A group of Christian leaders visiting the Holy Land say they “hope that a fragile ceasefire agreement” between Israel and Palestinians will hold.
Eight bishops travelled to Jerusalem from January 18-23 for the Holy Land Co-ordination, an organisation founded by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales in 2000. They were present in the Holy Land as Israel and Hamas put a ceasefire in place to end a 15-month conflict.
The Gaza war broke out following an Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack by Hamas militants that left 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 250 taken as hostages. Of about 100 hostages who remain in Gaza, a third are believed to be dead, according to Israeli Defense Forces.
