Middle East UPDATE: For most families with loved ones still held by Hamas, the painful wait continues By Rick Snizek TEL AVIV (OSV News) — It’s a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience. Fifty days after her... OSV NewsNovember 28, 2023
Middle East Israel-Hamas truce has been extended by two days; 11 other hostages freed JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Qatar’s foreign affairs ministry said Nov. 27 that an agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another... OSV NewsNovember 27, 2023
World Dominican Father on Israel-Gaza peace possibilities: ‘too many wounds on both sides’ By Caroline de Sury PARIS (OSV News) — It was only six days after he left the Holy Land when Father Jean-Jacques Pérennès learned... OSV NewsNovember 7, 2023
World Jerusalem church leaders call for peace following deadly Hamas attack JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem united in a call for peace and justice amid unfolding violence, following... Judith SudilovskyOctober 8, 2023
World Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for international help to de-escalate violence amid devastating Hamas attack on Israel JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem called Oct. 7 for secular and religious leaders around the world to help de-escalate the... Judith SudilovskyOctober 7, 2023