Global SITREP A10-25: Operation Gideon's Chariots

One of several massive Israeli strikes in Gaza, this one in Jabaliya.

UPDATED 16 May 2025: This SITREP begins essentially as a continuation of the last segment of SITREP A9-25, "Israel's Military Conquest of Gaza," and nomenclatured as "Operation Gideon's Chariots" by the IDF. As noted, this Operation might have had a preemption during this past week (12-16 May) had the Gaza terrorists of HAMAS and the PIJ made significant moves toward releasing all remaining hostages (dead or alive). This did not take place during the stipulated 'Window of Opportunity" during the American president's visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Israel is seven hours ahead of the US meaning that the Israeli Cabinet-approved Operation Gideon's Chariots commenced several hours ago with massive airstrikes all across Gaza in preparation for the IDF introduction of massive armor and infantry movement into the enclave. The objective is to capture and occupy completely the whole of Gaza and eliminate all terrorists within it. As you might expect this operation entails a long-term plan and IDF presence in Gaza. This will not be a typical "in and out" IDF operation. This is a military conquest in the truest sense of the word.

IRAN 

Also as noted in SITREP A9-25, this past week was Iran's final opportunity to secure a nuclear agreement with the United States. As President Trump departed the UAE he spoke to this, telling assembled media: 

"Iran has an American offer regarding the nuclear program and needs to move fast or something bad will happen."

The obvious question here is, how fast? Perhaps as fast as it takes for Trump to return to the White House Situation Room. Clock ticking.

21 May 2025: The IDF Operation Gideon's Chariots continues apace with more than one hundred fifteen targets in Gaza struck in the past 24 hours. IDF naval and ground forces are press their assaults against terrorists above and below ground level with hundreds of the enemy killed in action. Thus far the IDF has sectioned Gaza into several distinct parcels of land and creating buffers between each of them to preempt any possibility of terrorist enemy force's ability to reinforce and/or rally. At the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Gaza IDF reservists and civilian activists blocked access for aid trucks to enter the strip, vowing to halt aid shipments while HAMAS and PIJ hostages continue to be held in squalor and depraved conditions. IDF CoS MG Eyal Zamir revealed yesterday that a new phase of this operation is just beginning that will showcase increased firepower, maneuver combat that will clear and destroy all infrastructure and opposition encountered.

Most astute observers are noting that the prospect of continued US-Iran nuclear talks progressing are all but exhausted leading to some global media reports suggesting that a unilateral Israeli operation to strike Iranian nuclear sites may be imminent. The Iranian Twelver regime opines that these reports are simply psychological operations (PSYOPS) intended to frighten them. Whatever the case may be, the fact of the matter is that President Trump's 60-day ultimatum for successful negotiations "or bad things will happen" expired several days ago. The ultimatum was no bluff and certain member of the regime's elite in Tehran understand this implicitly. This has created internal division with some expressing the view that the regime's days are finitely numbered due to kinetic external threats and internal rebellion.

UPDATE 30 May 2025: Eschatology Today has had issues with the actions of President Trump during his recent Middle East trip, in particular the catering to the interests of Islamic nations, Sunni and Shi'a, on the Arabian Gulf. These issues were overcome due to the strong conviction that the LORD God has put our president in a position of power in the furtherance of His sovereign will in these 'last days.' However, in recent days the underlying and extremely secular rationale behind the Trump Administration's agenda has become quite transparent and explicit with respect to Syria which is now led by the supposedly reformed Al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Al-Sharaa (al-Jolani). 

As recently noted in the comments section of this SITREP, the current U.S. intelligence assessment is that the Syrian "transitional government" is in a precarious situation given the existential pressures facing it. The Alawite-Ba'athist regime of Bashar al-Assad fell earlier this year, but the military threat posed by former regime members and their foreign allies may yet result in a catastrophic, full-scale civil war and collapse of the "transitional government" in Damascus. 

Students of prophetic Scripture should understand precisely what this means as it presents the possibility of an uncontrollable civil war in Syria which involves Israel. Isaiah 17 speaks to the ruination of Damascus and the collapse of the Syrian state. Such a result need not necessarily occur due to a nuclear strike upon Damascus, but by an intense civil war that also consumes the entire country. The prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 49:23-27) also laments the destruction of Damascus. These prophecies foretell of a coming all-consuming war for Syria and great destruction inflicted upon Israel as well. 

Thus, it appears as though the Trump Administration through its overtures to Syria as it exists today may be an attempt to preempt the assessment of US intelligence agencies. Nevertheless, what the LORD God has spoken through the prophets will take place and the American administration's efforts to forestall will come to nothing. It is written!

Current military situation in Syria.

The above enlargeable map indicates former Al-Assad regime insurgent strongholds as red colored dots and elipses. The strikes in Tartus and Latakia tonight were directed at missile storage depots.

Mark of the Beast tech is here. E-Tattoo.

Global SITREP D3-23: A Greater MidEast War Part II

IDF image: Gaza War Resumes

UPDATE 1 December 2023: A week-long cessation of hostilities has ended and the war in Gaza resumed at 07:03 this morning Israel time. In accordance with the agreement HAMAS failed to deliver a list of hostages for release to the ICRC. Instead at 05:48 HAMAS began launching a barrage of rockets at Ashkelon, Sderot and Beersheba in southern Israel. About an hour later a second barrage was launched. The Iron Dome intercepted some of the rockets and ignored others that present no danger to the public. 

The Israeli Air Force then restarted where it left off by striking multiple targets, no doubt enhanced by intelligence collected during the cessation of hostilities, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. IDF artillery then commenced heaving artillery rounds in concentrated fires at known terrorist positions. The IDF then announced, "The IDF has resumed combat against the HAMAS terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip."  The IDF then distribute the "Map of Zones" for Khan Yunis residents to begin evacuations to the area of Rafah on the Egyptian border with instructions to "follow these instructions carefully." The elimination of HAMAS is now in full swing.

Also, Israel struck a Houthi missile and drone depot in Sana'a, Yemen yesterday in response to repeated Houthi attempts to strike Israel with ballistic missiles and drones. The war has expanded into a greater MidEast conflict.

 

UNRWA and HAMAS Terrorists

29 November 2023: It's been plainly evident for years that the United Nations is to a great extent an anti-Israel and antisemite global organization. This has never been more evident than the completely reprehensible statements made by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and taking as hostages of Israeli civilians in the "Gaza Envelope." It is also evident in the image above showing UNRWA staffers alongside black flag of Jihad terrorists.

Why Israel remains a member of the U.N. is beyond explanation at this point, especially with respect to the breaking report of two hours ago about the UNRWA actively working as a terror accomplice of HAMAS in the incarceration of Israeli civilians who were ripped from their homes on October 7, and with the distinct possibility that some of them remain in captivity with UNRWA staffers. While this is a major news item, expect globalist media to cover it up.

There have been several violations of the ceasefire agreement, all of them initiated by the terrorists. In the most recent three terrorists paid with their lives after throwing explosives and opening fire on IDF troops manning their operational pause lines. The IDF is prepared for the resumption of combat operations at a moments notice.