October 17, 2026

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IDF Strikes Hamas Outpost in Gaza Strip After Rockets Fired at Israel

Israeli aircraft reportedly struck Hamas positions in Gaza after three rockets were fired from the Hamas-run enclave towards southern Israel on Sunday night a week after the last round of rocket fire.


Isaiah 54:17 KJV – “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.


According to Palestinian reports, Israeli attack helicopters targeted a Hamas military post in the Zeitoun area east of Gaza City in retaliation for the rocket fire.

The rocket fire comes as tensions are high with the blockaded coastal enclave as Hamas and other Gazan terror groups have vowed to oppose Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Two of the rockets, which caused thousands of Israelis in southern Israeli communities to run to bomb shelters twice in less than an hour, landed in open fields and caused no damage. The third was intercepted by the Iron Dome.

The rocket fire comes as tensions are high with the blockaded coastal enclave as Hamas and other Gazan terror groups have vowed to oppose Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

On Thursday the leaders of Hamas and Fatah, two rival Palestinian factions, held a joint-press conference and announced that they would unite to fight US President Donald Trumpโ€™s โ€œDeal of the Centuryโ€ and Israelโ€™s annexation plans.

โ€œWe are now talking about a joint struggle, a campaign on the ground,โ€ senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub said. โ€œWe call on all Palestinian factions to see cooperation between Hamas and Fatah as a historic opportunity for a joint fight to establish a Palestinian state and oppose the Israeli occupation.โ€

Calling Hamas a โ€œcomplete partnerโ€ in the plans, Rajoub said that โ€œwe are leaving this meeting under one flag, with which we oppose annexation.โ€

A day before the rocket fire last week Hamas warned that the group considered โ€œthis wretched decision and plan… as a declaration of war on the Palestinian people.โ€

Following the rocket fire last week IAF jets retaliated by striking a rocket manufacturing workshop and a weapons manufacturing facility belonging to Hamas in the coastal enclave, strikes which โ€œwill impede the Hamas terror organizationโ€™s future capabilities,โ€ the IDF said in a statement.


Psalm 122:6-8 KJV โ€“ โ€œPray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companionsโ€™ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.โ€


IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi has warned that the plans to annex the West Bank could easily lead to tensions along the Gaza Strip.

Speaking to troops taking part in a military drill in northern Israel last week, Kochavi said that while they were preparing for fighting on one front, they may soon need to shift their attention towards another โ€“ the West Bank.

โ€œYou can find yourself in a few weeks in the Judea and Samaria area because of riots and terror,โ€ he said. And while there have been months of relative quiet with the blockaded coastal enclave, โ€œthe upcoming events can develop into fighting in Gaza.โ€

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‘They Want Us To Shut Our Mouths’: Large Banks Debanked, Discriminated Against Customers For Christian Views

Nine of the nationโ€™s largest banks relied on subjective decision-making and the opinions of advocacy organizations to terminate customer accounts or deny service to potential customersโ€”often because of Biblical beliefs on key moral issuesโ€”between 2020 and September 2025. The findings, released Wednesday, were part of a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that charters, regulates, and supervises banks and federal savings associations.

No More Excuses Or Theological Gymnastics: Christians Are Called To Love The Jewish People

I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ, but Iโ€™m wounded when I hear fellow believers dismiss or attack Israel and the Jewish people. The laundry list of excuses for this behavior includes many acrobatic contortions of Scripture that distance Christians from Jewish people. Antisemitic tropes also play a part in these condemnations. So does misinformation about the Jewish nation, as many Christians understand little of the State of Israelโ€™s history of fighting for its life in defensive wars. They look at the nationโ€™s activity in Gaza and Iran as an unforgivable sin because of the negative optics of military conflict, and they refuse to honor Scriptureโ€™s call to bless His Chosen Peopleโ€”even those who have never set foot in Israeli land.

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In A Culture Of Trendy Lies, It Is Time To Speak Up More Clearly In Support Of Israel And The Jewish People

We must remember our friends and our allies around the worldโ€”particularly Israel and the Jewish people, the one distinct ethnic group of people about which God tells us in His Word to bless and to support. In Genesis 12:3, what did God say to Abraham? โ€œI will bless those who bless you.โ€ Yet many people these days, including a lot of Christians, think that it is trendy, intellectual-sounding, or will garner clicks to oppose things all related to the Jews. Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world. 2025 was designated by the Anti-Defamation League as the deadliest year of anti-Semitism. Three months after October 7th in 2023, anti-Semitism had risen 360%.

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Israeli aircraft reportedly struck Hamas positions in Gaza after three rockets were fired from the Hamas-run enclave towards southern Israel on Sunday night a week after the last round of rocket fire.


Isaiah 54:17 KJV – “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.


According to Palestinian reports, Israeli attack helicopters targeted a Hamas military post in the Zeitoun area east of Gaza City in retaliation for the rocket fire.

The rocket fire comes as tensions are high with the blockaded coastal enclave as Hamas and other Gazan terror groups have vowed to oppose Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Two of the rockets, which caused thousands of Israelis in southern Israeli communities to run to bomb shelters twice in less than an hour, landed in open fields and caused no damage. The third was intercepted by the Iron Dome.

The rocket fire comes as tensions are high with the blockaded coastal enclave as Hamas and other Gazan terror groups have vowed to oppose Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

On Thursday the leaders of Hamas and Fatah, two rival Palestinian factions, held a joint-press conference and announced that they would unite to fight US President Donald Trumpโ€™s โ€œDeal of the Centuryโ€ and Israelโ€™s annexation plans.

โ€œWe are now talking about a joint struggle, a campaign on the ground,โ€ senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub said. โ€œWe call on all Palestinian factions to see cooperation between Hamas and Fatah as a historic opportunity for a joint fight to establish a Palestinian state and oppose the Israeli occupation.โ€

Calling Hamas a โ€œcomplete partnerโ€ in the plans, Rajoub said that โ€œwe are leaving this meeting under one flag, with which we oppose annexation.โ€

A day before the rocket fire last week Hamas warned that the group considered โ€œthis wretched decision and plan… as a declaration of war on the Palestinian people.โ€

Following the rocket fire last week IAF jets retaliated by striking a rocket manufacturing workshop and a weapons manufacturing facility belonging to Hamas in the coastal enclave, strikes which โ€œwill impede the Hamas terror organizationโ€™s future capabilities,โ€ the IDF said in a statement.


Psalm 122:6-8 KJV โ€“ โ€œPray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companionsโ€™ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.โ€


IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi has warned that the plans to annex the West Bank could easily lead to tensions along the Gaza Strip.

Speaking to troops taking part in a military drill in northern Israel last week, Kochavi said that while they were preparing for fighting on one front, they may soon need to shift their attention towards another โ€“ the West Bank.

โ€œYou can find yourself in a few weeks in the Judea and Samaria area because of riots and terror,โ€ he said. And while there have been months of relative quiet with the blockaded coastal enclave, โ€œthe upcoming events can develop into fighting in Gaza.โ€

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‘They Want Us To Shut Our Mouths’: Large Banks Debanked, Discriminated Against Customers For Christian Views

Nine of the nationโ€™s largest banks relied on subjective decision-making and the opinions of advocacy organizations to terminate customer accounts or deny service to potential customersโ€”often because of Biblical beliefs on key moral issuesโ€”between 2020 and September 2025. The findings, released Wednesday, were part of a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that charters, regulates, and supervises banks and federal savings associations.

No More Excuses Or Theological Gymnastics: Christians Are Called To Love The Jewish People

I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ, but Iโ€™m wounded when I hear fellow believers dismiss or attack Israel and the Jewish people. The laundry list of excuses for this behavior includes many acrobatic contortions of Scripture that distance Christians from Jewish people. Antisemitic tropes also play a part in these condemnations. So does misinformation about the Jewish nation, as many Christians understand little of the State of Israelโ€™s history of fighting for its life in defensive wars. They look at the nationโ€™s activity in Gaza and Iran as an unforgivable sin because of the negative optics of military conflict, and they refuse to honor Scriptureโ€™s call to bless His Chosen Peopleโ€”even those who have never set foot in Israeli land.

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In A Culture Of Trendy Lies, It Is Time To Speak Up More Clearly In Support Of Israel And The Jewish People

We must remember our friends and our allies around the worldโ€”particularly Israel and the Jewish people, the one distinct ethnic group of people about which God tells us in His Word to bless and to support. In Genesis 12:3, what did God say to Abraham? โ€œI will bless those who bless you.โ€ Yet many people these days, including a lot of Christians, think that it is trendy, intellectual-sounding, or will garner clicks to oppose things all related to the Jews. Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world. 2025 was designated by the Anti-Defamation League as the deadliest year of anti-Semitism. Three months after October 7th in 2023, anti-Semitism had risen 360%.

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SO DO WE.

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Together, We Can Deliver A Biblical Understanding Of News Events Around The World And Equip The Church To Stand With A Biblical Worldview.