The body of the last female hostage left in Gaza, Inbar Haiman, 27, and eight men men, Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash, 39, Uriel Baruch, 35, Tamir Nimrodi, 19, Eitan Levy, 53, Guy Illouz, 26, Bipin Joshi, 23, Cptn. Daniel Perez, 22, Yossi Sharabi, 53, were returned to Israel this week, along with another body Hamas said was a hostage, but is not.
In the ceasefire agreement, Hamas agreed to return all 28 deceased hostages by noon on Monday, but now claim they cannot locate the remains of the other 19.
On Tuesday, Israel returned to Gaza the remains of 45 Palestinians.
The ceasefire also called for the disarming of Hamas. Instead, they deployed some 7,000 militants, carrying out a wave of executions and violence to “cleanse” Gaza of rivals and reassert control.
At least 67,869 Palestinians have died since the war began, and 169,000 have been injured. Perhaps 10,000 Palestinians are believed to be buried beneath massive areas of rubble where Israeli intelligence also believes the remains of deceased hostages may be.
Gaza is 99% Muslim. Pray the chains that have held Muslims to a false religion of hatred and violence will be broken, and every terrorist and civilian will hunger for truth, seek God with all their hearts, and find salvation in Jesus.
For more information and to pray for the living hostages by name who were freed on Monday, as they reunite with their families and rebuild their lives, visit our Israel-Gaza page.
Lord, please soften the hearts of every Hamas terrorist to recognize their sin, repent and be saved. Meet them in their dreams and point them to Christ as their way of salvation. You’ve done it before, Lord. Please do it again. Our hearts are saddened by the devastating numbers of those who have died, those who are in need of healing, those who hunger and those undergoing extreme hardship and stress. But most of all, we long to see the lost saved and the spiritual captives set free. Comfort those who have lost so much, and heal their minds and bodies. Cast out fear with Your perfect love and bring Christians to them to bring forth Your healing in the midst of so much suffering. Get Bibles into the hands of those who hunger for hope. From out of so much death, bring forth LIFE, Lord. Spark a church-planting movement in Gaza that spreads all throughout the Middle East. Draw every Muslim heart to Yourself, and then place Christians there in their midst to clearly share Your good news that brings freedom. Replace hatred with LOVE, war with PEACE, and death with new LIFE. Make the horrific acts of these terrorists who claim to serve “God” so repulsive, millions of Muslims will balk at such religion gone wrong and hunger for what is right. May they seek Truth with all their hearts and find Jesus. Please also shine Your light and truth to every Israeli heart. Their Messiah has come, but they do not yet acknowledge Him. Please, Lord, show them the Truth. John 8:31-32. Lift the veil from their eyes so they will see You as You truly are. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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