The Watchman Newscast with Erick Stakelbeck

In this exclusive clip from TBN’s Stakelbeck Tonight, the one and only Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins host Erick Stakelbeck to discuss Israel’s fight for survival. How do Israel’s enemies view the Biden administration’s policies around the Middle East? They also unpack his new book, “The End of Everything”, in which Hanson reveals how empires rise and fall, and...

Breaking news out of the Middle East, as Israel has allegedly carried out an airstrike near Damascus, for the first time since the famous attack in early April that killed IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Meanwhile, in a massive geopolitical statement, Turkey halts all trade with Israel, over its war in Gaza against Hamas. Also, with all of this overwhelming international pressure, will Israel...

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck is joined by Israel Special Forces veteran and counterterrorism expert Aaron Cohen, who breaks down why Americans should be concerned about the growing threat posed by Iran and its proxies inside U.S. borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East as, in a shocking first, a cruise missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis strikes within Israeli territory. Has a new front in Israel’s war against terror officially opened? You’ll want to watch every minute of this Newscast, as we have TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto coming to us from Jerusalem, sharing ominous news about Hamas’ growing threat in the West Bank. Al...

Breaking news out of the Middle East, with a prophetic undertone, as Russian military forces are pushing closer to the Israel border. What does the increased presence of Russia along the Golan Heights mean for the IDF? Is this move a more nefarious request from the Iranian regime for Moscow to thwart Israeli defensive operations in Syria and Lebanon? Meanwhile, are the Houthis about to become a hy...

Are Iran and Hezbollah planning an all-out war against Israel? Meanwhile, the Jewish State approves its battle plans for the last bastion of Hamas in Gaza, the southern city of Rafah. Also, did President Biden actually agree with the outlandish comments made by Senate leader Chuck Schumer yesterday about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Is the American-Israeli relationship cracking at th...

In this exclusive clip from The Stakscast, host Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel at his home in Northern Israel to break down the possibility of Israel’s Third Temple being constructed soon. How has the war in Gaza against Hamas sped up the prophetic timeline? Also, what rapidly advancing geopolitical circumstances could usher in the Antichrist? Don’t miss Erick Stake...

The global chess pieces are rapidly advancing as China publicly blasts Israel over its war in Gaza. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Israel’s battle against Hamas a “Disgrace to civilization.” Meanwhile, amid endless international pressure for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to finish Hamas once and for all. Also, we take you to the precarious border with Lebanon...

Is Hamas planning on stoking the flames of violence on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan? The Jewish State is on high alert to keep the tensions from boiling over into the streets. TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto breaks down why the Al-Aqsa Mosque, atop the Temple Mount, is such a global political flashpoint. How can Christians be praying for God’s Holy City in these turbulent...

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Iran and its proxies are planning attacks during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Ramadan that would represent “Phase 2” of October 7th. Plus, a full scale war between Israel and the Iran-backed terror army in Lebanon Hezbollah seems to be drawing nearer with each passing day. How cl...

On today’s special edition of the Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel at his home in Northern Israel for a wide-ranging interview. Amir breaks down all of the latest news out of the Middle East, from the IDF’s war in Gaza against Hamas, to the impending war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hear the latest prophetic updates regarding the rapidly align...

Breaking news out of the Middle East, as the Iranian regime simulated a missile attack on Israel. Is a global war on the horizon? Meanwhile, in an unfortunately predictable act of moral relativism, a United Nations official is now saying that Hamas are in fact not terrorists. We have an exclusive interview with Israel’s former representative to the UN Danny Danon. Learn more about your ad choices....

The IDF struck a Hezbollah target near the Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil. Four enemy fighters were killed in the attack, and one official was seriously wounded. Across the border, two Israelis are in serious condition after a Hezbollah rocket exploded in the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona. Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah rejected any potential truce with the Jewish State. Al...

In a surprisingly bold move on the world stage, Israel has banned the United Nations special rapporteur to the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese from entering the country. This move comes in response to her continued antisemitic comments, going as far as blaming Israel for the October 7th massacre. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces have exposed critical Hamas tunnel infrastructure bene...

In this exclusive Watchman Newscast special, we take you to a closed military zone right along Israel’s precarious northern border with Lebanon. How much longer can the current situation hold with the terrorist army Hezbollah before things escalate into a full-scale war? We’re speaking with our good friend, Israel Defense Forces Reserve Major and strategic analyst Elliot Chodoff, who breaks down e...

In this very special Watchman Newscast, we come to you directly from the TBN studios in Jerusalem, Israel. Is the IDF close to conquering key Hamas stronghold Khan Younis? We have an exclusive interview with TBN Israel’s own Yair Pinto, who reveals what is actually happening on the ground in Gaza. Is Hamas truly using its own civilians as human shields? Also, what does it mean to Yair and his fell...

Breaking news out of the Middle East as the Israel Defense Forces claim to have struck a Syrian army position near the city of Daraa. With this Israeli airstrike specifically targeting the Syrian army, are these two nations headed towards a more direct conflict? Meanwhile, mere hours after the UK signaled a desire to create a Palestinian state, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has reportedly...

Less than four months since the horrific Palestinian terror attacks of October 7th, the United Kingdom is now actively considering recognizing a Palestinian State. UK Foreign Secretary, and former prime minister, David Cameron made these startling remarks Monday evening in the House of Commons. Meanwhile, Israeli undercover forces foil a massive Hamas terror plot via a raid of the Ibn Sina hospita...

Tragic news out of southern Gaza today, as 21 IDF soldiers were killed in an RPG attack from a Hamas terrorist. Meanwhile up along the northern border, a critical Israeli air traffic control base was attacked by a Hezbollah missile barrage. How much longer can Israel delay the inevitable great northern war with the Iranian proxy? And while violent chaos is circling the Jewish State on all sides, t...

On a special breaking news edition of the Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a reported Israeli precision guided missile strike today that eliminated five officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) outside of Damascus. Iran is now vowing revenge for the strike, which eliminated the IRGC intelligence chief in Syria. Is the region on the road to seeing an ancien...

As Israel fights a war against Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, the Biden administration is now pressuring the Jewish State for the creation of a Palestinian State. How is Israeli President Isaac Herzog responding to this policy recently reiterated by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken? What does this American stance mean from a prophetic perspective? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

BREAKING NEWS: The long awaited Israel military invasion of Gaza has begun. What will be Israel’s strategy in this multifaceted attack to root out Hamas? Also, how will Iran and Hezbollah respond? Watch now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast: countless Bible-believing Christians worldwide believe that Israel is at the center of Bible prophecy and a nation set apart by God. But what do Israelis think? Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Israeli Rabbi Tuly Weisz to hear about the growing number of Israelis who believe their nation is indeed fulfilling Bible prophecy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down what appears to be an historic first: an Israel government delegation openly holding prayers in Saudi Arabia, with no opposition from the Saudi government. The prayers marked the Sukkot holiday and were led by the second Israeli government minister to pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia in the past two weeks alone. As an Israeli/Sau...

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down reports that Israel carried out airstrikes early Sunday against an Iranian weapons convoy near Damascus. The weapons were reportedly bound for Lebanon, where they would have gone into the hands of Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah. As Iran persists in its attempts to use Syria a hub, is a collision course with Israel inevitable? Plus, a new U.S...