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“So shall all Your enemies perish, O Lord; but they that love Him
be as the sun that shines in full strength…”<\/em>
Judges 5:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last week Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officially endorsed and empowered 69-year-old heart surgeon, Masoud Pezeshkian, as the new Iranian President. Pezeshkian replaces President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Iran\u2019s New President: Pezeshkian<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran’s ninth President at a ceremony attended by senior officials from several countries including Armenia, Tajikistan, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, and Brazil, and even the European Union envoy Enrique. Also present were Iran’s proxy leaders including the late Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh; Islamic Jihad head, Ziyad al-Nakhalah; Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General, Naim Qassem, and Yemen\u2019s Houthi spokesman, Mohammed Abdulsalam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the ceremony, many chanted, \u201cDeath to Israel, Death to America.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day earlier, Pezeshkian warned Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying \u201cheavy consequences\u201d<\/em> would ensue. Pezeshkian also reaffirmed support for the so-called \u201caxis of resistance,\u201d the Hezbollah and Houthis terrorists that support Hamas against the Zionist enemy \u2013 Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The ceremony took place amid concerns of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah following Hezbollah’s rocket attack which killed 12 children in a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams on the Israeli Golan Heights. In response, Israel struck Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, targeting and killing Fouad Shukur, a top Hezbollah commander allegedly behind the rocket attack. According to Israel, Shukur was responsible for most of Hezbollah’s superior weaponry as well as Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel since October 8, a day after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. [Image of Fouad Shukur from Post Register Lebanon]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ismail Haniyeh<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Hours later, in Iran’s capital, Tehran, a direct missile hit Haniyeh’s residence, killing him and one of his bodyguards. [Image from South China Morning Post]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran and the militant Revolutionary Guard group immediately blamed Israel for the surprise assassination that risks escalation into an all-out regional war. Iran\u2019s supreme leader vows revenge against Israel. Israel had pledged to kill Ismail Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group\u2019s October 7th attack on southern Israel that erupted into war in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Israel has not taken responsibility for Haniyeh’s assassination. Without mentioning Haniyeh’s death, Israeli PM, Netanyahu, proclaims that Israel \u201cwill exact a very heavy price from any aggression against us on any front.<\/em>There are challenging days ahead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel often refrains from commenting on assassinations carried out by its Mossad intelligence agency or strikes on other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has stated that Israel doesn\u2019t want war despite killing the Hezbollah commander in Beirut, \u201cbut we are preparing for all possibilities.\u201d<\/em> He did not mention Haniyeh’s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haniyeh left the Gaza Strip in 2019 and lived in exile in Qatar. Israel has targeted Hamas figures in Lebanon and Syria but targeting Haniyeh in Iran’s capital was vastly more involved, though Israel has operated there under cover in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Haniyeh’s assassination, Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared that revenge was \u201cour duty\u201d<\/em> and that Israel had \u201cprepared a harsh punishment for itself\u201d by killing \u201ca dear guest in our home.\u201d<\/em> Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard warned that Israel would face a \u201charsh and painful response\u201d<\/em> from Iran and its allies around the region. The Iranian Parliament held an emergency meeting later that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamas said Haniyeh\u2019s assassination \u201ctakes the battle to a new level and will have major repercussions on the entire region.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khalil al-Hayya, a powerful Hamas figure formerly close to Haniyeh, said that Haniyeh’s replacement would \u201cfollow the same vision\u201d<\/em> regarding negotiations to end the war and continue the same policy of resistance against Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haniyeh’s killing creates the potential for direct confrontation between Iran and Israel should Iran choose to retaliate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel and Iran \u2013 Bitter Enemies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bitter enemies for years, Israel and Iran risked war earlier this year after Israel hit Iran\u2019s embassy in Damascus in April. Iran retaliated by sending about 300 missiles and drones into Israel, most of which were intercepted by Israeli and Israeli allies’ defense mechanisms. Israel countered with an unprecedented strike on Iran’s facilities. However, international efforts succeeded in containing the violence before an all-out war broke out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides direct retaliation on Israel, Iran could increase attacks through its proxies, the so-called \u201cAxis of Resistance,\u201d<\/em> including Hezbollah, Hamas – mainly Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria – and Yemen Houthi rebels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netanyahu\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Netanyahu declares that Israel will continue its war in Gaza until Hamas is totally eliminated. He asserts that Israel’s achievements in recent months are due to resisting pressure to end the war at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamas’ demand to end the war; to release a small number of abductees and to continue supplying weapons into Gaza while remaining in power is unacceptable to Netanyahu. Israel will never agree to demands that endanger its security; it would be a complete surrender to the terrorist group. Israel will continue fighting until complete victory is achieved,<\/strong> declares Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please Pray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • May all the plans of the enemy be null and void, in Yeshua’s name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • May the enemy’s traps be traps unto themelves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • May the enemy fall into each and every trap it prepares for Israel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • May confusion reign among Israel’s enemies.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Please Lord, send Your warring angels to thwart each and every rocket thrown\u00a0 at Israel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • May the God of Israel glorify His Name in bringing victory to Israel, His inheritance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Please continue to stand together with us for the protection of Israel from her surrounding enemies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Father God, we worship You and thank you for giving the Israeli government and the army commanders wisdom and unity in making crucial\u00a0decisions\u00a0\u00a0during these challenging times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lift up in prayer the hostages in Gaza, the many thousands OF evacuees from their homes and the soldiers\u00a0in line of duty and those in the reserves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Father God, we thank You for drawing many Israelis to You during these\u00a0war times(almost 10 months now)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We especially pray for the families who have lost loved ones, fathers, children, relatives and friends during the war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Other image: Enormous Funeral for the 12 child victims of the bombing of a children’s soccer field in Madjal Shams. Photo from The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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