WCC welcomes release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners

File Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Source: WCC

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed the news on Monday 13 October, of the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

"We join their families and communities in celebrating their return to their loved ones, and the end of this painful separation and period of acute uncertainty," said Pillay.

"We welcome the fulfilment of this first step on the path to ending this brutal war, and we acknowledge and congratulate President Trump and all those who contributed to achieving this breakthrough."