(The Economic Collapse Blog)—Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War began, Israel is at war again, and preparations are being made right now for an absolutely massive ground invasion of Gaza. According to Google, the Yom Kippur War started on October 6th, 1973. The war with Hamas started on October 7th, 2023, and it could quickly evolve into a major regional war as more parties get involved. Once Israeli troops pour into Gaza, the dominoes will start falling very quickly. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the one that makes the final decision on a ground invasion of Gaza, and he very much sounds like a man that has made up his mind…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to “change the Middle East” in Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, as the army pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes.
“What Hamas will experience will be difficult and terrible… we are going to change the Middle East,” Netanyahu told officials visiting Jerusalem from the country’s south, where Hamas militants carried out a surprise attack on Saturday morning.
“This is only the beginning… we are all with you and we will defeat them with force, enormous force.”
At this hour, a siege of Gaza has already begun as the IDF makes final preparations for a ground campaign.
That means that there will be no electricity, no food and no fuel for those living in Gaza until the war is done…
This morning, Israel imposed a “complete siege” on the area – including a sweeping ban on food and fuel moving into Gaza and an immediate cut-off of the water supply.
“There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said.
“We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.”
Needless to say, many of those living in Gaza will soon become extremely hungry.
And the IDF has already been hitting hundreds of strategic targets by air…
Among the 500 targets hit overnight were eight Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad war rooms; a building housing Hamas operatives; several high-rise towers housing Hamas assets; a command center used by a senior official in Hamas’s naval forces; an “operational asset used by Hamas” located within a mosque in Jabaliya; an asset used by the terror group for intelligence; and three tunnels in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza.
Of course this is just the beginning.
Hundreds of thousands of troops are being mobilized, and they will possess enough firepower to absolutely flatten Gaza…
IDF are amassing their 173,000 troops including 8,000 elite commandos, along with 300 tanks and plenty of heavy weaponry on the border with Gaza in the town of Sderot.
A further 300,000 reserve troops have been mobilised in an unprecedented move and sent south ahead of the possible invasion.
The Israelis would not be mobilizing all of these troops if they did not plan to do something with them.
According to Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, this is the biggest mobilization that Israel has conducted since the Yom Kippur War…
Regarding the draft of reservists, Hagari said the IDF “has never mobilized so many reservists so quickly — 300,000 reservists in 48 hours.”
This is the largest mobilization since the 1973 Yom Kippur War when Israel called up 400,000 reservists.
Wow.
So this is it.
Inside Gaza, people have already been getting phone calls warning them that the IDF will be coming in…
‘It doesn’t need much thinking about. Israel suffered the biggest loss in its history so you can imagine what it is going to do,’ said a resident of Beit Hanoun on Gaza’s northeastern border with Israel.
‘I took my family out at sunrise and dozens of other families did the same. Many of us got phone calls, audio messages from Israeli security officers telling us to leave because they will operate there,’ he said.
If you were in the same position, would you warn anyone living in Gaza in advance?
Many innocent lives may be saved by these calls, but it also tells the enemy exactly what you are planning to do.
Fox News is reporting that Netanyahu has called Joe Biden to inform him that “a ground operation in the Gaza Strip” is going to happen…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told President Biden that a ground operation in the Gaza Strip is necessary after Hamas launched deadly strikes on his country.
The remark, made in a phone call between the two leaders, came as Biden raised concerns about Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip if a ground operation should commence, three Israeli and U.S. sources briefed on the call told Axios.
“We have to go in. We can’t negotiate now,” Netanyahu told the president, according to the outlet.
But once the Israelis invade, will Hezbollah just sit there and watch Hamas get utterly destroyed?
I don’t think so.
I think that Hezbollah will create a second front in the north, and so I hope that the IDF is prepared for that.
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On Monday, there were some very alarming clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah forces…
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a brief statement on Monday that its helicopters are currently striking in Lebanese territory. No further details were provided.
Earlier, the IDF said a “number of armed suspects” who “infiltrated” into Israel from Lebanon were killed, and that IDF soldiers were searching the area.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers said in a statement on Monday that it has reported explosions near Al-Boustan in southwest Lebanon.
Hopefully Hezbollah will not decide to get crazy and launch a full-blown invasion of Israel.
Because if that happens, Israel has apparently told Hezbollah that it will “completely destroy Damascus”…
Israel gives clear warning to Hezbollah:
If Hezbollah joins the war, the IDF will completely destroy Damascus and will directly target the Iran-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Moreover, US warships will support Israel in this war. This message was delivered by Israel via France.
Needless to say, that would draw Syria into the war.
Of course the Iranians are unlikely to remain on the sidelines if the Israelis start hitting Syria and Hezbollah extremely hard, and any big move by Iran would draw the U.S. military into the conflict.
What I am trying to say is that this thing could get way out of control very rapidly. For many years I have been warning my readers that a great Middle East war was coming, and now we are here. There will be so much death and destruction in the days ahead, and it won’t just be limited to that part of the world.
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Five Things New “Preppers” Forget When Getting Ready for Bad Times Ahead
The preparedness community is growing faster than it has in decades. Even during peak times such as Y2K, the economic downturn of 2008, and Covid, the vast majority of Americans made sure they had plenty of toilet paper but didn’t really stockpile anything else.
Things have changed. There’s a growing anxiety in this presidential election year that has prompted more Americans to get prepared for crazy events in the future. Some of it is being driven by fearmongers, but there are valid concerns with the economy, food supply, pharmaceuticals, the energy grid, and mass rioting that have pushed average Americans into “prepper” mode.
There are degrees of preparedness. One does not have to be a full-blown “doomsday prepper” living off-grid in a secure Montana bunker in order to be ahead of the curve. In many ways, preparedness isn’t about being able to perfectly handle every conceivable situation. It’s about being less dependent on government for as long as possible. Those who have proper “preps” will not be waiting for FEMA to distribute emergency supplies to the desperate masses.
Below are five things people new to preparedness (and sometimes even those with experience) often forget as they get ready. All five are common sense notions that do not rely on doomsday in order to be useful. It may be nice to own a tank during the apocalypse but there’s not much you can do with it until things get really crazy. The recommendations below can have places in the lives of average Americans whether doomsday comes or not.
Note: The information provided by this publication or any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.
Secured Wealth
Whether in the bank or held in a retirement account, most Americans feel that their life’s savings is relatively secure. At least they did until the last couple of years when de-banking, geopolitical turmoil, and the threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies reared their ugly heads.
It behooves Americans to diversify their holdings. If there’s a triggering event or series of events that cripple the financial systems or devalue the U.S. Dollar, wealth can evaporate quickly. To hedge against potential turmoil, many Americans are looking in two directions: Crypto and physical precious metals.
There are huge advantages to cryptocurrencies, but there are also inherent risks because “virtual” money can become challenging to spend. Add in the push by central banks and governments to regulate or even replace cryptocurrencies with their own versions they control and the risks amplify. There’s nothing wrong with cryptocurrencies today but things can change rapidly.
As for physical precious metals, many Americans pay cash to keep plenty on hand in their safe. Rolling over or transferring retirement accounts into self-directed IRAs is also a popular option, but there are caveats. It can often take weeks or even months to get the gold and silver shipped if the owner chooses to close their account. This is why Genesis Gold Group stands out. Their relationship with the depositories allows for rapid closure and shipping, often in less than 10 days from the time the account holder makes their move. This can come in handy if things appear to be heading south.
Lots of Potable Water
One of the biggest shocks that hit new preppers is understanding how much potable water they need in order to survive. Experts claim one gallon of water per person per day is necessary. Even the most conservative estimates put it at over half-a-gallon. That means that for a family of four, they’ll need around 120 gallons of water to survive for a month if the taps turn off and the stores empty out.
Being near a fresh water source, whether it’s a river, lake, or well, is a best practice among experienced preppers. It’s necessary to have a water filter as well, even if the taps are still working. Many refuse to drink tap water even when there is no emergency. Berkey was our previous favorite but they’re under attack from regulators so the Alexapure systems are solid replacements.
For those in the city or away from fresh water sources, storage is the best option. This can be challenging because proper water storage containers take up a lot of room and are difficult to move if the need arises. For “bug in” situations, having a larger container that stores hundreds or even thousands of gallons is better than stacking 1-5 gallon containers. Unfortunately, they won’t be easily transportable and they can cost a lot to install.
Water is critical. If chaos erupts and water infrastructure is compromised, having a large backup supply can be lifesaving.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
There are multiple threats specific to the medical supply chain. With Chinese and Indian imports accounting for over 90% of pharmaceutical ingredients in the United States, deteriorating relations could make it impossible to get the medicines and antibiotics many of us need.
Stocking up many prescription medications can be hard. Doctors generally do not like to prescribe large batches of drugs even if they are shelf-stable for extended periods of time. It is a best practice to ask your doctor if they can prescribe a larger amount. Today, some are sympathetic to concerns about pharmacies running out or becoming inaccessible. Tell them your concerns. It’s worth a shot. The worst they can do is say no.
If your doctor is unwilling to help you stock up on medicines, then Jase Medical is a good alternative. Through telehealth, they can prescribe daily meds or antibiotics that are shipped to your door. As proponents of medical freedom, they empathize with those who want to have enough medical supplies on hand in case things go wrong.
Energy Sources
The vast majority of Americans are locked into the grid. This has proven to be a massive liability when the grid goes down. Unfortunately, there are no inexpensive remedies.
Those living off-grid had to either spend a lot of money or effort (or both) to get their alternative energy sources like solar set up. For those who do not want to go so far, it’s still a best practice to have backup power sources. Diesel generators and portable solar panels are the two most popular, and while they’re not inexpensive they are not out of reach of most Americans who are concerned about being without power for extended periods of time.
Natural gas is another necessity for many, but that’s far more challenging to replace. Having alternatives for heating and cooking that can be powered if gas and electric grids go down is important. Have a backup for items that require power such as manual can openers. If you’re stuck eating canned foods for a while and all you have is an electric opener, you’ll have problems.
Don’t Forget the Protein
When most think about “prepping,” they think about their food supply. More Americans are turning to gardening and homesteading as ways to produce their own food. Others are working with local farmers and ranchers to purchase directly from the sources. This is a good idea whether doomsday comes or not, but it’s particularly important if the food supply chain is broken.
Most grocery stores have about one to two weeks worth of food, as do most American households. Grocers rely heavily on truckers to receive their ongoing shipments. In a crisis, the current process can fail. It behooves Americans for multiple reasons to localize their food purchases as much as possible.
Long-term storage is another popular option. Canned foods, MREs, and freeze dried meals are selling out quickly even as prices rise. But one component that is conspicuously absent in shelf-stable food is high-quality protein. Most survival food companies offer low quality “protein buckets” or cans of meat, but they are often barely edible.
Prepper All-Naturals offers premium cuts of steak that have been cooked sous vide and freeze dried to give them a 25-year shelf life. They offer Ribeye, NY Strip, and Tenderloin among others.
Having buckets of beans and rice is a good start, but keeping a solid supply of high-quality protein isn’t just healthier. It can help a family maintain normalcy through crises.
Prepare Without Fear
With all the challenges we face as Americans today, it can be emotionally draining. Citizens are scared and there’s nothing irrational about their concerns. Being prepared and making lifestyle changes to secure necessities can go a long way toward overcoming the fears that plague us. We should hope and pray for the best but prepare for the worst. And if the worst does come, then knowing we did what we could to be ready for it will help us face those challenges with confidence.
What the IDF needs to do is go building to building, house to house and kill anything and everything that moves. I’m talking modern day biblical wipeout (Deuteronomy 20:16). If Hezbollah is stupid enough to join in…..they get the Deuteronomy 20:16 treatment as well.
It really is the only way for Israel to have peace.
What’s going to happen will be worse. Isaiah 17 says that Damascus (one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in the world) will cease to be a city and become a ruinous heap in a SINGLE night. Only one kind of weapon could do that. It took 1000 heavy bombers five nights to destroy Dresden, Germany in WWII.
Other passages in scripture speak of there being many places (like in modern day Jordan) where human beings will not go anymore. Things are going to spin out of control; the war is going to spread dramatically. You can expect two outcomes:
1) Millions upon millions are going to die. Including most in Gaza, and many others in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq. When scripture is proven to be true about these things, know that it is true about the judgement of all mankind too.
2) Israel’s physical territory is going to expand dramatically (from the Nile to the Euphrates).
Sure, but many of these prophesy components have been primed about four times in the last 80 years. This could just be another “passover,” pun intended. Sort of like God’s fire drill? All we can do is brace for impact anyway. And in the short term at least, buying oil futures is probably not a bad idea either. [Oops sorry, that was intended for the ZeroHedge forum on my other open tab.]
Dresden was a war crime. How many Jews in America vote for Democrats? I’d have more sympathy but unn Mayorkas the Jew, we have a wide open border in America, just as the Jews want it. Sorry about the carnage over there but Americans have their own struggles.
You lose any form of credibility claiming Dresden was a war crime. It was not. Just as nuking Japan was not a war crime. The Dresden action and the Japanese actions saved millions of lives long term. Bone up on your history before making inane comments such as this.
Chad’s correct, Tommy
Tommy Two Gears:
These IGNORANT PEOPLE are everywhere!
I saw ‘teachers’ in the late 70s kowtowing to the KIDS then…result? Chad is seriously flawed by INDOCTRINNATION and has not the ability to overcome.
History? He has no clue. It is not his fault at least most of it, but this is an example of how far the USA has fallen from it high point.
Rather than buying books, try reading the Bible and ask God to interpret. That would give you more information without someone giving you their take on it.. Get God’s take on the Bible by reading and praying for spiritual gifts to help you understand what you are reading. God will bless you and give you the gifts of the Holy Spirit if you ask.
Globalist depopulation plans include war, anywhere they can start one. The military industrial complex (ie arms dealers) invested a lot of money to get biden installed. Trump was causing to much peace in the world. In two short years, we have the Ukraine and now middle east in flames. Stolen elections have consequences.
You are entirely correct.
I’m ok with all muslims being killed. They want everyone but them dead. So that is a good reason to kill them all since I am not a muzzie pedophile and I don’t want to be forced to be one by sub human troglodytes who operate on the principals of medieval clowns
How could the USA get involved in this war? Biden left half of our weapons in Afghanistan and he sent the rest to Ukraine.
God bless the innocent..
I keep hearing how this is their 9/11.. I hope they don’t lose as many rights as we Americans did after 9/11..
I’ve heard my whole like how great Mossad is and how they’re the best spy agency.. Well some one completely dropped the ball.. There’s no possible way something this big wasn’t known..
Judging from the response of Israel to the attack – getting arms and ammunition INTO the hands of its citizens as rapidly as possible – I think they won’t repeat the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. mistakes of the US in response to OUR 9/11.
There IS a way that they could be caught unawares – and that is “the enemy within”.
It was allowed to happen. Just like Pearl Harbor and the “weapons of mass destruction” lie that got Americans into Iraq. No More Wars For Israel!
Mossad + CIA = 911 = Gaza Terrorism
Do we even have any weapons left? Biden has sent them to Ukraine.
There re approximately 400M firearms in private hands in the USA, which makes it less likely that such an attack would have such disaasterous results. God Bless the Bill of Rights and especially the Second Amendment.
Maybe 5 million of us gun owners know how to use a gun effectively to stop a violent threat. And of us 5 million, maybe 4 million of us are decent people to begin with. Now spread us out over the USSA’s vast land area, and we don’t represent a real effective deterrent to, well, any massed enemy attack. At best, a handful of good ole boys like me or you might be able to hold our own beers in one hand, while with the other hand, put down a BurnLootMurder rampage in our neighborhood. But we won’t dare do this as long as there is a functional “injustice” system, because we’ll all end up in the Gulag for Evil White Racists. So we’ll actually do nothing at all with our precious gun rights until the government collapses and the Constitution is stomped to death, and the concept of “rights” is moot anyway. Now chew on that truth!
Why would Hamas attack in such a way that it would cause Israel to try to obliterate them? They seemed to want Israel to come for them. But why? Either they are crazy or there is a greater plot beyond the terrorism. For all we know, the US warships on the way will end up attacking Israel. We know that the democrats and US military are anti-Israel.
The strategy is simple: bait the IDF into killing thousands of “civilians. Get the West to rebuild everything. Rinse and repeat. Eventually foment worldwide condemnation of Israel, and more importantly, global economic isolation. You have to recognize that the rank-and-file muslim is not a sane or civilized human– he or she is completely brainwashed and will never recognize any form of “justice” that involves non-muslims winning. The entire religion is fixated on conquest and enslavement, so it is not ironic that most muslims embrace the feeling of being overwhelmed and enslaved themselves by their warrmonger leader class. It is then no wonder why every muslim death that their demonic warmonger leaders provoke — for example, by first raping women to death and decapitating babies — is considered a necessary sacrifice for the greater goal of — well, in this case particularly — annihilating Jews. But if we’re being pragmatic in the blame game, there is plenty to lay at the feet of Israel itself. Because Israel knows that what I described above is true for 90% of muslims worldwide (and 100% of muslims within 1000 miles of Israel), yet for 50+ years it has allowed muslims to set up massive military capabilities right up against their borders. The responsible course of action, of course, which any self-preserving nation that believes itself to be sovereign would take, would be to designate a 40-mile wide DMZ full of land mines in every direction where, beyond that 40 miles, a buncha muslims live. It is clear to me, though, that Israel loves to beat itself to death. Maybe it’s eternal guilt for denying Christ, who knows, but it’s extremely frustrating to witness over and over for the last 50 years.
Destroy any and all Hamas. Show zero mercy, as they have done to you.
Hamas has poked the Israeli bear one time too many, and they are about to suffer a FAFO moment of truly Biblical proportions.
Israel is a pretty small bear. If we’re choosing an appropriate mascot for it, then maybe one of those wittle bwack bears in Orwegon.
Outlaw the importation of concrete or cement into Gaza. Nothing but tents from now on.
This is going to escalate and we have an idiot in the WH. This looks like the beginning of the END times.
I would give my left nut to join the IDF right now.
right, yeah tough guy who wants to kill women and children. I have an idea, why don’t you give your right nut and go to Ukraine and fight the Russians… fn faggit.
Imminent and IMPORTANT.
It is time for a complete ELIMINATION of these ‘people’.
I hope BIBI pouts a REAL END TO THIS.
I hope they wipe GAZA clean and rebuild…then continue to IRAN but WITH NUKES.
It IS TIME.
PS: 2023 ‘America’? DO YOU SUPPORT ISRAEL? I do…
“Bibi” is a globalist tool. His government was even more tyrannical than Australia and New Zealand during the Scamdemic. It’s more likely that this is his, albeit depraved as f***, wag-the-dog moment to stave off his prosecution for corruption. Or maybe Klaus simply ordered him to start World War III. A big gamble to his reputation to be sure, but scorched-earth is his only play now–meaning there must be escalation galore for a year or more–or the Knesset will catch its breath and have his head for this “intelligence failure.”
Israel should not share any intentions with JoeBama. He is anti Israeli and not to be trusted.
Hamas (an entity created by the ever “overthinking it” Mossad, by the way) knew exactly what the IDF would do after the attack. All of Hamas’ key leaders left Gaza exactly 5 minutes after their attack began last week. Regardless of warnings to residents, the IDF will be fortunate now to find and kill even 2-3 thousand of these animals, and most of them the nihilist AP and Reuters will call “civilians” anyway. And they’re not merely ignorant pawns that are traditionally left behind in war. They each were likely paid a hefty sum to stay in Gaza and intentionally become “martyrs.” And the money for those payouts was sourced from the US Taxpayer, no doubt, courtesy of Team Obama.
Israel should have never turned over Gaza. That was just another insane move that was the equivalent of national suicide. Gaza and all the beauty and fortunes that were provided to the so-called Palestinians were quickly turned into a rocket base and terrorist tunnels while using Christians as human shields. Digging up the graves of both Christians and Jews, and displaying the savage behavior that has been all too well familiar since the 7th century.
The invasion has be imminent for the past few days. What are they waiting for?
They’re waiting for the green light from the US Deep State, of course. And Henry Kissinger is mostly asleep these days, so they’re trying to wake him up to get his “thumbs up.”
Here comes the boom!
THIS is how democrats should be treated in America. I can’t wait for the day people here wake tf up and stop tolerating the enemies of out country like muslims and libtards, gleefully living amongst us while doing everything they can to destroy us. Making more popcorn now.