Pope calls for end to violence against Palestinians in West Bank

Pope Francis has renewed his calls for an end to what he described as “repeated violence in the West Bank”, following incidents in the Palestinian village of Qusra. The pontiff made the statement on Sunday afternoon during a service at his residence outside Rome, in response to recent events in the occupied territory.

The Pope’s intervention comes amid ongoing tensions in the West Bank, where Palestinians have faced incidents of violence. Qusra, located in the northern West Bank, has been a flashpoint for clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers in recent years.

The Vatican has been vocal in its concerns over the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, with Pope Francis repeatedly calling for peaceful solutions and an end to violence affecting civilian populations. His latest statement underscores the Catholic Church’s continued focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a priority in its advocacy for human rights and peaceful coexistence in the Middle East.

Source: Walla News — Original article in Hebrew.