Israel-Gaza One Year Later

Today marks one year since Hamas launched a multi-front invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, slaughtering 1,200 people and abducting 251. More than 41,431 Gazans have died since that day, more than 479 Palestinians in the West Bank and 2,000 people in Lebanon, with further casualties in Syria, Yemen and Iran. All of these nations inContinue reading “Israel-Gaza One Year Later”

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Six Hostages Murdered by Hamas

Israeli forces found the bodies of six hostages in a tunnel under Rafah Saturday. It appears Hamas murdered them shortly before the IDF arrived. Carmel Gat, 40, an occupational therapist from Tel Aviv, was abducted from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri, were she had visited her parents, both of whom died in the October 7Continue reading “Six Hostages Murdered by Hamas”

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Hostage Father of 11 Rescued!

Israeli forces rescued hostage Farhad al-Qadi, 52, yesterday from a tunnel in Gaza. He is a Muslim Bedouin, husband of two wives and father of 11 children, abducted October 7 by Hamas terrorists from Magen kibbutz, where he worked as a security guard. For more updates on Israel and Gaza, and to pray by nameContinue reading “Hostage Father of 11 Rescued!”

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Christians in Gaza Ask for Prayer After Bomb Attack

About a month ago, we asked the Lord for protection over the 800 or so Christians harboring in two churches in Gaza City, as the IDF issued a warning to evacuate, but there was nowhere safe in Gaza to go. In recent days, bombs hit one church and near the other. Praise God for HisContinue reading “Christians in Gaza Ask for Prayer After Bomb Attack”

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Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA

As we pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics today, let’s also pray for people in need of Christ’s love in these nations: MIDDLE EAST: With ISRAEL‘s assassination of several Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in GAZA, IRAN and LEBANON, as well as strikes against Houthi targets in YEMEN, tension in the Middle East hasContinue reading “Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA”

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Pray by Name for the Remaining Hostages in Gaza

Let’s pray today by name for the remaining hostages who were abducted from Israel on October 7 and are still held by Hamas in Gaza, hopefully alive. Women are at the top of the list because of the added trauma they are likely experiencing. Please pray for God’s protection, provision (as food, water and medicalContinue reading “Pray by Name for the Remaining Hostages in Gaza”

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Four Hostages Rescued Alive!

Praise God, hostages Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv and Andrey Kozlov are now free, after a complex and dangerous rescue operation Saturday morning. Noa, 26, narrowly escaped death in February, when an Israeli missile hit the house where terrorists held her captive. Hostage Yossi Sharabi died in that attack, and several days later,Continue reading “Four Hostages Rescued Alive!”

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Three More Hostages Found, Plus One

Thursday night, Israeli forces found in Jabaliya, northern Gaza the bodies of an additional three hostages: Orión Hernandez Radoux (m, 30), Hanan Yablonka (m, 42), and Michel Nissenbaum (m, 59). Until recently, no information had surfaced and these three were still believed alive. In addition, we have updated our May 20 post to include RonContinue reading “Three More Hostages Found, Plus One”

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Two Argentine-Israeli Hostages Rescued

Israeli forces rescued two hostages under heavy fire from Hamas during a covert operation which involved multiple air strikes through the night Sunday at Rafah, southern Gaza. Both Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Norberto Louis Har, 70, have safely returned to Israel in good medical condition. After 129 days in captivity, the two Argentine-Israelis attributedContinue reading “Two Argentine-Israeli Hostages Rescued”

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Israel-Gaza Update

Pray for Israel and Hamas as they discuss a possible ceasefire and hostage release this week. Of the 132 hostages still held by Hamas, Israel has confirmed at least 31 are dead and possibly another 20. The count includes the bodies of two soldiers killed and abducted in 2014, Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin. InContinue reading “Israel-Gaza Update”

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