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[Today's Prayer] "Most intense since 2007"... Daily clashes between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas in the West Bank

Updated: Jan 7



The clashes between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas armed forces in the West Bank of Palestine have been going on for nearly a month.


This is the most intense fighting since the conflict between the PA and Hamas in 2007, and there are speculations that this incident could lead to 'traffic control' over Palestinian control over the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 1st (local time), on the 5th of last month, armed forces affiliated with Hamas and others stole two trucks from the PA security forces and held a march in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, their stronghold.


As a result, the PA security forces surrounded the refugee camp and began suppressing these armed forces. Since then, violence has continued for about a month, with gunfire between PA security forces and armed groups.


PA security force spokesman Anwar Rajab said that at least six people have been killed and dozens of suspected armed groups arrested inside the refugee camp so far. He added that at least five PA security forces were killed in the fighting.


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The two forces, which have been competing for Palestinian rule, have been fighting for power since Hamas’ victory in the 2006 elections, and clashed with each other the following year. The PA, which lost at the time, handed over control of the Gaza Strip to Hamas and only ruled a limited part of the West Bank.


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The analysis is that the collapse of Hamas in the ongoing Gaza War with Israel, which broke out in October 2023, has led to the elimination of Hamas-affiliated armed groups operating in the West Bank.


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Furthermore, there is speculation that if the PA wins this battle, it could emerge as an alternative force to rule the Gaza Strip instead of Hamas.


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WSJ observed that "if they show that they can deal with armed groups, the argument that 'let the PA rule the Gaza Strip' could be strengthened."


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Ghassan Khatib, a lecturer at Birzeit University in the West Bank, analyzed that Palestinian residents are worried that Israel, which has eliminated Hamas in the Gaza Strip, may also launch a destructive operation in the West Bank, and that the PA authorities, sensing this public fear, have taken action to suppress these armed groups.


Source: Yonhap News


Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus (Acts 3:19-20)

As the clashes between the Palestinian Authority Fatah and Hamas in the West Bank of Palestine have continued for nearly a month, we hear news that this most intense fighting since 2007 may determine which side will take control of Palestine.


This conflict is also analyzed as Fatah suppressing Hamas in order to reassure the West Bank residents, who are trembling with the possibility that Israel's elimination of Hamas in Gaza could spread to the West Bank. Lord, would you rule over Palestine and lead to the best way for the spreading the gospel.


We believe that the most important thing for the Palestinian souls, who have become poor in spirit due to the long conflict with Israel and the fight for ruling power within Palestine, is the gospel.


Jesus, who came as the King of Peace, please protect the Palestinian souls in the West Bank and help them seek God's peace in this chaotic situation.


Please help us realize that without the love of Jesus' cross, our lives will repeat hatred, jealousy, envy, and fighting, and let us repent, turn back, and make the Palestinian people new.


May the souls of Palestine know that the real battle they must fight is not against flesh and blood, but against the sinfulness of the soul, and may they confess that no human method can break the chains of sin, and may they proclaim that only the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross has broken them from the chains of sin.


For this work, let the global church pray for Palestine in both material and spiritual ways, and send out those who will spread the gospel.


In this way, may the Palestinian people arm themselves with the full armor of the Spirit, win the spiritual war, and become a people who can fulfill the mission of turning Israel and the nations to the Lord!

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