Monday, August 15, 2022

WCC NEWS: WCC calls for end to violence in Jerusalem, prays for victims of violence

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca urgently called for an end to violence in Jerusalem, after on 14 August eight people were wounded in a shooting attack targeting a bus.
Palestinian boy plays in the rubble, after part of his family home has been demolished in the Shu’fat village in Jerusalem, February 2020. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC
15 August 2022

“We condemn these attacks against innocent people,” Sauca said. “People moving about in public spaces should not fear for their lives.”

The perpetrator, according to police reports, was armed with weapons who shot at a bus and vehicles in a parking lot near the Old City of Jerusalem.

The shooting came after hostilities in Gaza last weekend left dozens of Palestinians dead. Among them 16 children. Sauca previously called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the Israeli military and militants in Gaza.

WCC condemns escalation of violence in Gaza (WCC press release, 07 August 2022)

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