Cardinal Pierbattista Piciaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, has offered himself in exchange for children infatuated with Hamas militants held in the Gaza Strip.
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Reuters reports this.
I am ready to exchange anything if it can lead to freedom, to bring the children home. No problem. On my part, there is complete readiness,” he said during a conversation with reporters.
According to the cardinal, the first thing to do to stop the escalation is to try to achieve the release of the hostages.
Pitsyballa noted that so far neither he nor his office have had direct contact with Hamas.
It is impossible to talk to Hamas. This is very difficult,” he emphasized.
Pizballa oversees the activities of Roman Catholics in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as in Jordan and Cyprus, a region where about 300,000 Roman Catholics live.
It is noted that as a result of the Hamas attack, about 200 people were taken hostage, among them, it is believed, about ten children.
Source: Reuters
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