An American-Israeli has launched a unique prayer effort focusing on the more than 240 individuals kidnapped by Hamas. CBN News spoke with her about the “Adopt a Hostage” campaign.
A man sits on the rubble overlooking the debris of buildings that were targeted by Israeli airstrikes in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)
“Victims and martyrs awaiting our deaths”:
The plight of Palestinian civilians
and the only source of lasting peace
A White House fence was vandalized Saturday night as pro-Palestinian protesters shook the gate to one entrance to the executive mansion. Some chanted obscenities about President Biden.
This was just one of many such events across the country over the weekend as protesters rallied to demand a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war. They were not alone in their sentiments: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting to allow more deliveries into Gaza of food, water, medicine, and other supplies, echoing a similar call by President Biden earlier in the week. The New York Times editorial board agreed, as have numerous US political leaders and Arab ministers in the region.
The Palestinian death toll has risen above nine thousand since the conflict began; more than 3,900 of the total, roughly 40 percent, were under the age of eighteen. A journalist, grieving the death of a fellow journalist and eleven members of his family, said, “We can’t bear this anymore. We are exhausted, we are here victims and martyrs awaiting our deaths, we are dying one after the other and no one cares about us or the large-scale catastrophe and the crime in Gaza.”
In the face of such tragic suffering, widespread calls for a ceasefire or at least a “humanitarian pause” in the fighting are understandable. But there’s more to the story.
NOTE: Do you know why Jesus was called Immanuel? Or why it matters? You’ll learn the answer in our new Advent devotional, The Gift of Immanuel, which I encourage you to request today. But even more than the knowledge of that name, you’ll be drawn into the Lord’s presence in humility and gratitude for the incredible gift we were given at Christmas.
