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Hostage Survivor Credits Prayer for Averting Gaza Strike
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Israel National News
First reported by Arutz Sheva · 2 hours ago
What happened
Former hostage Bar Kupershtein recounted how he believes his prayers saved him from an IDF strike in Gaza. He was scheduled for a transfer to a building that was subsequently bombed, but the transfer was canceled after his prayers.
- 01Hostage Bar Kupershtein believes his prayers saved him from an IDF strike.
- 02He was to be transferred to a building later bombed by the IDF.
- 03The transfer was canceled after he prayed not to be moved.
- 04He described the event as a miraculous answer to prayer.
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