Southern Command Chief Sami Turgeman, said Wednesday that the IDF has destroyed hundreds of weapons storage facilities.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support for Israel in this time of crisis. To update you on events on the ground in Israel, the daylight hours of Wednesday produced another deadly day with three IDF soldiers killed in a booby-trapped UNRWA health clinic building and heavy Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. The deaths brought the IDF casualties to 56 since July 8, when “Operation Protective Edge” began.
Also on Wednesday, despite intense U.S. pressure on Israel to halt the fighting, the Israeli security cabinet, after hours of meetings, instructed the IDF to continue the dismantling of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza. Most of the Israeli civilian population realizes that stopping this operation now would prove disastrous for Israel, as Hamas will begin (likely with the help of Iran) to rearm immediately, devising more horrible ways to kill Jews and wipe Israel off the map.
To that end, the Israeli army announced the call-up of 16,000 more reservists, while reporting that they are making strategic achievements – demolishing Hamas terror tunnels, killing gunmen, degrading “terror infrastructure” – particularly in an area where Hamas has invested a great deal of effort and money for many years, sources told The Times of Israel.
The IDF’s Southern Command Chief Sami Turgeman, said Wednesday that the IDF has destroyed hundreds of weapons storage facilities. He said the IDF was “days away” from completing the complex military goal of destroying all of the tunnels. Four tunnels have been destroyed in the past 24 hours, Turgeman said.
Please pray for:
• God to supernaturally protect Israel’s troops, and civilians, minimizing casualties and injuries
• Divine guidance and wisdom as soldiers work to destroy tunnels, weapons and terrorists
• Israel’s leaders to have wisdom and courage to stand up to the mounting international pressure
• Specifically that the Lord will guide Prime Minister Netanyahu and give him words to say, both to the leaders of the world, to Israel’s enemies who are listening, and to the nation of Israel
• World leaders to grasp the truth about the conflict, Hamas’ true identity as a terrorist organization, and Israel’s right to defend herself
• That no Israeli soldier or civilian will be kidnapped and that plans to do so will be thwarted
• The Lord will comfort the families who have lost loved ones, revealing His goodness and mercy
• All wounded soldiers (there have been some seriously wounded today) to be healed completely
• All the soldiers who believe in Yeshua – and there are some – to be a light to their fellow soldiers and commanders
• The Lord to protect innocent people in Gaza and give them a way of escape through Messiah Yeshua
• Israelis to stand together during this situation, choosing not to concentrate on politics, but to unite against Israel’s enemies
• Jewish People who are searching for the meaning of life during this dangerous time to be drawn to Messianic congregations all around Israel, where they can hear the Gospel and receive eternal life with our Heavenly Father
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