🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱- New House Speaker Mike Johnson, an Evangelical Christian, Holds Ties to Israel’s Far Right

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson described his 2020 visit to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount as ‘the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy’; his election is the most significant victory to date for evangelicals in D.C.

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson, confirmed Wednesday after three failed previous Republican choices and weeks of inner party turmoil, is an evangelical Christian whose connections to Israel reflect the movement's deep ties to the Israeli right, which has become increasingly mainstream over the years. - Israeli Opposition paper 📎 Haaretz

🇺🇸⚡️ - Mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. 16 reported dead and 60 injured. Suspect is still at large.

🇮🇶🇺🇸⚡️- Islamic Resistance in Iraq launched suicide drones against Ayn al-Asad base in Iraq.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- US Delta Force will oversee “large quantities of nerve gas being pumped into Hamas tunnels, capable of paralyzing the bodily movement for a period of time between six and 12 hours" - 📎 Middle East Eye

🇻🇦 - Pope Francis declares women cannot be ordained to the diaconate.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Hamas has confirmed the death of 50 Israeli captives in Gaza as a result of Israeli bombings.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- Ceasefire violations have occurred in Jammu and Kashmir. Artillery exchanges taking place between India and Pakistan.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- Reports of clashes between Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security in Kashmir.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Israeli Defense Minister Gallant stated today that the IDF is prepared for ground operations into Gaza, and will begin their invasion “at the appropriate time.”

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: 'Ground offensive will soon begin' - Gallant

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🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Important news - the instructions for opening fire will be changed as a temporary order for the period of combat in the event of a multi-aspect incident, in which riots will take place that block an essential axis of movement that is immediately required for the movement of IDF forces for combat operations, as well as in cases of a settlement being besieged in a way that puts the residents of the settlement in danger. , with the approval of the commissioner, the relevant district commander may order the granting of permission to open live fire at the rioters.

This is a dramatic change in favor of the continuation of the war effort, which will give our police officers the tools to provide an immediate response and prevent the events of Operation 'Wall Guard' from recurring. - Itamar Ben Gvir on X

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡️- One Indian soldier and 4 civilians were injured today in clashes between Pakistan and India in Kashmir.

🇺🇸🇮🇶⚡️- Islamic Resistance in Iraq launched rockets at America's base at Erbil International Airport.

🇪🇷🇮🇱 An Israeli army base on the Dahlak archipelago in Eritrea was attacked by unknown assailants.

🇮🇱🇪🇷 - For those who aren't aware, Israel has various positions in the Red Sea to monitor the flow of weapons to Hamas through the area.

#BREAKING Israeli forces storm city of Jenin in West Bank and clash with armed Palestinians, according to eyewitnesses