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God, please help the released hostages to recover and heal quickly. Be with those still in captivity, and grant them a speedy release.
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Hamas fed and drugged hostages before their release to make them appear happier and healthier.

From New York Post. Starved Israeli hostages were fed tranquilizers and extra food right before they were freed by Hamas to make them appear calm and happy for the cameras, Israel said Tuesday.

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An Israeli Health Ministry leader told a Knesset Health Committee that the 110 civilian hostages returned in a swap for Palestinian terror suspects last week were given the Israeli brand of Klonopin “to improve their mood,” according to the Times of Israel.

The benzodiazepine-class sedative and muscle relaxant can produce a euphoric feeling, which could explain why at least one hostage went viral for her supposed “look of love” toward a Hamas fighter. …

 

Shir Siegal, the daughter of freed US citizen Aviva Siegal, described how the captives’ apparent blissful drugged-induced state differed from the reality of their imprisonment, during which Hamas fighters allegedly “handcuffed them, they tortured them, they didn’t give them medicine. …

Hostages were fed only sporadically, with one claiming their meals consisted only of rice and pita bread, during their captivity.

The Health Ministry told lawmakers that some of the freed hostages had lost up to 20% of their body weight and were in a state of malnourishment, according to the newspaper.

Many had severe Vitamin D deficiencies because of the lack of sunlight exposure during seven weeks indoors and also suffered digestive issues.

But Nutrition Department director Ronit Endevelt said the hostages were given extra food right before their release so they would look healthier. …

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(Excerpt from New York Post. Photo Credit: Africa images/Canva Pro)

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Patty DeGroot
December 11, 2023

A big thank you to IFA for publishing the report ” God’s Prophetic Timeline” which gave me a list of names & faces so I can pray for the hostages individually. I have set up a Hanukkah display on my patio. There are 138 hostages still in captivity. While I sit & watch the lit menorah each evening I spend time in prayer. I have a rocking chair out there. I am adding blue & white “stars of David” suspended from the patio ceiling. I don’t know if I will get 138 of them made, but the important part is the conversations the display generates! My neighbors do not seem to know about Israel or how much God loves her! It gives me a chance to speak up on Israel’s behalf. Grass roots people like us need to speak up & defend our ally, God’s beloved Israel! It is a blessing to me to celebrate this festival of Hanukkuh as Jesus did in Jerusalem in John 10:22-24. The neighborhood kids love to play with the “mitzvah moose” I bought. His ears light up! I read the kids stories about Hanukkah. A prayer: “Father, thank U for the feasts which help to hold the nation of Israel together. The Maccabee’s revolt was a great military victory! Please grant the IDF a similar victory over Hamas & safely return each hostage. In Jesus name I pray this. Amen.”

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