KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA, Southern Israel – October 5th, two days before Hamas would go on their killing spree, more than 600 Christians from 50 countries, visited areas in southern Israel, close to Gaza’s border.
Ofir Libstein, a well-known mayor, welcomed the Christian guests taking a unity tour of the country. “Welcome again to Sha’ar Hanegev. You’ve been here last year and I hope to see you again next year.”
“I promise to do everything to keep the land of Israel, to keep the land of this area and to build stronger and stronger. I’m so happy to see you from all over the world to come and see this beautiful place,” Libstein said.
Just 48 hours after those brief remarks, the 50-year-old mayor, who lived in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, less than two miles from the Gaza Strip, awakened to the noise of rapid gunfire.
On that October 7th morning, Mayor Ofir came running because he could hear the gunfire right outside his home. Not knowing what was going on, he came down one of the main arteries of the Kibbutz and then he encountered a Hamas fighter who shot and killed him.
David Parsons, of the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem, lost
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