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Day 370 Swords of Iron – “Defend the Galilee”

Chaim says he’s in Galilee, and he can hear the booms from constant rocket interceptions and it’s very different from the feeling he had in Gaza. He also mentions the increased terrorist attacks, including stabbing attacks, so it’s very important to always stay vigilant.

He says that the fight against Hezbollah continues. They’ve been severely degraded, but there’s still a lot of difficult and dangerous work to be done in the north. This includes blowing up Hezbollah attack tunnels, which is similar but also very different from the work in Gaza, because there’s different soil and other factors are also different.

But he says that there is also the Iranian threat, and he mentions that one of the ballistic missiles Iran attempted to fire at Israel came back and hit Iranian troops. In this context he quotes Psalms 37:15; “their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.”

Chaim also mentions how frustrating it is for him to not be in Gaza and to see that Hamas is still able to regroup and reassert itself in some places which he participated in clearing over the past year.

But now he’s up in the Galilee and he’s thinking of Zechariah 11:1; Open your doors, O Lebanon, that fire may devour your cedars.

He says that “we love the Lebanese people” and he says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently reminded the world that Lebanon used to be called “the pearl of the whole Middle East” but thugs and barbarians took control of it and now, we’ll see Psalms 29:5; the voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon.

Chaim lists all the battles Israel has had to fight to defend the Galilee, including the Second Lebanon War which was his first war, and he says now he’s going back there and he hopes this is the last war, the one that settles the issue once and for all.

 

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(Day 627) Swords of Iron – “Going Ballistic on Beersheva”

Chaim starts by lamenting the destruction in Ber Sheva that was caused by a last-minute Iranian ballistic missile strike just before the cease-fire went into effect. But, he says, he’s glad to live in a country that cares about its citizens and works hard to protect them, even if sometimes the bad guys land a blow. On that note, Chaim gives some details that are known about what happened in Ber Sheva, including the facts that the missile that struck the building was one of a wave that Iran fired and many more lives could have been lost if people had not been in their bomb shelters.

(Day 625) Swords of Iron – “Kaboom!”

Chaim starts by cheering on the announcement by US President Donald Trump that the US has joined the war against Iran’s nuclear program, defending the free world against one of its most dangerous enemies by destroying the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities.

(Day 619) Swords of Iron – “Remember We Didn’t Start This”

Chaim starts by acknowledging that these are difficult times in Israel, with incoming ballistic missiles and drones, cruise missiles and other weapons. Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless and at least 25 have been killed, while many more have been wounded. Israelis have had to run to their bomb shelters on several occasions over the past five days, and sometimes we have to stay there for extended periods, but it’s very important for us to stay safe.

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