Netanyahu ordering a manhunt for gunman who killed a pregnant woman, spokesman says
Henry Bodkin
Thu, May 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM GMT+33 min read
A pregnant Israeli woman was shot dead by a Palestinian gunman on the way to deliver her baby.
[1] Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. [2] Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; [11] O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.Isaiah 54 : 1-2, 11
The Israeli military has launched a manhunt for the attacker, who opened fire on vehicles outside the Israeli Bruchin Settlement, south west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday night.
When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.Hosea 7 : 1, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.John 10 : 10
Tzeela Gez, 30, already a mother of three, was rushed to hospital near Tel Aviv following the shooting, where doctors performed an emergency caesarean section.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.Matthew 24 : 34
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[18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5 : 18-19
She died but the baby survived and is said to be in a serious condition. The victim’s husband, Hananel, who was driving the car, was lightly wounded.
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.Nehemiah 7 : 2, [12] And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. [13] If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isaiah 58 : 12-13
The work of Sabbath reform to be accomplished in the last days is foretold in the prophecy of Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.” “The sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants, everyone that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of My covenant; even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer.” Isaiah 56:1, 2, 6, 7.
These words apply in the Christian age, as shown by the context: “The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.” Verse 8. Here is foreshadowed the gathering in of the Gentiles by the gospel. And upon those who then honor the Sabbath, a blessing is pronounced. Thus the obligation of the fourth commandment extends past the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, to the time when His servants should preach to all nations the message of glad tidings.
The Lord commands by the same prophet: “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My disciples.” Isaiah 8:16. The seal of God’s law is found in the fourth commandment. This only, of all the ten, brings to view both the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It declares Him to be the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and thus shows His claim to reverence and worship above all others. Aside from this precept, there is nothing in the Decalogue to show by whose authority the law is given. When the Sabbath was changed by the papal power, the seal was taken from the law. The disciples of Jesus are called upon to restore it by exalting the Sabbath of the fourth commandment to its rightful position as the Creator’s memorial and the sign of His authority.
“To the law and to the testimony.” While conflicting doctrines and theories abound, the law of God is the one unerring rule by which all opinions, doctrines, and theories are to be tested. Says the prophet: “If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Verse 20.
Again, the command is given: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” It is not the wicked world, but those whom the Lord designates as “my people,” that are to be reproved for their transgressions. He declares further: “Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” Isaiah 58:1, 2. Here is brought to view a class who think themselves righteous and appear to manifest great interest in the service of God; but the stern and solemn rebuke of the Searcher of hearts proves them to be trampling upon the divine precepts.
The prophet thus points out the ordinance which has been forsaken: “Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.” Verses 12-14. This prophecy also applies in our time. The breach was made in the law of God when the Sabbath was changed by the Roman power. But the time has come for that divine institution to be restored. The breach is to be repaired and the foundation of many generations to be raised up.
Hallowed by the Creator’s rest and blessing, the Sabbath was kept by Adam in his innocence in holy Eden; by Adam, fallen yet repentant, when he was driven from his happy estate. It was kept by all the patriarchs, from Abel to righteous Noah, to Abraham, to Jacob. When the chosen people were in bondage in Egypt, many, in the midst of prevailing idolatry, lost their knowledge of God’s law; but when the Lord delivered Israel, He proclaimed His law in awful grandeur to the assembled multitude, that they might know His will and fear and obey Him forever.
From that day to the present the knowledge of God’s law has been preserved in the earth, and the Sabbath of the fourth commandment has been kept. Though the “man of sin” succeeded in trampling underfoot God’s holy day, yet even in the period of his supremacy there were, hidden in secret places, faithful souls who paid it honor. Since the Reformation, there have been some in every generation to maintain its observance. Though often in the midst of reproach and persecution, a constant testimony has been borne to the perpetuity of the law of God and the sacred obligation of the creation Sabbath.
These truths, as presented in Revelation 14 in connection with “the everlasting gospel,” will distinguish the church of Christ at the time of His appearing. For as the result of the threefold message it is announced: “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” And this message is the last to be given before the coming of the Lord. Immediately following its proclamation the Son of man is seen by the prophet, coming in glory to reap the harvest of the earth. GC 451.1 – GC 453.3
Some Israeli politicians called for the assailant’s village to be flattened in response.
The military dispatched troops and a drone to the area and has reportedly encircled and blocked entrances to the nearby Palestinian town of Bruqin.
The horrific attack against a pregnant woman and her husband (Thy Wounded Maker is Thine Husband)
Making their way to the delivery room 🐓
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he was “deeply shocked by the horrific attack against a pregnant woman and her husband while they were making their way to the delivery room”.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.Matthew 25 : 40
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Isaiah 54 : 5, For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:2 Corinthians 5 : 14, But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.Isaiah 53 : 5, [7] For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. [11] O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.Isaiah 54 : 7, 11,
-those who cherish and bring life-
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.John 6 : 63
“This despicable event reflects exactly the difference between us – those who cherish and bring life – and the despicable terrorists whose life’s goal is to kill us and cut off lives.”
[9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. [10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: [11] That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.Isaiah 66 : 9-11
Israel Katz, the defence minister, said he ordered the military to “identify the origin of the attackers and respond with maximum force”.
Parents need to awake, and purify their souls by practicing the truth in their home life. When we reach the standard that the Lord would have us reach, worldlings will regard Seventh-day Adventists as odd, singular, straight-laced extremists. “We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.” RH January 9, 1894, par. 10
No armed group immediately claimed responsibility for the murder, although Hamas praised the attack as “heroic”.
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)2 Corinthians 10 : 4, For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Hebrews 4 : 12
Gez’s death is the latest in a surge in violence in the West Bank since the Oct 7 attacks in 2023.
Israeli security forces have arrested approximately 6,000 Palestinians across the territory since the massacre in southern Israel, including more than 2,350 with alleged affiliations to Hamas.
Fifty-two people, including security personnel, have been killed in incidents described as terror events in Israel and the West Bank since the atrocity.
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The Palestinian Authority says that more than 950 Palestinians have been killed in that time.
There has also been a significant increase in violence from Israeli settlers on Palestinians since the start of the war in Gaza.
Reliable data are difficult to obtain, partly because, according to the alleged Palestinian victims, police make it difficult for them to record complaints.
But there has been a well-documented increase, particularly in the last six months.
Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s ultra-nationalist finance minister, who comes from a West Bank settlement, called for the assailant’s village to be destroyed.
Tidings of the work at Prague were carried to Rome, and Huss was soon summoned to appear before the pope. To obey would be to expose himself to certain death. The king and queen of Bohemia, the university, members of the nobility, and officers of the government united in an appeal to the pontiff that Huss be permitted to remain at Prague and to answer at Rome by deputy. Instead of granting this request, the pope proceeded to the trial and condemnation of Huss, and then declared the city of Prague to be under interdict. GC 100.3
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“Just as we are flattening Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza, we have to flatten the terror hubs of Judea and Samaria,” he said.
His comments followed what appeared to be a continued escalation of air strikes in northern Gaza.
The Strip’s health ministry, which is controlled by Hamas, claimed 82 had been killed on Thursday. Other reports said 54 had been killed in overnight air strikes in the southern city of Khan Younis.
The figures are impossible to verify independently and no foreign media is allowed inside the territory.
The Israeli military has issued a number of evacuation orders in Gaza in recent days ahead of strikes aimed at eliminating Hamas rocket units and other terrorists.
[Jonathan] and his armorbearer had asked a sign of the Lord, and the challenge had come, the sign was given. These two men placed their hope in God and went forward. But they had hard climbing to do to reach the spot. They climbed up on their hands and upon their feet, Jonathan saying at every step, “The Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.” [Verse 12.]
This was no easy passage for the brave adventurers. The top of the precipice was encamped with Philistines; the two camps were in sight of each other; but up the steep sides of this rocky eminence, Jonathan and his armorbearer ventured, using hands and feet in their climb. To outward appearance, this adventure seemed rash, and contrary to all military rules; but the Lord had moved upon these men, and Jonathan went forward, saying at each step, “It may be that the Lord will work for us.” [Verse 6.]
These two men evidenced that they were moving under the influence and command of a higher than human general. The action of Jonathan was not done in human rashness; he depended not on what they could themselves do; he was an instrument that God used in behalf of his people Israel. They made their plans, and rested the cause in the hands of God. If the armies of the Philistines recognize them and challenge them, they will advance. If they say come, then we will go forward. This was their sign, and the angels of the Lord prospered. 12LtMs, Lt 16, 1897, par. 41 – 12LtMs, Lt 16, 1897, par. 44
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