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Day 316 Swords of Iron – “Pressure for Hostage/Ceasefire Deal?”

Chaim start the video by acknowledging that it’s very hot, but says that won’t stop the IDF from accomplishing its mission to restore order and security to Israel’s borders. He also says that as this war has been ongoing for almost a year now, he can remember fighting in the cold, too.

The reason Israel keeps fighting is to secure the release of the hostages and to destroy the last of the Hamas military power. The negotiations currently ongoing in Doha, Qatar, are aimed at securing the release of the hostages but Hamas is only willing to trade them for an end to the war that leaves them in power in the Gaza Strip. This is unacceptable to Israel, so it’s a non-starter.

So there seems to be a bit of an impasse, and that means the attack by Iran and Hezbollah to avenge their dead terrorist leadership is also on hold, perhaps indefinitely.

But the IDF is continuing counter-terrorism operations in Gaza, especially in Rafah, where Chaim is filming this video from. He says that the IDF has facilitated the transit of large amounts of humanitarian aid through the Rafah Crossing.

Chaim says it’s very difficult to speculate about what might happen next, but he quotes Psalms 68:1-4; Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name Yah, and rejoice before Him.

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(Day 540) Swords of Iron – “What Color is a Jew?”

Chaim starts out by saying that the IDF is hard at work keeping Israel safe and trying for a quiet weekend, which he says Israel needs in order to recuperate. At the same time, he notes that in Gaza, leaflets were distributed advising the residents to move away from areas that were about to be attacked. There have even been instances when an individual who wasn’t moving out of a building that was about to be struck was called and convinced to leave just before the strike came and destroyed that building. Chaim says this is an example of how the IDF is serious and its warnings should be taken seriously.

(Day 539) Swords of Iron – “Shabbat peace as the storm rages”

The video begins with a montage of combat footage that Chaim has taken before the scene changes to Chaim welcoming in the Sabbath with a group of other soldiers, obviously in battlefield conditions. The Jewish soldiers are all heavily armed and wearing full combat gear, but they are singing, praying and eating the Shabbat meal together just the same.

(Day 538) Swords of Iron – “The Waiting Game”

Chaim starts off by talking about ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis on Jerusalem, and says that as bad as they are, it was much worse before Israel had the Iron Dome and other air defense systems. Chaim also concedes that these systems are very expensive but he mentions the “Iron Beam” laser which will shoot down incoming missiles for a fraction of the cost, and soon everyone will want it.

(Day 537) Swords of Iron – USA Stealth bombers head toward Iran and Yemen

Chaim starts by talking about how the US military is deploying assets to Diego Garcia, a British-owned island in the Indian Ocean which also serves as a major hub for US military operations in the Middle East. Chaim says that all this firepower might soon be unleashed on the Houthis in Yemen, who have no way of defending against it. But the other major target is Iran, and some of their strategic assets are deep underground where even the American mili might have a hard time getting at them. Chaim says that Iran is showing this capability off to the world, clearly hoping to intimidate and discourage the US and Israel rom striking, but that is very unlikely to be successful.

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