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More than 1.1 million Palestinians are struggling to flee from areas of north Gaza targeted by the Israeli military ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’s bloody attack into Israel. 

The World Council of Churches will join a Day of Prayer and Fasting on 17 October, which will be hosted by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. 

After an emergency committee of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem met on 13 October, they urged immediate actions to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives, is calling for a new approach to resolve the conflict in the Holy Land. 

Geschlossen erheben Kirchenleitende im Heiligen Land ihre Stimme und fordern die Einstellung aller gewaltsamen und militärischen Aktivitäten, die sowohl palästinensischen als auch israelischen Zivilpersonen Leid zufügen.

Church leaders in the Holy Land are raising their voices in unity to call for the cessation of all violent and military activities that bring harm to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

Following the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October – with a reported launch of thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel and the infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas gunmen, and an ensuing Israeli military response – the World Council of Churches (WCC) is adapting its work in the Holy Land to continue to support efforts for just peace.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) verfolgt die Entwicklungen in Israel und Palästina seit dem Ausbruch der Feindseligkeiten am 7. Oktober aufmerksam, nachdem Berichten zufolge aus dem Gazastreifen Tausende von Raketen auf Israel abgefeuert wurden und bewaffnete Hamas-Kämpfer in den Süden Israels eingedrungen sind. Israels Ministerpräsident hat den Kriegszustand erklärt.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is following closely the developments in Israel and Palestine since the outbreak of hostilities on 7 October, following the reported launch of thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and the infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas gunmen. Israel’s prime minister has declared that the country is at war.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted Bishop Dr Jukka Keskitalo and Rev. Pekka Mustakallio from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, to discuss the ecumenical agenda of 2023 and the harvesting of the WCC 11 th assembly, as well a group from the Centre for Ecumenism of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau, and 21 ordinands from the Church of Sweden.

Im Zentrum der vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) ausgerichteten weltweiten ökumenischen Gebetsandacht vom 18. September stand die Weltwoche für Frieden in Palästina und Israel sowie die Bedeutung des Heiligen Landes als eine spirituelle Heimat.

A global ecumenical prayer hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 18 September focused on the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, and the meaning of finding a spiritual home in the Holy Land.