A pair of well-known pastors say Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend was a fulfillment of biblical prophecy and that they're urging Christians around the world to pray for the Jewish state.

Despite all the hardships Israelis are facing these days, Gallup's recent World Happiness Report lists their country as the fifth-happiest nation on Earth.

I feel like there's schizophrenia in the White House that is enabling the Islamic regime to act as aggressively as it is. There's no question in my mind that President Biden does not want an all-out regional war. But I am no less sure that what the Biden Administration is doing makes that more probable.

Sirens? rang in Jerusalem as air defense systems shot down missiles over the city early yesterday morning after Iran? launched more than three hundred missiles and drones at Israel.

This morning, while running errands before Shabbat, the threat became real on another level. The cell phone store in the neighborhood shopping center is now selling gas powered generators. We've been talking for weeks about the likelihood that an attack by Hezbollah or Iran could take out the power grid for some time. People are stocking up.

Why should any of this be of great concern to Americans? To ask that question is to answer it.

The war, which has been going on for 6 months, has Israeli families clamoring for their loved ones to come home, including Liran Berman, whose twin brothers remain under hostage by Hamas.

In the eyes of the Iranian Islamic regime and their proxies, we are all infidels: Israel, the US and all the west, Jews and Christians alike. We are all legitimate targets. Our collective defeat is their goal.

Unlike Esther of the Bible, an orphan who was born in Jerusalem and exiled in Babylon, Queen Rania of Jordan could not be more polar opposite.

While the President stopped short of directly stating that he would cut Israel off from further munitions and aid, the implication was clear: his concerns over Israel's present course can no longer be ignored.

On Wednesday morning, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi shared that the airstrike killed a team of international workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) during their return from an aid delivery in Gaza.

On Tuesday, Ben and Jerry's board of directors denounced the sale of products under its name in Israel's West Bank.

Coming home to Israel after a trip overseas to anywhere, for any length of time, is always emotional.

"I think we are obliged to stand as protectors of the Jews. That's Genesis 12. You bless the seed of Abraham, you're blessed. You curse them, you're cursed," MacArthur responded. "God puts the whole world on notice: These are my chosen people. I have a plan for them."

Who has really lost its way? Israel, fighting a seemingly never-ending war against genocidal Arabs and Islamists for a century, or Senator Schumer and his Democratic party?

Headlines bombard us with news about the devastation in Gaza—the staggering death toll, the increasing war and bloodshed, the innocent lives lost. People on both sides cry for an end to the violence and the pain. ? As Christians, we hear the news, and our hearts fill with compassion and anguish. Why is this happening? Why are people so eager to fight—and die—over this one small section of land?Gaza, also called the Gaza Strip, is a thin piece of land of about 140 square miles located between Israel and Egypt. Roughly 2.3 million Palestinians live there, and it is a Palestinian territory. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, with Egypt on its southwest and Israel on its east and north.However, there is longtime animosity between Israel and Palestine. In 1947, the United Nations divided Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state. This was to accommodate a post-World War Two desire for a Jewish homeland, but it came against the will of the local Arab population.On October 7, 2023, the Islamic militant group Hamas killed more than a thousand people, mostly civilians, and took 250 others hostage in the deadliest attack in Israel's history. Israel immediately declared war on Hamas, and as of this writing, more than 30,000 people have been killed.Beyond a territory for present-day Palestine, the land is much desired by both groups. But there is also much biblical importance and history surrounding Gaza. Here are five biblical reasons by Gaza is important.Photo Credit: ©Getty Images/pawel.gaul

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 2,000-year-old coin that dates to a century before the birth of Christ and bears the name “Eleazor the Priest,” a biblical name that experts say most likely references a religious leader of the time.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is speaking out against a new policy by the Biden Administration on Israel and the West Bank, saying in a social media post that the “Jewish people have a historic and legal right to live in the land of Israel including in Judea and Samaria."

The Secretary of State's remarks show America's allies and enemies alike that the country's policies remain rooted in seeing the world as they want things to be rather than how they really are.

Psalm 23 is well-known and well-loved. There are a few words in Hebrew however, which don't come through in their fullness when expressed in English. ?

Recently, Argentinian President Javier Milei arrived in Israel to show solidarity at this time of war and to turn the tide between the stained past of his country's relationship with Israel. Milei's visit was significant and historic on many levels.

The war on Israel has taken another swift turn as the United States vetoed the Algerian resolution at the United Nations, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. How are we, as believers, to react to this alarming news?

Keeping both the Bible and current events in mind, what's going on in the Middle East from a biblical point of view at the moment? And what has Bethlehem got to do with Bahrain?

"Fernando and Louis – welcome home. I salute our brave soldiers for their bold action which brought about their release. Only continued military pressure, until a complete victory, will bring about the release of all of our hostages," Israeli president Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that 31 hostage families were informed by the military that their loved ones have passed away.