According to an article in Sky News Online there was a brief article related to the hostage deal with Hamas now being implemented. According to the report it stated…

“In the first stage of the potential ceasefire, 33 hostages are to be set free over the course of six weeks – with at least three released each week. These include all women (including female soldiers), children and men over the age of 50. It was previously reported that Israel believes most of these hostages are alive. In return for the release of the hostages, Israel will free between 990 and 1,650 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

Israel will release 30 Palestinian detainees for every civilian hostage and 50 Palestinian detainees for every female Israeli soldier that Hamas releases. An initial six-week phase of the ceasefire includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to the north.

Negotiations over a second phase of the agreement are to begin on the 16th day of phase one and are expected to include the release of all remaining hostages, including male Israeli soldiers, a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces.

A third phase is expected to include the return of the bodies of the dead hostages and the beginning of Gaza’s reconstruction, a mammoth task that will be supervised by Egypt, Qatar and the UN.

There is little detail about the future of Gaza – from how it will be governed, to any guarantees that this agreement will bring a permanent end to the war. The international community has said Gaza must be run by Palestinians, but there has not been a consensus about how this should be done.

In the past, Israel has said it will not end the war leaving Hamas in power. It also previously rejected the possibility of the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited governing powers in the West Bank, from taking over the administration of Gaza.

Since the beginning of its military campaign in Gaza, Israel has also said it would retain security control over the territory after the fighting ends.”

When one looks at this “hostage deal” there are flaws in it which do not favour Israel at all. The fact that Israel is prepared to release between 990 and 1,650 convicted terrorists is detrimental to the future security of Israel. Once these killers are released what do you think they will do? Clearly they will be re-armed by Hamas in Gaza and sent against Israel.

There is still a consensus of opinion as to how Gaza will be governed once the IDF have withdrawn from the strip. The ‘deal’ suggests that the reconstruction of Gaza be overseen by Egypt, Qatar and the U.N. As for Egypt and Qatar both of these countries are in reality pro-Hamas.

Qatar actually hosted the Hamas leaders last year. Egypt allowed for underground tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor through which Hamas smuggled weapons and their arsenal from Egypt into Gaza. No doubt the Egyptian government knew about these tunnels.

As for the UN they are not supportive of Israel at all and have mandated many sanctions against Israel and have done nothing to support Israel in the past or in the present, even though Israel is a member of the U.N. Israel do not want any of them to run Gaza.

Giving the P.A. permission to govern in Gaza would only allow Hamas to continue operating and rebuilding their forces and actively recruit potential terrorists from young civilian Arab men in Gaza.

The P.A. at present have a shared authority to govern over Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) but have done nothing to stop Arab terrorists from seeking to kill Israelis in this heartland of Israel.

As for a permanent cease-fire and the withdrawal of all IDF military forces from Gaza, guarantees that Hamas operatives will continue to fight against Israel and eventually reclaim territory that the IDF had taken in combat with these remorseless killers.

The western leaders and the whole International Community including the U.N. ns the E.U., either they do not realize or do not want to realize that you cannot deal with Islam, in other words “Babylon cannot be healed.” Islam is an anti-Israel, anti-western ideology that wants to wipe Israel off of the map and conquer the western democracies for Islam.

Today in the major cities of Great Britain, Europe, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand there is an Islamic Trojan Horse well ensconced.

As for any cease-fire or compromise with Hamas it is ridiculous as Islam will always play at taqiyya (the Islamic practice of lying and feeding disinformation to a sworn enemy in a time of Jihad to protect  themselves) until they have the upper hand and then strike with the swiftness of a deadly poisonous adder! It is interesting to note the emblem of crossed scimitars pointing upwards depicted on all Islamic flags and banners conveying “conquest by the sword.”

Islam is the “modern Babylonians.” As we read in the prophet Jeremiah “We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed” Whether it is Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, or Yemen or any other Islamic nation for that matter they are all in reality “on the warpath” when it comes to Islamic domination of the nations, a set goal of the Muslim Brotherhood.

It is also interesting to note what President Elect Trump said concerning the hostages that if they were not all released by the time He took office that “all hell will break loose if all of the hostages were not released by 20th January 2025 when he takes over the Presidency.

What does he mean by this statement? At present the seemingly emerging ‘deal’ on the table contradicts his statement!

At present it has been reported that the Biden Administration are now refusing to send the microchips Israel needs for their fighter jets, effectively starting to ground these jets.

President elect Trump may be into ‘deals’ but will this ‘deal’ ultimately “throw Israel under the bus?” The latest ‘deal’ that seems to be emerging will in the long term not favour Israel at all.

Both PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President elect Donald Trump may come to regret this ‘deal’ but by then it will be too late to rectify other than with outright military force. Will Gaza have to be re-taken once again? If so how many IDF personal will have to lay down their lives once again?

The only recourse to take is to take out all of Hamas operatives and keep the Israeli forces in the offensive and to have all of Gaza remain under Israeli control.

To withdraw IDF forces from any of the areas they have wrestled away from Hamas at a great cost to Israeli soldiers and commanders, is an insult to the brave IDF men and women who have fallen in defence of God’s real-estate and their fellow Israelis.

Getting the hostages back is not an easy task and it is heartbreaking for those who have their loved ones both alive and dead remaining in the hands of these remorseless Hamas killers. The reality is that Israel must stay the course and eliminate all of Hamas.

Now is the time to do this as Iran can no longer supply weapons to Hamas through Syria. However, unless all of the tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor are destroyed then weapons can still be smuggled across the border from Egypt into Gaza through these tunnels.

The day will come when Islam will be eradicated and cease to exist! (Isaiah 63:1-6) (Isaiah 35:5-10). When the dust of battle settles Israel will be left standing, weary but victorious and that under their Commander in Chief the Messiah our Lord Jesus who will have rescued them as a nation.

As we read in the prophet Isaiah; “Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it” (Isaiah 31:5).

The prophet Jeremiah was prophetic in his statement; “Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds. “The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”… (Jeremiah 51:8-10).

The day is coming when all resistance to the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom will be eradicated. The cry will resound from heaven; “Fallen, fallen is Babylon!” (Revelation 14:8; 18:2). Every nation in fact that has come against Israel will be judged at the Second Coming of the Messiah our Lord Jesus and their armies destroyed (Zechariah 14:2) (Joel 3:2-3, 12-16) (Ezekiel 39:4-7).

The reality is that “Babylon cannot be healed!”

Even though Israel is to pass through God’s refining crucible during the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, a spiritually purified remnant, after having come to a saving faith in the Messiah our Lord Jesus, will come forth and who will call on His name and He will answer them; “They are My people,” and they will say, “the LORD is our God.’” (Zechariah 12:10-13:1, 8-9).