[Today's Prayer] Netanyahu: "Removing Hamas part of new Gaza ceasefire"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Jan. 1) claimed that the elimination of Hamas is part of the new ceasefire in the Gaza war unveiled by U.S. President Joe Biden.

"Israel's conditions for an end to the war have not changed, including the elimination of Hamas' military and governing capabilities, the release of all hostages, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel," Netanyahu said in a statement, AFP reported.

"Under the new proposal, Israel will continue to insist that these conditions must be met before a permanent ceasefire can take place," he said, adding, "There is no way we will agree to a permanent ceasefire before then."

President Biden held an emergency press conference at the White House on March 31 to unveil Israel's new proposed three-stage ceasefire, calling on Hamas to accept it.

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In response to the proposal, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it was ready to negotiate in a constructive and positive manner, "provided that the occupying power (Israel) makes clear its commitment to honor such an agreement."

The Israeli prime minister's office also confirmed in a statement that Netanyahu had approved the ceasefire proposal to Israeli negotiators, but in a later statement on the same day appeared to reiterate its previous position.

The Israeli military also carried out a tank-mobilized raid on the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah earlier in the day, hours after Biden's new ceasefire proposal was unveiled, AFP reported.

Source: News

"Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one God, the only God. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. (Deut 6:4-5)

God the Father, Lord of all the earth,

Seeking God's compassion in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian war that is not yet over.

A new ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian war has been proposed, but you hear the Israeli Prime Minister announce that there will be no end to the war until Hamas is completely eliminated.

Just hours after the new ceasefire was announced, the Israeli army launched a tank-mobilized raid on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza. May your mighty arm protect this land and may the power of death be quickly broken!

Have compassion on the civilians and countless hostages who are dying in the ongoing war, and cleanse these peoples from their many sins by the blood of Yeshua, who overcame the power of death.

we trust that by the power of the cross you will reconcile the two peoples and restore the tabernacle of holy worship to this land.

Let the peoples of Israel and Palestine look to God, the only Savior!

Rise up a holy army to cut off all iniquity, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength, and to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord!