2 Kislev 5784
I've been telling people privately that I was convinced that the Hamas hostages were being kept under Shifa Hospital. It made sense to me that with infants and children and elderly sick people as well as wounded, if you wanted to keep 240 very vulnerable and needy people alive, you'd need to keep them pretty close to medical facilities with caregivers. Plus, their main command center had to be the last place they would expect Tzahal to reach. Hamas felt very sure the hospital's status would protect them seeing as how the world would condemn any military attack upon it.
I think the talk of a "deal" involving a "ceasefire" is a stalling tactic while Tzahal gets inside that hospital. I have a lot of hope that the majority, if not all, of the hostages may be rescued - maybe even today. Either that or it will go terribly wrong and captives, as well as soldiers, God forbid! will be caught in a devastating trap. Such a victory requires a lot of Heavenly assistance. It remains to be seen whether we are humble enough to acknowledge that any success we enjoy in these matters comes directly from HKB"H. If it will be a celebration of self-sufficiency, like the one that took place in the USA yesterday, then we may, God forbid, have another tragedy to mourn.
It depends a lot on which slogan the Jews have put their faith in...
(H/T Rav Yehudah)
Your scenario makes a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteThis whole ביחד thing disturbs me. Does this include Erev Rav who will sabotage the "togetherness" from within?
Does it include non-Jewish, Israeli citizens?
Will these be applied by Christians, now that we're post Washington march?
Also, you're right about this "go it alone" attitude. I believe Bar Kuzba (Kokhba) also had this attitude, leaving HaShem out of the equation.
Personally I believe the whole DC event was orchestrated by the Erev Rav in cooperation with SOME of the Evangelicals.
ReplyDeleteTHEY WERE THERE...
ReplyDeleteBody of hostage Yehudit Weiss found in Gaza
IDF finds body in building adjacent to Shifa Hospital next to RPG, assault rifle and munitions; 65-yearl old Weiss had been in the middle of treatment
for breast cancer when abducted; her husband was murdered in the massacre
THEY WERE THERE...
DeleteIDF recovers body of Cpl. Noa Marciano
...Marciano’s body was recovered yesterday by troops of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 603rd Battalion from a building adjacent to Shifa Hospital, following intelligence information provided by the Shin Bet security agency.
PM says 'strong indication' captives were held at hospital
Interesting from the parsha this week it says to go to Lavan (White House) And the rally was in Washington Malky
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