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The Latin-rite Patriarch of Jerusalem has condemned both the Hamas attacks on Israel and the shelling of Gaza, urged prayers for peace, and said that only the creation of a Palestinian homeland will bring peace to the region.
Christians in Gaza City have chosen to remain there, despite an Israeli call to evacuate the city, reports Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzabella, the Latin-rite Patriarch of Jerusalem.