Pope Francis' representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question during a video conference with journalists in Italy.
"The first thing to do is to try to win the release of the hostages, otherwise there will be no way of stopping . We are willing to help, even me personally," he said. Pizzaballa oversees Roman Catholic activities in Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as Jordan and Cyprus, a region which is home to an estimated 300,000 Roman Catholics.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israel-Gaza war live updates: Israeli military preparing ‘wide range’ of attacks as Gaza residents fleeU.S. officials said they negotiated a temporary opening at the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt for American citizens seeking to flee. The U.N. says Gaza is running out of clean water.
Read more »
Israel-Gaza war live updates: Israeli military preparing ‘wide range’ attacks as Gaza residents fleeU.S. officials said they negotiated a temporary opening at the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt for American citizens seeking to flee. The U.N. says Gaza is running out of clean water.
Read more »
Israel-Gaza war live updates: 600,000 people flee Gaza before expected invasion, IDF saysHundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are heading south in vehicles and on foot. The Israeli military said it’s readying a “wide range” of offensive plans.
Read more »
Israel-Gaza war live updates: 600,000 people flee northern Gaza before expected invasion, IDF saysHundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are heading south in vehicles and on foot. The Israeli military said it’s readying a “wide range” of offensive plans.
Read more »
Football: These 5 plays helped No. 1 Bergen Catholic defeat No. 2 St. Joseph (Mont.)Here were the big moments in the Crusaders' 28-23 win on Sunday in Oradell.
Read more »