinian Authority will not be permitted to govern the Gaza Strip� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that there is no way the Palestinian Authority would be allowed to rule the Gaza Strip in a post-Hamas world during a stormydiscussion on Monday in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee. �Oslo was the mother of all sins. The difference between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority is only that Hamas wants to destroy us here and now, and the P.A. wants to doit in stages,� the prime minister said. Needless to say, many in the Islamic world are extremely upset about this. Meanwhile, pro-Iranian terror groups continue to attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. In fact, at this point U.S. forces have been attacked a total of 90 times� The militant groups have launched a total of 90 attacks against U.S. bases and troops in the Middle East since Oct. 17 and several attacks against commercial vessels in theRed Sea, including the hijacking of a cargo ship earlier this month. An umbrella group of Iraqi militants dubbed the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the most recent attacks, which hit the Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq and theAl-Shaddadi Patrol Base in Syria. Whether you want to admit it or not, when someone attacks your forces 90 times you are at war with them. When asked about the situation in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said a couple of very interesting things. First of all, he warned that a �big explosion� could be coming to the region� Iran�s foreign minister has warned that the war in Gaza could lead to a �big explosion� of conflicts in the Middle East, with Lebanon and Yemen already �involved� and morecountries poised to join. �At least every week, we receive a message from the U.S. telling us that U.S. bases in Syria and Iraq are targeted by some groups,� Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahiantold the Doha Forum on Monday. �At any moment, there is a possibility of a big explosion in the region, one not controllable by any party,� he explained via translator. Secondly, he admitted that Hamas and Hezbollah have been able to get whatever weapons they need from the black market in Ukraine� Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has issued some surprising remarks claiming that Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza-based Hamas can procure more weapons anytimethey want utilizing the thriving arms black market in Ukraine. He suggested this is already happening while addressing a conference in Doha Monday. He went so far as to say these groups, which the US has listed as terror organizations, can �easily� and �without much effort� get whatever they need in Ukraine. Just think about this for a moment. Weapons that were purchased using U.S. taxpayer money are ending up in the hands of Hamas and Hezbollah. This is a foreign policy failure of epic proportions. Of course nobody will ever be held accountable. Our leaders make disastrous decision after disastrous decision, and most Americans don�t seem to care. But a lot of people will start to wake up once the war in the Middle East spirals completely out of control. We have reached one of the most critical turning points in all of human history, and it appears that the year ahead of us is going to be a year of war. -------------------------------- How to End Hamas's War on Israel This Week - by Lawrence Kadish- https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20209/how-to-end-hamas-war-on-israel-this-week Iran's militia groups have initiated more than 82 attacks -- just since October 17 -- on US forces and assets in Syria and Iraq. The latest, on the US Embassy in Baghdad,is an attack on US sovereign territory. During Biden's presidency, Iran has initiated 151 attacks against the US. Forty-six US service members have so far been wounded, 19 seriously, with traumatic brain injury. These strikes do not include Iran's having largely funded and helped plan a savage invasion of Israel by an estimated 3,000 Gazans under the direction of Iran's proxy, theterrorist group Hamas, on October 7. Once there, they murdered 1,200 people; raped and tortured an untold number, and kidnapped around 240, about 100 of whom -- women and children -- have been released. The Biden administration has thankfully been supportive of Israel defending itself and trying to rescue those hostages who remain. The Biden administration immediately sentnaval ships and fighter jets to the region to prevent the war from spreading to Lebanon and other countries nearby; and on December 8, vetoed an attempt by the United Nations Security Council to force Israel to submit prematurely to a ceasefire. Before October 7, there was a ceasefire. Regrettably, Hamas broke it. A few weeks later, there was another humanitarian ceasefire to which Israel agreed. Hamas broke thatone, too. Hamas refused to release the list of people who were to be delivered on the ceasefire's last day, possibly because Hamas was afraid of what they might say about how they had been treated in captivity. This week, when Israel created a safe zone inthe southern Gaza Strip for Gazans, Hamas used that humanitarian zone to fire rockets into Israel. The US could stop these assaults tomorrow. So far, the Biden administration has appeared unwilling even to entertain the thought of addressing Hamas's patron,Iran. Here are a few possible ways: Incapacitate the port from which Iran exports its oil to China and other customers. Incapacitate Iran's four major oil refineries, as Senator Lindsay Graham has suggested. Alternatively, incapacitate just one and mention that others might follow. Send each of Iran's theocratic leaders and those in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a photo of his house. It worked magnificently after the US eliminated IRGCCommander Qasem Soleimani in 2020, as a warning against retaliation. Iran stopped its aggression effectively that minute. Enforce or reimpose sanctions on Iran, as well as restrictions on international banking. Also impose secondary sanctions: Whoever is doing business with Iran may not do businesswith the US. Warn the mullahs that for each of the hostage seized -- not just the Americans, all hostages -- an Iranian target has been selected; for each hostage that is harmed, one sitewill be taken out. Target the IRGC training center and key IRGC bases, as advocated by US General Jack Keane. All it would take is political will. ----------------------------- Wasting and destruction in their paths - Bill Wilson � www.dailyjot.com There are what seems to be miles of humanitarian aid trucks lined up to go through inspection points into Gaza for the �Palestinian� civilians. While the United States andother countries are applying pressure on Israel to assist refugees in war-torn terrorist Gaza, it is not Israel, but United Nations bureaucracy that is preventing the aid from being distributed. In addition, the �Palestinian� civilians are raising accusationsthat Hamas is stealing the aid that does get through. Herein, the world is blaming Israel for killing and mistreating �Palestinian� civilians, but Hamas and the United Nations are part of the problem. All along, sources have been saying that Hamas uses theaid to build its military infrastructure. Israel�s Defense Ministry body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs says the United Nations needs to do more to process aid into Gaza, and charges that humanitariansupplies are not reaching the Strip fast enough. COGAT [the agency for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories] says, �The UN must do better � the aid is there, and the people need it.� The UK Daily Mail reports, �In a bid to facilitate anincrease in the number of aid trucks that can enter Gaza each day, last week Israel announced it would open the Kerem Shalom Crossing with Gaza for the inspection of humanitarian aid trucks before they enter Gaza through Egypt�s Rafah crossing.� Posted on X (formerly Twitter), is an elderly woman telling an Al Jazeera reporter that �All aid goes down underground. The aid does not reach the nation and the entire people.A lot is coming. What comes is only a little and it is distributed � so they say.� The reporter tries to redirect the woman�s comments, but she insists, �Everything goes to their (Hamas) houses. They take it, they will even shoot me and do whatever they wantto me, Hamas.� Another woman holding a baby also accused Hamas of stealing their food. She said, �You send us humanitarian aid, but I swear to God that we get nothing. Only if we chase them and beg. They mock us when we ask. They humiliate us.� A Novemberin-person Arab World for Research and Development (AWRD) poll of 668 adults living in Gaza and the West Bank found that this represents only about 21% of �Palestinians.� The AWRD poll also found that over 75% supported Hamas� actions on October 7. The same percentage (76%) want a Palestinian state from �the river to the sea.� Some 90% believethere will never be peace with Israel, and 76% still view Hamas favorably. Over 97% are very negative toward the US, even though the US is supplying millions in �humanitarian� aid. Compare this with the November Quinnipiac Pollindicating 41% of US DemocraticParty voters support the �Palestinians� and 60% of Democrats disapprove of Israel�s response. What does this tell you about American support, ignorant or otherwise, for the �Palestinian� agenda? Lip service by politicians supporting Israel and their actionssupporting �Palestinians� are contradictory. As is written in Isaiah 59:7-8, �Wasting and destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they know not.� Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12846201/Hamas-terrorists-accused-Palestinians-stealing-food-vital-aid-desperate-families.html https://www.awrad.org/files/server/polls/polls2023/Public%20Opinion%20Poll%20-%20Gaza%20War%202023%20-%20Tables%20of%20Results.pdf https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3884