VFI News Katz States Israel Found Document of Hamas Asking $500M from Iran Before October 7 Massacre

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Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday, April 6, disclosed to the public a document and communications for what he said was proof of the Hamas and Iran connection relating to the Gaza terror group seeking financial support for the October 7 invasion.

The document was intercepted by Israeli soldiers during the invasion of Gaza and forwarded to the IDF intelligence Catalogue unit, which analyzes intercepted foreign intelligence items.

According to Katz, the document and communications show that Hamas requested $500 million from the Islamic Republic "to destroy Israel", sometime before or leading up to the October 7 invasion.

Further, the defence minister said that the head of Palestinian Affairs for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, known as "Izadi," approved the request made by now-deceased Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif.

Despite the revelation, Israeli intelligence has said Iran did not know the exact timing or plans of the October 7 invasion but instead has focused on the idea that Hamas could not have pulled off the invasion without IRGC training, weapons, and funding.

The documents are from October 2020 and June 2021 and Sinwar brought them into his tunnel lair during the current war. (JPost/VFI News)

“Dear Lord, we pray for all the enemies of Israel to be exposed, realize their mistakes and repent. We pray for the world to have discernment and stop supporting terrorists but true democratic countries. We pray in Yeshua's Name that You correct everyone who needs to be corrected and that You protect Your people from all the enemies who try to destroy them.”

Tens of thousands of people were expected to attend weekly rallies on Saturday night, April 5, calling for a deal to free the hostages held by Hamas, a day after the terror group warned that it would not move captives out of a Gaza area that the military called to evacuate ahead of an expected advance.

The demonstrations were to highlight the freedom message of the upcoming Passover festival that starts next Saturday evening. The rally at Hostages Square comes as family members have repeatedly expressed concern for the fate of the hostages since Israel resumed its operations in Gaza last month, ending the ceasefire and hostage release deal that Israel reached with Hamas in January.

These fears were heightened on Friday when the Hamas terror group said in a statement that it would not move living Israeli hostages out of areas in the Gaza Strip that the Israel Defense Forces has ordered to be evacuated in recent days.

Hamas said the Israeli government would be at fault if captives were killed. The IDF has issued evacuation orders for the entire Rafah area, Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighbourhood, and other areas in the Strip’s north. The statement also said that Hamas was keeping the hostages “under strict security measures, which are extremely dangerous to their lives.” (TOI/VFI News)

“Dear God, we pray fervently for the remaining hostages, as well as their families. We plead for their lives and their mental and physical well-being. Please protect them from both Hamas and any potential Israeli strike. We pray in Yeshua's Name for a permanent solution, peace in Israel and the dismantlement of all terrorist organizations. We thank You for who You are and all You are doing for us.”

A freelance journalist repeatedly used by the BBC, has made several controversial antisemitic and anti-Israel social media posts, including defending the October 7 massacre and describing Jews as “devils.” 

The posts, first reported on by a British newspaper on Saturday, April 5, included comments such as, “The Jews, they are the devils of the hypocrites” on videos featuring Israeli strikes on Gaza carried out after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. 

“And as we know, the ‘Israelis’ are not human beings to begin with, rather they are not even beasts. Perhaps they belong to a race for which no description can capture the extent of their lust and sadism,” he wrote in another post. 

“That’s just one snapshot. What if we were to compile all their crimes across that entire dark/black history, from the moment of occupation up until now? It is the entity of filth, and the unrivalled swamp of wickedness.” 

The journalist’s post on Jews and Israel pre-dates the commencement of the war against Hamas. In January 2023, following a terrorist attack near a Jerusalem synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day, he wrote, “This martyr stole my heart, he alone killed eight Zionists.” The youngest victim of the attack was 14-year-old Asher Natan. (JPost/VFI News) 

“Dear God, we pray that You soften the hearts of all the people who live daily in hatred, resentment and bitterness. We pray in Yeshua's Name that You reveal Yourself to them and renew their hearts and minds, help them love You and their neighbour as themselves. We pray for protection from all the antisemites and for our people to be able to proclaim their heritage without fear for their lives. May You shield us from antisemitism, hatred, discrimination and injustice with Your love and endless mercies.”

Amid the ongoing U.S. military operation in Yemen against the Houthis and in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s threats to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, a Saudi news channel reported that the United States has transferred an additional THAAD air defense battery to Israel.

The report also stated that two Patriot missile batteries were delivered as well. Before the report, American military tracking sites recorded a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane landing at Israel’s Nevatim Airbase in the Negev.

The aircraft, which had departed from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, remained on the ground in Israel for several hours. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is a mobile, high-altitude missile defense system with capabilities similar to Israel’s Arrow system. It can intercept ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere using kinetic energy and is designed to target various stages of an incoming missile’s trajectory, as well as other aerial threats.

Meanwhile, in what appears to be a dramatic move backing Trump’s threats toward Iran, the U.S. also recently deployed six B-2 strategic bombers to Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean. These stealth bombers are capable of carrying both nuclear weapons and the 12-ton “bunker buster” bombs developed specifically to target underground Iranian nuclear facilities. (YNet/VFI News)

“Our Heavenly Father, we pray that You help us have long-lasting peace in the Middle East, including with Iran. We pray in Yeshua's mighty Name that a democratic government emerges from the people and that You remove the current authoritarian regime. Please, hear our pleas and help the people of the Middle East live in peace and safety, and come to believe in You and Your Son.”

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Iran has threatened other nations in the Middle East over the potential for American military strikes against its nuclear weapons program, even as it continues to reject direct negotiations of said nuclear program with the US, British media reported.

An Iranian official told the news outlet that the regime would only accept indirect talks with the US at this time, stating, “Indirect talks offer a chance to evaluate Washington's seriousness about a political solution with Iran.”

The official also stated that Iran has given warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey and Bahrain that it will consider any assistance given to an American strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, such as permitting the aircraft used in such an attack to use their airspace, an act of hostility against Iran that will “have severe consequences for them.”

US President Donald Trump on Thursday, April 3, told reporters aboard Air Force One that he believes Iran wants to hold direct talks with the US about the Iranian nuclear program.

“It’s better if we have direct talks. I think it goes faster and you understand the other side a lot better than if you go through intermediators,” said Trump. (INN/VFI News)

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven” - Matthew 5:43-45a

The Czech Republic is close to announcing the relocation of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an Israeli newspaper reported.

According to the report, a senior Czech official recently met with a senior Israeli official and informed him that the Czech government has decided to soon relocate its embassy to Jerusalem.

The report further noted that the Czech move is being made at the request of US President Donald Trump, who relocated the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem during his previous term in 2018. 

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced in March of 2024 that he intends to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the coming months. Fiala stated at the time that, before the decision is officially made, all aspects and consequences of the move will be examined. (INN/VFI News)  

“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” - Proverbs 18:24

Israel has recently identified a strengthening of Egyptian military forces in the Sinai Peninsula, which could constitute a violation of the peace agreement with Israel, a security source told a reporter, Amichai Stein, of an Israeli news agency on Monday evening, March 31.

"Egypt has brought in military forces beyond the permitted quota, is increasing port docks, and is extending runways at airports," the source said. 

Israeli officials have emphasized concerning the entry of Egyptian forces beyond the permitted quota that "such actions are reversible, it is not a problem to turn tanks around."

The source also said that Israel is interested in maintaining the peace agreement and therefore will not change its deployment along the border. At the same time, he made it clear that "Israel will not accept the situation. And will not accept the violations by Cairo."

On the violations of the peace agreement, the source said that Israel is conducting dialogue with Washington and Cairo. "The administration in Washington is responsible for implementing the peace agreement and must ensure that the agreement is implemented as it is written," the source said. (INN/VFI News) 

Israeli tourists should not travel to Bolivia, the Foreign Ministry recommended on Sunday, April 6. Bolivia cut ties with the Jewish state in October 2023 to protest the Israel-Hamas War, less than a month after the Hamas attack.

Since severing ties, Bolivia has supported South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that droves of Israelis were denied entry to Bolivia, despite presenting proper credentials to obtain a visa. 

Among the documents required are proof of onward travel and hotel reservations. A visa can be obtained at any Bolivian embassy. Israel does not have representation in Bolivia, with the nearest Israeli office being in Lima, Peru.

According to the Foreign Ministry, Israel’s embassy in Peru is available for assistance in case of refusal of entry, in which case a traveler may also need to wait until onward travel is available back to their point of origin. 

In a social media group for Israelis traveling in Bolivia and Peru last week, Facebook user Shlomit Kahan Matanah wrote she was looking for assistance for her daughter. “Who is at the airport in Bolivia? My daughter is at the airport, they won’t let them in and took their passport and don’t want to return it to them.” The Israeli media outlet reporting this has been unable to confirm the specifics or outcome of this post.

Despite Bolivia’s choice to sever diplomatic ties with Israel post-October 7, some Israelis traveling in the South American nation have reported feeling strong support from natives for Israel. (JPost/VFI News)

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