Pope calls for an end to violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank

Published at: 16/08/2026 11:32 PM

Pope Leo XIV called this Sunday for an end to violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank and urged the international community to ensure progress towards the two-state solution.

After praying the Marian prayer of the Angelus, in the Pontifical Villa of Castel Gandolfo, the supreme pontiff reiterated “my call for an end to repeated acts of violence against the Palestinian civilian population in the West Bank”, an international press report.

He also “urgently called on the international community to guarantee progress towards the two-State solution, for a just and lasting peace”.

The request of the Bishop of Rome comes amid the upsurge of violence maintained by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank

Mazo News Team