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(Day 741) Swords of Iron – “Something is brewing”

(Day 741) Swords of Iron – “Something is brewing”

Chaim starts by saying that the kinetic battle in Gaza might be over for now, but these are still difficult times. The Israelis feel like they’re worn down to the bone marrow and in Lebanon, Hezbollah seems to be…

(Day 740) Swords of Iron – “Fragile Ceasefire”

(Day 740) Swords of Iron – “Fragile Ceasefire”

Chaim starts by saying that things are not “all roses” as the security situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating and there are also problems on other fronts. But in Gaza, Hamas has been rounding up its opponents and brutally…

(Day 739) Swords of Iron – “Will they uphold the agreement?

(Day 739) Swords of Iron – “Will they uphold the agreement?

Chaim starts out by saying he’s out of uniform today. It is Simchat Torah, the day that Jewish people come to the end of the yearlong cycle of Torah reading and roll it back to the beginning. It’s also…

(Day 738) Swords of Iron – “Miracles Are Happening-As we hold onto FAITH!”

(Day 738) Swords of Iron – “Miracles Are Happening-As we hold onto FAITH!”

Chaim starts by trying to describe the experience of watching the hostages coming home to be reunited with their families. He talks about scenes in which parents are seeing their children for the first time in two years, and…

(Day 737) Swords of Iron – “2 years later they are Coming Home!”

(Day 737) Swords of Iron – “2 years later they are Coming Home!”

Chaim starts by rhetorically asking his viewers if they are “excited” about the imminent return of Israel’s hostages from the dungeons of terror in Gaza. He’s also excited about the imminent arrival of US President Donald Trump.

(Day 736) Swords of Iron – “The plan: Unpacked”

(Day 736) Swords of Iron – “The plan: Unpacked”

The video is composed of a 3-D animated narrative of the conflict, demonstrating some of the finer points of the plan whose execution is currently underway to return the hostages to Israel and end the fighting. This will include…

(Day 735) Swords of Iron – “From captivity to Tabernacle Joy”

(Day 735) Swords of Iron – “From captivity to Tabernacle Joy”

Chaim starts by saying that it is with very mixed feelings that he and his fellow IDF soldiers are watching the arrival of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kuchner to finalize the deal which will bring this…

(Day 734) Swords of Iron – The hostages are coming home!

(Day 734) Swords of Iron – The hostages are coming home!

Chaim starts by saying that he’s in Jerusalem (wearing civilian clothes) and he is so excited because the deal to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza has been signed and finalized. The hostages will be able to…

(Day 733) Swords of Iron – “Mixed Signals”

(Day 733) Swords of Iron – “Mixed Signals”

Chaim starts by saying that no matter where the IDF soldiers are, and no matter what job they have, we are standing with them as this war might be about to be over, but there is still much work…

(Day 732) Swords of Iron – “October 7th Pondering”

(Day 732) Swords of Iron – “October 7th Pondering”

Chaim starts by saying that he’s filming this video on October 7th, 2025, the two year anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history.

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