“Several supporters of Israel are currently calling for a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, albeit without success so far. This term, lacking a legal basis, is often a temporary measure to assist civilians caught amid the fighting.”
“The Synod on synodality occupies a very different position. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022 cast a somber shadow on grassroots synodal consultations in Europe, ...Even more, the 1st session of the assembly overlapped ominously with the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.”
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Israel-Hamas war: no humanitarian truce in Gaza
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