The Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, presided over Sunday Mass in Bkerké.
During this Mass, Caritas Lebanon launched its annual campaign under the slogan “From Your Hand to the Door of Heaven.”
In his sermon, al-Rahi emphasized that true heroism lies in avoiding war, not in waging it.
He stressed that the current state of division and mistrust, which hinders the functioning of the state, cannot continue.
Al-Rahi said, “Let everyone put above all else the goal of building national unity through new means and a new language, especially loyalty to our ultimate homeland, Lebanon.”
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Egyptian Ambassador to Romania Moayad el Delei has slammed Israeli attempts to block humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
During a meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Lumini?a Odobescu to discuss the situation in the Palestinian enclave and recent escalation, the diplomat said Israeli attempts to block the aid and force the Palestinians to leave their territory is considered a violation of the international humanitarian law.
The meeting was held upon a request from the Arab and Islamic group in Romania. It was àttended by the ambassadors of Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia and Pakistan, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on its Facebook page.
The ambassador called for exerting more efforts to cease fire and exchange prisoners and detainees, said the Foreign Ministry, pointing out that the diplomats also reviewed with the Romanian top diplomat the conditions in the West Bank and attacks by Jewish settlers on the Palestinians.
The Romanian foreign minister said that the condition
s in the occupied territories became dangerous, adding she is in permanent contact with her counterparts to pressure Israel to reach a truce and deliver humanitarian aid to the Gazans.
She repeated her country’s stance on the importance of the two- state solution and rejection of the displacement on Palestinians.
She hailed efforts exerted by Egypt and Qatar in cooperation with other countries to achieve peace in the region.
Source: State Information Service Egypt