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Mark 9:45: "It is better for you to enter life lame, than having your two feet, to be cast into Gehenna." Mark 9:47: "It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into Gehenna." Luke 12:5: "....fear the One who, after He has killed has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, fear Him."
On 14 May 1948, one day before the end of the British Mandate, the leaders of the Jewish community in Palestine led by the future prime minister David Ben-Gurion, declared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel. [220]
Israel signed armistices with Egypt (24 February), Lebanon (23 March), Jordan (3 April) and Syria (20 July). No actual peace agreements were signed. With permanent ceasefire coming into effect, Israel's new borders, later known as the Green Line, were established. These borders were not recognized by the Arab states as international boundaries.
Netanyahu made a surprise visit to Rafah, calling Israel's control of the Egypt–Gaza border and the Rafah crossing "essential" in the future. [ 347 ] The IDF clashed with Palestinian militants in central and western Rafah on 19 July according to residents, while five people were killed due to Israeli attacks according to medical officials ...
Rafah was the boundary between the provinces of Egypt and Syria. In 1832, the area came under Egyptian occupation of Muhammad Ali, which lasted until 1840. French explorer Victor Guérin, who visited Rafah in May 1863, noted two pillars of granite which the locals called Bab el Medinet, meaning "The Gate of the town". [39]
Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas’ battalions there regardless of whether a truce-for-hostages deal is struck. His comments appeared to be meant to appease his nationalist ...
Sometimes referred to as the Rafah tent massacre or as the Tent Massacre, (Arabic: مجزرة الخيم, romanized: Majzarat al-khiyam) it was the deadliest incident of the Rafah offensive. When Israel invaded Rafah and ordered the evacuation of its east, some citizens fled to other parts of the city, like Tel al-Sultan, seeking safety.
An unnamed Israeli official stated Palestinians in Rafah would be evacuated back northward. [52] At least 28 people were killed in Rafah by overnight Israeli attacks. [53] Egypt warned Israel that if it invaded Rafah, the Egypt–Israel peace treaty would be suspended. Egypt also stepped up security on its border with Israel and sent 40 tanks ...