Weekly Update Test with Audio

This week, the Jewish people celebrate Passover – commemorating the exodus from Egypt. Moses told Pharoah: “Let My people go”. Pharoah’s heart was hardened, and God intervened at the appointed time to ensure the Hebrew people could escape.

Just as in Egypt 3030 years ago, it seems God will need to intervene if His people are to live in freedom in the land that God has given them as an eternal possession in order to serve and worship Him as the only true and living God.

Normally Pesach is a joyous time, but this year for most Israelis it is a time of anguish. Israel is under siege as never before. Like Pharoah, its enemies are keeping Israel captive.

Those enemies include Iran, its proxy Hezbollah, and their allies like Qatar and Hamas. The war in Gaza provoked by Hamas’ invasion of Israel on 7th October 2023 has been going for 200 days, and the end is not yet in sight.

Hamas still holds 129 hostages in Gaza. It is not known how many of them are alive. 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity during a weeklong truce in late November, and four hostages were released prior to that. Three hostages have been rescued by troops alive, and the bodies of 12 hostages have been recovered, including those of three mistakenly killed by the military. Recently, the IDF confirmed the deaths of 34 of those still held by Hamas, citing new intelligence and findings obtained by troops operating in Gaza.

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