By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
TEHRAN/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham urged Christians on Saturday to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem” after Iran fired a barrage of missiles towards Israel that killed several and injured scores of Israelis.
Tehran said its strikes were in response to Israel attacking its nuclear and military facilities and killing several key leaders and nuclear scientists.
However, Graham suggested that Iran wants to destroy the Jewish nation. “Iran has said that they want to wipe Israel off the face of the map. They would also like to destroy America. Iran is a sponsor of terror.”
Graham, the CEO of Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, named after his legendary preaching father, visited Israel last week.
“The October 7 attack on Israel was perpetrated by Hamas, which is controlled by Iran,” he said, recalling the massacre in Israel of some 1,200 people and the abduction of 251 other Israelis on October 7, 2023.
“Israel has been attacked in the north by Hezbollah, which is controlled by Iran. And Iran has been using the Houthis to fire missiles almost every day toward Israel, and they are controlled by Iran. I was in Israel last week, and we had to take shelter several times as Houthi missiles were fired into the country,” Graham said. “Imagine if we had to live like that here in the United States.”
He said that “Israel has been forced into defending itself and needs our prayers.”
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He added, “All of us who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and trust Him should ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem’ as described in the Bible verse Psalm 122:6.
“Pray that this can be resolved quickly.”
The latest Israel-Iran strikes come after Graham personally “dedicated the 20th ambulance to Magen David Adom”(MDA), Israel’s national emergency service.
The vehicle was described as an “armored ambulance—a bulletproof hospital on wheels.”
In a statement from Jerusalem, he explained that Samaritan’s Purse would give MDA 42 ambulances in total.
MDA has played a crucial role in finding injured survivors since Iran’s massive missile attacks began, Worthy News established.
Graham said he also met “several families whose loved ones were killed or taken hostage by Hamas,” designated as a terrorist organization by Israel and most of its allies.
While most of the 251 hostages held in Gaza have since returned, dead or alive, some 53 hostages are still in captivity, of whom Israel believes 30 are dead.
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