Global Prayer Update

Betty Intrater
Jul 31
2 min read

UPDATE: JULY 31, 2025

Negotiations for ceasefire seem to be in a never-ending deadlock. Israel has stooped as low as it can without totally capitulating to Hamas’ insistence to remain armed and in power.

Meanwhile, we are making great gains at destroying terrorist infrastructure and the elaborate tunnel network designed for one purpose only, to destroy Israel.

However, the price has been high, with over 20 soldiers killed in combat this past month plus an unfathomable seven more committing suicide.

The mental stress of war has taken its toll and many of our soldiers are severely exhausted. The situation is exasperated by the refusal of much of the Heredi community, comprising above 10% of the population, to serve in the army.

Opposition from around the world has reached astronomical proportions, way above whatever reasonable complaints or disagreements would entail. Yes, the situation in Gaza is horrific, unbearable. No, it is not caused by a baby killing genocidal Israeli army.

Israel emphatically denies there is starvation in Gaza and puts much of the blame on Hamas’ looting and abusing the humanitarian situation and using it as a form of control over Gazans.

Two photos of skeleton-like children led the recent campaign to outline starvation in Gaza and were widely used by most western news outlets. It was later revealed that both children suffered severe genetic diseases totally unrelated to the war. This type of false reporting has fueled the flames of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic rhetoric around the world.

And of course, there is a simple solution to the horrific humanitarian crisis. Give back our hostages and lay down your arms. Then Gaza can be rebuilt.

Israel is alarmed by the number of western nations ready to declare a Palestinian state. The Palestinian ‘territories’ are not defined by clear borders, but are woven through Israeli territory. Terrorist infrastructure and blatant hatred for Israel thrives there as well as refusal to accept Israel’s right to exist. To declare sovereignty within this culture of hate would be a declaration of death to Israel.