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Day 484 Swords of Iron – “Home sweet Home”

Chaim starts by saying that he’s recording the video in Gaza on Shabbat but he feels the joy following the release of more Israeli hostages. He also spoke about the ongoing efforts to release the rest of the hostages and lamented the fact that obviously many of them are no longer alive.

He also mentions the plan put forth by US President Donald Trump to move up to 1.5 million Gazan residents to Jordan and Egypt. Chaim speculates that the reason Trump is ready to take this unprecedented move is because he sees that the people of Gaza have been given many opportunities to build something positive but instead they’ve plowed all their money and energy into hatred and violence.

Chaim also mentions the renewed European mission to monitor the Rafah Crossing, which is the gateway between Gaza and Egypt and by extension the whole world.

He mentions that many wounded Palestinians have already gone through the Rafah Crossing into Egypt. Some are civilians but surely some are also Hamas fighters who were wounded in battle with the IDF.

Chaim also mentions the American security contracting company which has been hired to monitor movement inside the Gaza Strip, inspecting vehicle traffic and otherwise watching out. Chaim mentions the big money they’re being paid for this job and wonders aloud if he’s in the wrong line of work.

He then mentions Emily Doumari, who was recently released recently and told her family that she’d been held captive in a UNRWA facility and refused medical attention even though she’d been shot twice.

He says that we need to be aware of the UN’s role in the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip and otherwise stay on top of the situation.

In this context, he concludes by quoting II Samuel 22:35-36; He trains my hands for battle;    my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.

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(Day 742) Swords of Iron – “What these words mean”

Chaim starts by saying that it’s a good thing that Israel is winning on the kinetic battlefields, on the media battlefield, it’s a different story. The Western world, in general, is in very bad shape and as an example, Chaim points to a recent incident in which a man stood up on a flight to Glasgow, Scotland, and shouted threats to destroy the plane and said it was because of “Trump” and other things like this.

(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 gearing up for another round of fighting. The IDF is striking them pre-emptively to try and disrupt these plans and having a great deal of success, but Iran is relentlessly moving weapons, terrorists and money into Lebanon so that Hezbollah can continue with it’s plans. It’s a race to see how long Israel can continue destroying Hezbollah and how long Iran will continue trying to prop it up.

(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 executing them in public. There are videos of this all over the internet and even the US military is warning Hamas to knock it off.

(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 the day two years ago when Hamas launched its massacre of Israelis and also took 251 Israelis captive back into Gaza.

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