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Tony Evans, Franklin Graham, Evangelical Leaders React to Unrest in Israel: ‘Praying for Peace’

May 13, 2021 by Staff

(The Christian Post) Pastors and Christian leaders are calling for prayer and peace as the Middle East continues to see the worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians, prompting the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into “full-scale war.”

What began as riots in Jerusalem on May 10 led to an aerial war over Gaza and widespread civil unrest in less than two days, causing death, injuries, arrests and property damage. 

The Islamic militant group Hamas has fired more than 1,000 rockets into Israel since the conflict began, most of which landed in civilians areas, The New York Times reports. Hamas’ aggression led to retaliatory airstrikes from the Israel Defense Forces toward the Gaza Strip. 

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