A delegation of Sant’Egidio from Italy, Ukraine, Germany, Spain and Belgium has recently visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The delegation met with several religious representatives such as the Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos; and Custos of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton.
The delegation also met Palestinian students from the Catholic University of Bethlehem. The visit was aimed at renewing the long-standing friendship between Sant’Egidio and those communities, to show solidarity and closeness at an extremely difficult time, in the hope that an end to the conflict may soon be reached.
Sant’Egidio has welcomed some of the wounded people – mostly children – from Gaza in Italy in recent months, to guarantee adequate medical care. It wants to continue this humanitarian work, after receiving some requests for help.
