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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Hope fades as Rafah invasion looms
Description: Israel (MNN) — U.S. President Biden recently voiced his hope for a Gaza ceasefire deal by Monday, but one Israeli official tells The Washington Post, “There is no deal” while Hamas officials say gaps remain in the ceasefire proposal.
Meanwhile, the mood is heavy as Israeli troops prepare to invade Rafah. Death is an ever-present possibility.
“I heard someone say once, ‘There are no atheists in the trenches of war,’ and I can say that for a fact,” says Zev Sigulim, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces. He partners with MegaVoice to distribute audio Bibles among I...