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Day 368 Swords of Iron – “Oct 7 – A year of War”

 

Chaim starts the video by saying it’s October 7th 2024 and he rhetorically asks how one can even put into words all the horrors that the last year has seen. He lists some of those horrors, highlighting the taking of hostages by Hamas. He asks his viewers to keep praying for the return of the hostages. He also asks for continued prayers for the safety of people under fire and the soldiers in combat, as well as for wisdom for the leaders who have to make decisions.

Chaim mentions the heavy combat IDF troops are engaged in all over Gaza and southern Lebanon. He also mentions the continued rocket fire into Israel, and he rhetorically asks how we can deal with it all.

In this context, he quotes Psalms 18:37; I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

Chaim says this is one of many places where God’s word encourages us, and there certainly have been encouraging successes in the past year. He lists some of them including the rapid recovery of the people and the IDF following the attacks on October 7th, rapidly  reducing the threats from Hezbollah, repelling the Iranian attacks. The IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police have also managed to forestall a third intifada in Judea and Samaria, and many other things.

But there have also been some significant failures, including the prolonged evacuation of residents from northern communities, as well as not managing to retrieve all the hostages kidnapped into Gaza on October 7th.

There has also been a failure to find someone to administer Gaza when the IDF finally withdraws after destroying Hamas. There’s been strained relations with allies, including the US. This has been exacerbated by populist anger against Israel on college campuses and elsewhere all over the Western world.

This makes a lot of things more difficult than they need to be.

But above all else, Chaim wants to thank the supporters of the Aliyah Return Center, which has put everything it has at the disposal of the war effort, taking care of internally displaced refugees, soldiers, families in financial distress and of course new immigrants.

Chaim says that through it all, he knows God will never allow His people to be destroyed. In this context he quotes Psalms 29:11;The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

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(Day 499) Swords of Iron – “How were the Hostages Treated?”

Chaim starts the video talking about all the terrible things the hostages held in Gaza must have gone through. He says they were held in really unhealthy conditions in tunnels with lice and other insects, mold, etc. He says that Hamas not only kept them in foul conditions, they also subjected them to mental and emotional torment. They were very poorly fed and otherwise mistreated. All of this is just more proof that Hamas cannot be allowed to govern the Gaza Strip, and even the Egyptians have made this clear to them. There are plans being made to facilitate their removal from the Gaza Strip, but this will take time.

(Day 498) Swords of Iron – “Dreams Hopes and Reoccurring Nightmares”

Chaim starts by pointing out that three hostages have in fact been released by Hamas, which the country badly needed because we were all in a bad mood after the events of the last week. THis included Hamas playing games, saying they weren’t going to release anyone, but US President Donald Trump threatened serious consequences if they didn’t, so in the end they did.

(Day 497) Swords of Iron – “Moment Of Truth”

Chaim starts by saying that Israel and the whole world are holding their breath, waiting to see if Hamas will release the hostages like they are supposed to under the cease-fire agreement. He also mentions that a rocket was fired from Gaza at Israeli territory, but it landed inside Gaza, which just shows that evil always rolls back on itself.

 (Day 496) Swords of Iron – “Grand Finale Soon”

Chaim starts by saying that it’s been nice to have a little time at home with his family, but now he’s been called up to go back to the IDF and likely headed into Gaza. But he also mentions the terror attack in Munich as a major NATO security conference is being held in the city.

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