Update 8/22: After saying that they no longer abide by a truce/cease-fire last week, Hamas now claims they’re willing to agree to one. An Israeli official was quoted saying in response: “Israel is monitoring the implementation of the cease-fire. If they continue the shooting, we'll respond accordingly."
After sharing a theory concerning the 6th trumpet and many Bible prophecy verses, I want to alert everyone to news that just came out concerning Hamas and Israel. Reuters reports that Hamas has called for an end to a truce with Israel that reportedly has been in effect since 2009. Reuters reports that a statement read on a Hamas-owned radio station in Gaza included the following:
"There is no longer any truce with the enemy"
The Reuters report notes that the statement read on Hamas radio could possibly pave “the way for Hamas to escalate the violence with Israel”.
It should be noted again that Hamas reportedly has tried to dissociate itself from the Palestinian Authority’s effort to ask the U.N. to deal with the issue of Palestinian statehood next month. By dissociating itself from the Palestinian Authority’s U.N. bid, Hamas positioned itself to make political gains if the Palestinian Authority's U.N. bid fails and showed that it prefers to not deal with an issue involving Israel diplomatically (which is unsurprising since Hamas refuses to recognize Israel). Based on the tone of rhetoric in the radio statement, Hamas is threatening to use violence to deal with Israel again…
The potential for significant escalation of hostilities between Hamas and Israel appears to be another thing that we’ll need to watch in the coming days, weeks, and months.
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