This situation represents an unprecedented duration of mass civilian captivity in modern Middle East conflict - 671 days marks the longest sustained hostage crisis in Israeli history. The involvement of a prominent cultural figure (Keret) who personally knows a hostage provides a unique window into how extended captivity is being weaponized for psychological warfare against Israeli society.
Israeli Author Reveals Hamas Tunnel Horror: 671 Days of Deception
📰 What Happened
Israeli author Etgar Keret has shared his personal connection to Gaza hostage Alex Dancyg, who remains captive after 671 days along with 49 other hostages. Keret, who previously worked with Dancyg on an anti-antisemitism film in Poland, describes imagining his friend's ordeal in Hamas tunnels. The situation highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis as Hamas continues holding Israeli civilians captive in underground networks beneath Gaza.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The 671-day hostage crisis reveals a sophisticated form of spiritual deception where Hamas combines physical tunnels with propaganda tunnels, fulfilling 2 Timothy 3:13's warning that 'evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.' The underground network's dual use for both physical captivity (50 hostages) and narrative manipulation (through cultural figures like Keret) demonstrates Matthew 24:24's prediction of elaborate deceptions designed to 'deceive even the elect.' The prolonged nature (671 days) suggests an intensifying pattern of using human suffering to manipulate religious narratives.