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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Church serves neighbors as Israel-Hamas war drags on
Description: Israel (MNN) — The Israel-Hamas war nears the five-month mark. As the conflict in Gaza continues, to the north Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire over the Israel-Lebanon border.
Pastor Israel Pochtar of Beit Hallel Congregation says 80,000 Israelis have evacuated their homes in northern Israel, moving to central cities away from the border with Lebanon.
“It’s like we have two fronts. Officially, the war is only in Gaza. But in fact, it’s both Gaza and Lebanon,” Pochtar says.
Meanwhile, in the city of Ashdod, Pochtar’s church lives out its daily mi...