The Rishon LeTzion, Rav Dovid Yosef, addressed the renewed negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages at the opening of his weekly Motzaei Shabbos shiur, urging the public to daven fervently for their safe return and for the total eradication of Hamas.
“Right after Shabbos ended, we heard what’s happening with the negotiations,” Rav Yosef said. “We must truly pray with all our heart that HaKadosh Baruch Hu will give our leaders the strength to make the right decisions. It’s not simple.”
The Chief Rabbi reflected on the ongoing challenges of the past two years of war, emphasizing how much now depends on the decisions being made in the coming days. “All these past two years of wars and everything that’s been happening — it all comes down to the decisions that will be made in the next few days. Let us hope, be’ezras Hashem, that we will hear good news.”
He concluded with a heartfelt plea for both redemption and security: “We hope, be’ezras Hashem, that all the hostages will quickly return home to good and peaceful lives. And at the same time, that Hamas will no longer exist on our borders. There will be no more Hamas, be’ezras Hashem. May we eliminate this terror and this hatred completely. And may we soon hear and share good tidings and rejoice properly, be’ezras Hashem, on Chag HaSukkos.”
{Matzav.com Israel}
