Pope Leo on Trump’s Gaza peace plan: ‘Up to now it appears to be a sensible proposal’

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday referred to as President Trump’s Gaza peace plan “reasonable” when speaking to reporters.

“Up to now it appears a sensible proposal,” the pope mentioned, based on Vatican Information, additionally saying he needs Hamas would go along with the plan “inside the established timeframe.”

“It’s necessary, nonetheless, that there be a ceasefire and the discharge of the hostages. However there are components there that I believe are very attention-grabbing, and I hope Hamas will settle for it inside the established time-frame,” he added.

Trump would chair a global “board of peace” to control and rebuild Gaza inside a 20-point plan that the White Home unveiled Monday, which describes an finish to the Israel-Hamas conflict and a transition towards peace.

The president would oversee the framework and funding for Gaza’s rebuilding till the Palestinian Authority has reached situations to achieve governance in Gaza.

“This physique will name on the very best worldwide requirements to create trendy and environment friendly governance that serves the individuals of Gaza and is conducive to attracting funding,” based on the plan.

Israel’s conflict in Gaza has devastated the territory, leading to mass loss of life and destruction of infrastructure. The conflict, which started with a brutal assault by Hamas on Israel, will attain its two-year mark subsequent Tuesday.

In July, an Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the one Catholic church in Gaza killing three individuals and wounding 10 others, together with the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli.

The pope mentioned in a publish final month on the social platform X that he was conveying “my profound closeness to the Palestinian individuals in Gaza, who proceed to dwell in worry and to outlive in unacceptable situations, compelled as soon as once more from their very own lands.”

“Earlier than Almighty God, who commanded ‘Thou shalt not kill,’ and all through human historical past, each particular person at all times has an inviolable dignity, to be revered and upheld. I renew my enchantment for a ceasefire, the discharge of hostages, and a negotiated diplomatic answer,” he added.