The Maronite Bishops have made an attraction to the worldwide neighborhood to “establish an immediate ceasefire and apply UN resolution 1701, to allow the displaced to return to their homes and put an end to the Israeli aggressions which violate the national sovereignty of Lebanon” . They additionally recalled that the final episode of this kind was “the kidnapping in Batroun” of Imad Amhaz by an Israeli naval unit a couple of days in the past.
Representatives of the Maronite Church gathered in Bkerké, a Lebanese city overlooking Jounieh Bay, for his or her month-to-month assembly chaired by Patriarch Béchara Raï. Among the varied matters mentioned, there have been the humanitarian results of the continued battle in Lebanon and a message of due to the Pope and the Holy See for the current canonization of the “martyrs of Damascus”, as reported by the Fides company.
Regarding the battle that has tormented the Middle East area for greater than a 12 months, the Maronite Bishops expressed, in a press launch, “deep concern for the victims and devastation caused by Israeli attacks in many areas of Lebanon”.
The Bishops additionally appreciated “the solidarity of the various Lebanese religious leaders who have united to condemn Israeli aggression and ask for a rapid solution to protect the displaced”. They then thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his choice to convene a global convention in assist of Lebanon.
Finally, the Maronite Bishops reiterated the hope of a rise in monetary help to strengthen the Lebanese troops and wished to underline “the commitment of the Lebanese to welcome displaced people with dignity and to strengthen reception structures in collaboration with local authorities and organizations of safety”.
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