[Today’s Prayer] “Endless gray ruins”… The devastation of Gaza revealed after two years

About two years after the war broke out in the Palestinian Gaza Strip in October 2023, the devastation of the site has finally been revealed to the media. The scene was complete destruction—ruins and rubble everywhere.

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It was once a neighborhood where tens of thousands of Palestinians lived, but now there was no trace of human habitation. The remains of buildings were scattered like broken bones, and only endless ashes and clouds of dust filled the air.

Israeli military spokesman Nadav Shoshani said, “This level of destruction was not the goal. The goal was to fight terrorists. Almost every house had either a tunnel entrance or booby traps. Since Hamas had fortified the area, the fighting was inevitable.”

CBS visited the area near a temporary boundary inside the Gaza Strip known as the “Yellow Line.” This boundary was established according to a ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, dividing the Gaza Strip into the eastern part controlled by the Israeli army and the western part controlled by Hamas.

CBS reported that most of the two million residents of Gaza have gathered inside this boundary, living among the debris.

Meanwhile, the media said the visit lasted only 90 minutes under strict control by the Israeli military, and there was no possibility of contact with Palestinian residents.

Source: News1

I will bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your name and Your word. (Psalm 138:2)

God, we hear that Gaza has been completely reduced to ruins by war, and that most of its residents are forced to live in harsh conditions.

Also, because of Hamas’s booby traps, many Gaza residents have been caught in explosions. Lord, please remember the innocent lives lost who have nothing to do with the war.

The area where tens of thousands once lived is completely destroyed, with all signs of human life gone and only building debris remaining. It is said that most of the two million residents now live among the ruins within the Yellow Line boundary.

Lord, have mercy on the souls living in the devastated Gaza Strip. Who will comfort the people of Gaza? Who will lead them to the path of life? Please meet all the needs of those living in Gaza, and let them come to know the true truth and return to You.

We pray that the unresolved conflict and hatred between Israel and Palestine will be resolved and reconciled through the cross of Jesus Christ.

May the people of Israel and Palestine become those who give thanks to Your name and walk in faith, believing in the Word of God, which is exalted above every name.

Let the global church worship toward Your holy temple for the peoples of Israel and Palestine, and through this, let Your steadfast love and faithfulness work among them.

Let a multitude arise among the peoples of Israel and Palestine who worship Jesus, full of mercy and faithfulness! Let them exalt the most glorious name, Yeshua!