Israeli Strikes Kill Eight in Gaza, Including Two Children

Israeli air strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, including a 10-year-old and a 6-year-old, with strikes targeting displaced families in tents and civilians in urban neighbourhoods despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement. The continued devastation in Gaza — with over 73,000 dead since October 2023 — keeps the land of Israel at the centre of global geopolitical crisis, fulfilling the biblical pattern of the nations being drawn into conflict over the Holy Land in the last days. Scripture warns that Jerusalem and the surrounding region will become a 'burdensome stone' for all nations in the end times, with unrelenting strife preceding the return of Christ.