Cardinal Pizzaballa’s Middle East Review
From Catholic NGOs Community and LiberationThis year, the 45th annual event was organized by the movement Rimini Meetingattending meetings Cardinal Pizzaballa, made important assessments regarding current developments in the Middle East.
The Cardinal stressed that the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, led by the US, Egypt and Qatar, were “passing a decisive moment”, “The war will end. I hope the negotiations will resolve something. I have some doubts, but this is the final train. We could be moving towards a ceasefire, but we could also be moving towards a breakdown.”He spoke as follows.
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, as a result of the events that have occurred since October 7, 2023, evil, mutual hatred and grudgeHe stated that the environment of not accepting the existence of the other will continue and that this will continue to occupy everyone. In this context, he called on the participants to pray.
On the other hand, there are plans for a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In Doha, the capital of QatarNegotiations were held on August 15-16. The parties are expected to meet next week In Cairo, the capital of EgyptThe information that ceasefire negotiations would continue was also noteworthy.
