Gaza City Operation

Israel’s military is “not waiting” to push into Gaza City.

Days after Hamas got on board with the regional negotiators’ proposed ceasefire deal to release almost half of the remaining hostages, Israel’s PM Netanyahu called for “shortening the timelines” on the planned offensive. The IDF has called up 60,000 reservists to accomplish its goal of deepening “damage to the terror infrastructure” and severing Gaza’s “dependence on Hamas.”

Hamas criticized Israel’s “disregard” for the ceasefire proposal (Israel hasn’t responded yet) and its “brutal war against innocent civilians in Gaza City," where an estimated one million people are sheltering. 

The U.N. and Europe criticized the escalation, with France’s President Macron saying it spells “disaster for both peoples and risks plunging the entire region into a cycle of permanent war.”

RADIATE HOPE
War puts the brokenness of this world on full display and reminds us of our world’s desperate need for final redemption. Jesus came as light to shine in the darkness. Pray that the Middle East would experience the darkness-penetrating light of Christ.

“That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.” 
John 1:5 (CSB) (read full passage)