Day 31
West Bank
Due to the Islamic Jihad, people in the West Bank have lived with pervasive fear and dread under the relentless sieges and assaults and the prolonged military regime. The world is shocked by the horrific footage from Gaza that has plagued Palestine for decades. Images of the torment and brutal killings of hundreds of Israeli civilians bring back memories of the violence and humiliation suffered by Palestinians, including children, women, older people, and disabled people, over many years. The total lockdown has tightened the grip on the daily lives of the West Bank’s residents, restricting their movements and intensifying the limitations on access to essential services and resources. Pray that the violence by terrorist groups will stop as the situation continues to deteriorate. Pray for the suffering people to accept God’s love and look for change in life (The Bible, 1 John 1:1).
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/10/west-bank-palestinians-hamas-humanity-israel
This country is called West bank probably because it lies on the west bank of the Jordan River. Israeli military has been keeping West Bank under their occupation for many decades. The landscape of West Bank is sharing its borders with mainland Israel in the west, south and north regions. The Dead Sea coast line along the western bank of is significant for West Bank. Millions of the Palestinian people are those who were dwelling for decades and other Arabs. There have been efforts to create a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the River Jordan and Gaza on the Mediterranean coast of no avail. The continuing conflict with Israel has made the initiations futile. There is also the dispute of the status of the Palestinians of the region. Christian Believers are constantly encounter attacks of persecution by the Islamic militants. It is brutally worst for the Muslim converts to Christianity as it is making their very survival a terrible struggle all the time.
