IDF fighter jets struck Houthi military targets in the area of the Hodeidah Port in Yemen, the IDF confirmed Saturday evening.

On our Podcast yesterday, we reported to you how things are off-the-chain-crazy here in America, in Europe and all across the world. Today Israel decided to ramp up the action in the Middle East by conducting their first-ever airstrike on the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The IDF hits oil refining facilities creating a firestorm that can be seen from 100 miles away. It’s as if the entire world was rushing headlong into a global war, which just may be exactly what’s going on.

“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.” Ezekiel 20:7 (KJB)

Israel may have the situation in Gaza mostly under control, here at Day 287 of their retaliatory battle with Hamas, but there does not seem to be any end in sight for the larger war. Israel right now is flirting with an open war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as a war with the Houthis in Yemen. The prophet Daniel, speaking about the great Tribulation, says “..and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.” That’s not for our dispensation, but it sure looks like we will have endless war right up to the rapture of the Church.

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IDF fighter jets target oil refining facilities, energy infrastructure in Yemen’s Hodeidah

FROM THE JERUSALEM POST: Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted oil refining facilities in Yemen’s Hodeidah, according to the Houthi-run Yemeni news outlet, Al-Masirah. Local sources in Yemen told Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen that there are power outages in several areas in Hodeidah as a result of the Israeli strikes that hit an electricity production plant.

Israel’s Defense Ministry reported that discussions on approving the operational plans to strike in Yemen took place on Saturday morning under the lead of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, alongside IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other senior defense officials. The decision was reportedly approved during a cabinet meeting on Saturday.

According to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, who quoted a senior American source, the incident was attributable to Israel, which reportedly conducted the operation alone. The senior official reportedly said that the location of the strike was a military target used by the Houthis for gaining and storing weapons.

For the first time ever, Israel has launched direct airstrikes on Yemen after Houthis hit Tel Aviv with a drone attack #Yemen pic.twitter.com/KuZlKcGVhZ

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The report followed explosions that were reportedly heard in the coastal Yemeni city. Hodeida is controlled by the Houthis. A Yemen-based correspondent for Al Mayadeen claimed that Israeli F-35 fighter jets were responsible for the strike.

Al Mayadeen quoted a member of the Houthi’s Political Bureau, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, stating, “The Zionist entity will pay the price for targeting a civilian facility, and we will meet escalation with escalation.”

Initial reports from Al-Masirah TV claimed the strikes were carried out by US and British forces before pivoting blame to Israel. The Yemeni news organization, citing an official source, later stated that “Israeli enemy raids” targeted the Hodeidah governate’s energy infrastructure as well as fuel tanks. The explosions follow the drone strike in Tel Aviv that was attributed to the Houthis, which killed one and wounded ten.

Gallant said on Saturday that Israel struck the Houthis in Yemen in order to send a message after they harmed an Israeli citizen.

“The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah, is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear,” Gallant said in a statement. “The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required.”

On Friday, Israeli officials told Ynet that “there will be a response to the shooting of the Iranian drone by the Houthis” and that they would not rule out the possibility of retaliatory action on Yemeni soil, saying such action was “on the table.”

The Israeli strikes are the first time Israel has directly struck Yemen. READ MORE

Israel Vows To “Settle the Score” As IDF Says Houthis Fired Iranian Drone In Deadly Tel Aviv Attack

An explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis in Yemen struck an apartment building in central Tel Aviv in the pre-dawn hours of July 19. The explosion did not trigger air raid alarms, and hit a building, killing one person and wounding 10 others, according to the Israeli military.

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The petrodollar system originated during the Yom Kippur war in 1973 when the US, facing economic challenges and an oil embargo, struck a deal with Saudi Arabia.

One of the main things that gives the United States global dominance is the fact that the US dollar is the world’s reserve currency. In 1973, the Petro Dollar System was established with Saudi Arabia, giving payment in US dollars to oil-exporting nations. The petrodollar system replaced gold as the standard of value and helped the US maintain its dominance in international trade. Now Mohammed bin Salman has pulled the plug on the whole thing by not renewing its contract with the United States. From a global perspective, there are few bigger stories right now than this one, this is huge.

“There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.” Proverbs 21:20 (KJB)

In June 1974, the US and Saudi Arabia signed an 80-year petrodollar deal that was a key part of US global economic influence. Four days ago, that deal was scrapped by Mohammed bin Salman, potentially throwing the global financial order into chaos. From this point on, the move to CBDC is officially underway, and it will be a race to see who is able to corner that market. Saudi Arabia has made their intentions quite clear. Digital money is the currency of the future, and that future starts right now.

Saudi Arabia’s petro-dollar exit: A global finance paradigm shift

FROM THE BUSINESS STANDARD: Originally signed on 8 June 1974, the deal established two joint commissions, one based on economic cooperation and the other on Saudi Arabia’s military needs. At the time, it was said that it heralded an era of close cooperation between the two countries, says Katja Hamilton of BizCommunity.

American officials at the time expressed optimism that the deal would motivate Saudi Arabia to ramp up its oil production. They also envisioned it as a blueprint for fostering economic collaboration between Washington and other Arab countries.

The crucial decision to not renew the contract enables Saudi Arabia to sell oil and other goods in multiple currencies, including the Chinese RMB, Euros, Yen, and Yuan, instead of exclusively in US dollars. Additionally, the potential use of digital currencies like Bitcoin may also be considered.

This latest development signifies a major shift away from the petrodollar system established in 1972, when the US decoupled its currency from gold, and is anticipated to hasten the global shift away from the US dollar.

In a more recent move, Saudi Arabia has announced its involvement in Project mBridge, a project which explores a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform shared among participating central banks and commercial banks. It is built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable instant cross-border payments settlements, and foreign-exchange transactions.

 The project has more than 26 observing members including the South African Reserve Bank, which was greenlighted as a member this month.

The better known observing members of mBridge are those of the Bank of Israel, Bank of Namibia, Bank of France, Central Bank of Bahrain, Central Bank of Egypt, Central Bank of Jordan, European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and the World Bank.

In tandem, the project steering committee has created a bespoke governance and legal framework, including a rulebook, tailored to match the platform’s unique decentralised nature.

Project mBridge is the result of extensive collaboration starting in 2021 between the BIS Innovation Hub, the Bank of Thailand, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Digital Currency Institute of the People’s Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

In 2022, a pilot with real-value transactions was conducted. Since then, the mBridge project team has been exploring whether the prototype platform could evolve to become a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) – a stage now reached. As it enters the MVP stage, Project mBridge is now inviting private-sector firms to propose new solutions and use cases that could help develop the platform and showcase all its potential. READ MORE

Saudi Arabia Just Ended Petro Dollar Agreement With US

Saudi Arabia just changed the entire future of the US dollar when it decided to end it’s 50 year agreement with the US and the Petrodollar. Saudi Arabia is now looking to BRICS and China for their future in this new multipolar world. What happens next for the US dollar and BRICS?

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Israel reacted with fury after three European countries said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, more than seven months into the devastating war with Hamas in Gaza

We have been waiting for this ever since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th of 2023, three major European nations are recognizing a Palestinian state, with many more to follow. Saudi Arabia has often said that the price of them signing the Abraham Accords with Israel is the creation of a Palestinian state on Jewish land. Exactly how the prophet Joel says it will go.

“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.” Joel 3:2 (KJB)

For 15 years since we started Now The End Begins, we have been pointing to and warning of this day, and now it looks like for all intents and purposes, that day is now arriving on little cat feet. But that cat will turn out to be the ‘roaring lion’, not of the tribe of Judah, but the roaring lion of the Devil in the form of Antichrist. Hold on to your chapiters, people, your King James Bible is about to let its presence be palpably felt amongst the nations. A Palestinian state, the Abraham Accords, and the confirmation of the covenant are coming at us like an end times freight train. Aren’t you glad the Flight #777 on Titus213 Airlines is getting ready to take off?

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Israel furious as 3 European countries recognize Palestinian state

FROM YAHOO! NEWS: Ireland, Norway and Spain said they would formally recognise the State of Palestine on May 28. Israel strongly opposes the move, arguing that it amounts to “rewarding terrorism” after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel which sparked the bloodiest ever Gaza war.

Israel said it was recalling its envoys to Ireland and Norway for “urgent consultations” and was expected to do the same with its ambassador to Spain.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz charged that “the twisted step of these countries is an injustice to the memory of the 7/10 victims.” Most Western governments including the United States say they are willing to one day recognise Palestinian statehood — but not before agreement is reached on thorny issues like its final borders and the status of Jerusalem.

However, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez charged that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign of “pain and destruction” in the Gaza Strip was now putting the two-state solution in “danger”.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said “recognition of Palestine is a means of supporting the moderate forces which have been losing ground in this protracted and brutal conflict”.

“In the midst of a war, with tens of thousands killed and injured, we must keep alive the only alternative that offers a political solution for Israelis and Palestinians alike: Two states, living side by side, in peace and security.”

According to the Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, 142 of the 193 UN member countries already recognise a Palestinian state. A senior Hamas figure, Bassem Naim, hailed the three European governments for their decisions.

“These successive recognitions are the direct result of this brave resistance and the legendary steadfastness of the Palestinian people,” he told AFP.

“We believe this will be a turning point in the international position on the Palestinian issue.”

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris called the October 7 attack “barbaric” but added that “a two-state solution is the only way out of the generational cycles of violence, retaliation and resentment”.

Hamas’s attack on October 7 resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures. The militants also took 252 hostages, 124 of whom remain in Gaza, including 37 the army says are dead. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 35,647 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry. READ MORE

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