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Cardinal Calls U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire First Step to Peace

10/7/2025

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, called the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire a "first step" toward peace.
Hamas agreed to release Israeli hostages, including 20 living and 28 deceased, as part of the deal.
The 20-point plan aims for a terror-free Gaza with an immediate ceasefire and the return of nearly 2,000 Gazan prisoners.

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, called the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire a "first step" toward peace.
Hamas agreed to release Israeli hostages, including 20 living and 28 deceased, as part of the deal.
The 20-point plan aims for a terror-free Gaza with an immediate ceasefire and the return of nearly 2,000 Gazan prisoners.