Syria: Christian agency’s aid to Aleppo
World Help has announced that it is delivering emergency supplies of basic food and bedding for Syrians trapped in war-ravaged Aleppo. The aid convoy will be a ‘first-step’ response to the crisis in the city. They said, ‘For more than five years, Syria has seen its children suffer in refugee camps, drown in the Mediterranean, or suffocate under the wreckage of what used to be a home. Today, more than ever, Syria needs our help.’ News of the emergency delivery comes after images of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh and the death of his brother in hospital illustrated again the severity of the catastrophe. Children make up more than a third of the casualties in Aleppo.
Middle East: child suicide bombers
As reported in article 3 above, an IS child suicide bomber killed at least 54 at a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey. He was aged between 12 and 14. Turkish authorities said that a destroyed suicide vest was found at the scene of the bombing. They are investigating the possibility that militants could have placed the explosives on the child without his knowledge and detonated them remotely, or that a mentally disabled child was duped into carrying the device, a tactic seen elsewhere in the region. Also this week Iraqi police removed a bomb belt from a suicide bomber aged 14. Officials suggested he may have been drugged before being sent on his mission. See:
Israel: new West Bank plan
Last week Israeli defence minister Liberman unveiled a plan to contend with Palestinian terrorism. The main points were to find alternative civilian leadership to replace Palestinian president Abbas, and to map towns and villages throughout the West Bank as ‘red’ and ‘green.’ Regions from which no terrorist activities are launched will be ‘green’ and earn various benefits and easing of restrictions. Regions from which terrorists originate will be ‘red’, and security measures will be levelled against them. While it is unclear whether residents of red areas will be denied permits to work in Israel, it's already known that green areas will be rewarded with the expansion of their development plans. The proposal ignores tight security cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian security forces that has been effective in maintaining calm and preventing the outbreak of another widespread intifada on the West Bank.
Muslim converts
Visions of Jesus are stirring Muslim hearts! Click on the ‘more’ button to watch a short video of Muslim leaders and Imams saved and baptised. Across the nations many Muslims are converting to Jesus Christ after they have dreams and visions. Amazing revival is happening in the Muslim world.
