In August, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched a ballistic missile aimed at Ben Gurion Airport, prompting air raid sirens that sent millions into shelters in central Israel and Jerusalem.
Later, Israel launched a strike which killed the Iran-backed Houthi prime minister, as well as four others in his Cabinet and a powerful interior minister.
In retaliation, Houthis attacked United Nations’ offices in Sanaa, Yemen, detaining nearly a dozen employees of the UN’s food, health and children’s agencies on Sunday. They also raided the offices for the World Health Organization and UNICEF and detained several of the latter’s staff.
On Sunday morning, Israel Air Force jets launched air strikes against Hezbollah underground bunkers in southern Lebanon.
During Israel’s offensive in Gaza City last Saturday, a Hamas spokesman died who was one of the few remaining senior members of their military wing since before the October 2023 attack that began the war.
An estimated 78 Palestinians were killed in further weekend attacks, and 105 on Tuesday, as Israeli troops pressed deeper into Gaza City. Perhaps over 63,000 Gazans have died since the war began in 2023, and more than 160,000 have been wounded.
Let’s continue praying for the remaining hostages by name, for soldiers in their attempts to free them, and for Christians and Gazans caught up in the crossfire and facing acute food insecurity.
Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are all more than 97% unreached with the gospel of Christ, which means those who have died may never have heard the good news that brings salvation.
Visit our Israel-Gaza page to read more and PRAY for God’s purposes in the midst of so much terror and death.
Lord, please comfort those who mourn. Heal the minds and hearts of those who survived the terrible attacks on October 7, and please bring a quick and right solution to end this war. Convict those on all sides of their sin and their need for salvation. Be a Shield around the hostages still held by Hamas. Keep them from harm and make the way for their speedy rescue/escape. Be near to them and show them Your glory. Let them feel Your presence, hear Your voice, receive Your comfort and healing. Speak to the guards around them, convicting their hearts of the evil and pressing within them the need to make things right. You’ve done it before, Lord; please do it again. Put into place those who will open the way for and even facilitate the safe rescue or escape of the remaining hostages. Point Israeli soldiers to where the they are, and give them Your instructions for safely freeing them and safely getting them home. Protect the innocent and those who seek to protect, rescue and help them. Meet every terrorist, every hostage, every Israeli, every Palestinian in their dreams and talk to them throughout the day. Make a way for Scripture to reach them and plant truth in their minds and hearts, verses that will press deep within them a hunger for something more than hatred and war. Lift the veil from their eyes so they will see Jesus as He truly is, the one and only Savior who rescues them from the evil that has bound them and gives them eternal life. Clearly present to them the Truth that sets them free before it’s too late, Lord. Use these terrible battles to bring about a church planting movement throughout Gaza, Israel and beyond, with thousands turning to Christ. Yes, Lord, awaken every heart to You. Make the way for every person to hear and clearly understand Your plan for their salvation. Press deep within their hearts a hunger for You and the conviction that You, Jesus, are the only Way. You are Life that extinguishes death, Love that chases out fear, Peace that overcomes chaos, Truth that conquers lies…. Show up in the life of each person caught up in the middle of war, answering their questions and pointing them to You. Hear them when they cry and answer them like only You can. Perform miracles and signs and wonders so they will know it is You, and turn them from the path of evil to Your paths of love and life. Push back the enemy, Lord. Overcome the darkness now with so much Light, satan and all who serve him will flee. Set up Your throne in every heart. In the midst of so much terror, send every person running into Your arms. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.
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