ISRAELI ATHLETES UNDER THREAT AS TERRORISTS VOW TO HIT OLYMPICS: With the Olympic Games set to kick off in Rio De Janeiro on 5 Aug. 2016 al-Qaida has identified the games as a terrorist opportunity, specifically targeting Israeli athletes and spectators. Al-Qaida sympathizers have issued a list of directives on social media calling for their followers to carry out "lone-wolf" attacks against American, British, French and Israeli athletes, using knives, poison, and explosives-laden drones. The instructions also specified why the group's followers should target Israeli athletes and spectators: "The most famous enemies for general Muslims, is to attack Israelis.” It also wrote that the large number of viewers from around the globe makes the Olympics a desirable target. "One small knife attack against Americans/Israelis in these places will have bigger media effect than any other attacks anywhere else,” one of the directives read. With that, the terrorist group stressed that the primary targets should be heads of state, ambassadors, and other senior officials. Al-Qaida also assured potential attackers that securing a visa to Brazil is relatively easy, and that guns are widely available in the "crime-ridden slums" of Rio, the report said. (Israel Hayom) Pray that this year’s Olympics will not be marred with violence.