GNITN - Special Edition

Israel At War – Day 701

Terrorists On The Run

Gates Of Hell

The fight to control Gaza City escalates and Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz thinks that Hamas will have to come out of the shadows to fight as we’re told in a report from World News Israel:

Israel’s military on Friday signaled a sharp escalation in operations in the Gaza Strip, beginning with an evacuation notice delivered to residents of a multi-story building used by Hamas in Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz described the move as a turning point in the conflict.

He uses a pretty graphic analogy of what it will look like:

“Now the lock on the hell gates in Gaza has been opened,” Katz said. “Once the door opens, it will not close, and IDF operations will continue to intensify — until Hamas murderers and rapists accept Israel’s conditions for ending the war, foremost among them the release of all hostages and disarmament — or they will be destroyed.”

The IDF is expanding their offensive:

The Israel Defense Forces said it is expanding its ground activities, with combat teams from the Givati Brigade and Brigade 401, both under Division 162, engaged in fighting on the outskirts of Gaza City and in the Jabaliya area.

The IDF is making significant progress:

According to the army, troops destroyed Hamas infrastructure, eliminated fighters, and neutralized explosive sites during the past 24 hours.

The IDF gave out flyers warning Gazans to leave areas they are hitting next:

In addition to targeted strikes, the IDF distributed evacuation leaflets in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, an area where soldiers are now operating. Military officials said the notices were intended to clear civilians from active combat zones as operations expand deeper into Hamas-controlled territory.

As I’ve noted in the past, the IDF already commands over a third of the city:

The Israeli military said Thursday it has secured control over about 40% of Gaza City, the largest urban center in the territory, as it gears up for a wider offensive.

Unless there is a ceasefire deal agreement Israel is not slowing down at all:

Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, stated that operations will “continue to expand and intensify in the coming days” in order to maintain pressure on Hamas “until it is defeated.”

The army is signaling the residents to leave now:

In recent days, Israeli forces have increased air and artillery strikes across northern Gaza. According to reports, shells were deliberately fired into empty zones to encourage residents to evacuate ahead of the planned operation.

Many are getting the message, but many are not:

It is estimated that between 70,000 and 80,000 people have left Gaza City over the past three days, though several hundred thousand remain inside.

Hope In Lebanon

We learn from an article in i24news.tv that the Lebanese are actually resisting Hezbollah which is a very good thing for Israel:

Lebanon's embattled government is convening on Friday to discuss a plan, put forward by the military, to disarm the Shiite jihadists of Hezbollah, reports said. This comes about a month after the government ordered the military to draw up a plan for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year.

Taking on a very well-armed terrorist group is not an easy thing, but they did agree to do it when the latest ceasefire deal was agreed to under the previous US administration:

Hezbollah, an Iran-backed extremist terror group religiously devoted to the destruction of Israel, suffered debilitating blows to its military capabilities after initiating another round of hostilities with Israel one day after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack in southern Israel.

Hezbollah is also weakened political power making now the right time to disarm them:

It is no longer regarded as the most powerful political force in Lebanon, badly weakened by the war with Israel as well as the overthrow of its ally and patron Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Lebanon’s leader knows that once they tackle Hezbollah they have to finish the job:

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in August that “the path of monopolizing arms, extending state authority and monopolizing decisions on war and peace is a path that has begun and there is no turning back.”

Not only will it make life safer in Lebanon, but also in Israel:

The Lebanese government regards the disarmament of the Iran-backed jihadist group as a matter of restoring Lebanese sovereignty.

I still see Israel helping the Lebanese in doing this and the Bible also predicts that they will by destroying Tyre and Sidon which is where Hezbollah still has massive weapons stored. So many prophecies are close to happening just in the current war on terrorists in and around Israel. It is an amazing time to be alive as a Christian.