Romanelli calls for peace in Gaza

Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of the Holy Family Church in the Gaza Strip, called for an end to the war and the establishment of peace following three years of conflict. Speaking to Agenzia SIR, Romanelli noted that the war has resulted in 74,000 deaths, including more than 20,000 children.

The pastor of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip urged political leaders to take concrete actions, such as ensuring the consistent entry of humanitarian aid including food, water, and medicine. He stated that peace requires more than the cessation of heavy bombing, which he noted had stopped following a ceasefire last year.

Romanelli emphasized that the 2.3 million residents of Gaza must be treated as human beings. He warned that geopolitical analysis and politics risk overlooking the individual people involved and urged the world to recognize that the ongoing conflict serves neither Israel nor Palestine.