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By Mark Hitchcock
This week, Israel’s cabinet approved a peace deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. The agreement is for the release of hostages that were seized by Hamas on October 7 in exchange for a pause in the fighting in Gaza.
What does this truce between Israel and Hamas mean for the current war in Israel and for the future?
The agreement will result in the release of about 50 Israeli hostages, consisting of women and children, in exchange for a four-day truce in Israel’s air and ground campaign. There’s a potential for an extension, with ten hostages released each extra day.
Now, think about that for a moment. That’s going to put Israel’s leaders to the test. After four days for 50 hostages, they are then going to have to decide whether they want to give another day. Each day that goes by is going to allow Hamas time to reform, regroup, and resupply. You’re going to have an outcry in Israel.
As you can imagine, if that was one of your family members held captive, you’re going to be saying, “Well, it’s just one more day, and ten more of these hostages can be released.” This will prolong the conflict, no doubt. However long this truce ends up lasting, it’s going to allow Hamas a lot of time to make further preparations.
We need to be praying for Israel’s leaders during this time. It’s going to take the wisdom of Solomon for them to make decisions about how long to extend the truce to get more of these hostages back.
Although not a part of the official agreement, it’s understood that about 150 Palestinians will be released as part of the deal. Supposedly, none of those released will be terrorists.
What we see here is another in a seemingly endless line of truces, treaties, and ceasefires that Israel has entered into since 1948.
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This week, Israel’s cabinet approved a peace deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. The agreement is for the release of hostages that were seized by Hamas on October 7 in exchange for a pause in the fighting in Gaza.
What does this truce between Israel and Hamas mean for the current war in Israel and for the future?
The agreement will result in the release of about 50 Israeli hostages, consisting of women and children, in exchange for a four-day truce in Israel’s air and ground campaign. There’s a potential for an extension, with ten hostages released each extra day.
Now, think about that for a moment. That’s going to put Israel’s leaders to the test. After four days for 50 hostages, they are then going to have to decide whether they want to give another day. Each day that goes by is going to allow Hamas time to reform, regroup, and resupply. You’re going to have an outcry in Israel.
As you can imagine, if that was one of your family members held captive, you’re going to be saying, “Well, it’s just one more day, and ten more of these hostages can be released.” This will prolong the conflict, no doubt. However long this truce ends up lasting, it’s going to allow Hamas a lot of time to make further preparations.
We need to be praying for Israel’s leaders during this time. It’s going to take the wisdom of Solomon for them to make decisions about how long to extend the truce to get more of these hostages back.
Although not a part of the official agreement, it’s understood that about 150 Palestinians will be released as part of the deal. Supposedly, none of those released will be terrorists.
What we see here is another in a seemingly endless line of truces, treaties, and ceasefires that Israel has entered into since 1948.
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