[Today's Prayer] Will Sinwar's Death lead to Ceasefire?... Israel and Hamas Dispatch Delegations

As Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas have begun contacting mediators for ceasefire negotiations, there are signs that the long-deadlocked Gaza Strip ceasefire discussions will resume.

Since the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, a hardliner who led Hamas, by the Israeli military on the 16th, there have been changes in the atmosphere surrounding the negotiation table.

According to reports from the Times of Israel and other sources on the 24th (local time), the Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed David Barnia, the director of the foreign intelligence agency Mossad, to travel to Doha, Qatar, and push for hostage release negotiations.

Barnia is scheduled to meet with CIA Director William Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha.

The Prime Minister's Office explained, "The participants will discuss various options to resume negotiations to release the hostages held by Hamas, depending on the recent situation."

The Prime Minister's Office added that Prime Minister Netanyahu "welcomes Egypt's willingness to pursue negotiations to release the hostages."

Earlier that day, Reuters reported that the Egyptian delegation met with Hamas in Cairo to resume ceasefire negotiations, citing Egypt's state-run Al Qahira TV. Hamas also said that it "discussed a ceasefire proposal with Egypt," AFP reported.

In relation to this, U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, who is on a tour of the Middle East, said in a joint press conference after meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani that mediators would meet within a few days to resume negotiations.

Secretary Blinken plans to meet with Arab foreign ministers in London on the 25th to discuss the situation in Gaza and Lebanon, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said on the 23rd.

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The US, Qatar, Egypt, and others have been trying to mediate the resumption of the ceasefire since the temporary ceasefire reached in November of last year ended after only a week, but discussions on the matter were effectively halted when Sinwar was elected as the successor to Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in July.

However, with the death of Sinwar, who designed and led the Israeli surprise attack on October 7 of last year and was the Israeli military's "number one target," there are speculations that negotiations may proceed more smoothly in the future.

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Source : News

1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart (Psalm 119:1-2)

Amen!

Since the death of Hamas leader Sinwar, we hear hopeful news that the ceasefire may take place between Israel and Hamas.

May the Lord have mercy and have compassion on those that are suffering from the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has continued for over a year.

We trust that even in the midst of the tragedy of war, you have led them thus far in his goodness and might.

May the Lord faithfully work among those who trust that your will be done.

The battle belongs to the Lord! Let the Israeli and Arab churches rely on our Lord God who works in every moment, and pray in the name of Jesus who heals all wounds and pains, seeking God’s restoration and healing among the souls suffering from this war.

May You work in the midst of all negotiations over the war, so that only your will be done.

May the people who follow God’s word rise up so that Israel and Arab countries may be ruled by the word of God.

Let the Israelis and Arabs become countless disciples of Jesus Christ who seek the face of Jesus with all their hearts and rise up in these last days.

May the Israeli and Arab peoples become witnesses of Jesus to all nations, as they wait for the return of our Lord Jesus.