Is the bombing of al-Ahli hospital in Gaza “a new turning point” in the war against Israel?
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 19 October 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Could the al-Ahli hospital bombing be a turning point in this tragic conflict in the Middle East? Will Hezbollah, who may be waiting for the IDF to enter Gaza, open another front on the war in northern Israel? Will Iran mobilize its jihadist forces in Syria and Iraq? Such a multi-front war has been called “an existential threat” to Israel—but they’ve been there before. Today’s article also includes seven biblical prayers for all affected by this conflict.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings and welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Today is Thursday, October the 19th, 2023. |
| 0:09.0 | Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum. |
| 0:16.0 | Quote, this war, which has entered a dangerous phase, will plunge the region into an unspeakable disaster. |
| 0:24.6 | This was the warning of Jordan's King Abdullah II after an explosion Tuesday in the courtyard of Gaza's Al-Ale Hospital killed hundreds of people. |
| 0:35.4 | It is made all the more ominous by his nation's moderate |
| 0:39.1 | political stance and long-standing peace agreement with Israel. After the blast, the king canceled |
| 0:45.0 | a planned summit between President Joe Biden, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Egyptian |
| 0:50.6 | President Abdel Fata El-Sisi. Hamas immediately blamed an Israeli air strike for the tragedy. |
| 0:56.0 | However, Israel, the U.S. government, and independent security experts said yesterday that preliminary evidence |
| 1:04.0 | shows the Israeli defense forces were not responsible and points instead to a failed rocket launch from Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, |
| 1:14.1 | a local militant group. |
| 1:15.9 | Nonetheless, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah called on Arabs and Muslims worldwide to protest against Israel |
| 1:23.0 | and claimed the explosion will mark a new turning point. |
| 1:27.0 | Early response across the Muslim world |
| 1:29.2 | indicates that he may be tragically right. The Jordanian government announced three days of |
| 1:34.4 | morning after the hospital explosion, which it called the Israeli massacre. Hezbollah called for a |
| 1:40.8 | day of rage against the enemy after the blast. |
| 1:48.6 | Hundreds of demonstrators threw stones at the French and U.S. embassies in Beirut, |
| 1:52.2 | chanting death to America and death to Israel. |
| 1:54.6 | The government closed schools yesterday. |
| 1:58.2 | Iran, which has warned of preemptive attacks, |
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