Church leaders, diplomats urge action against Israeli settler attacks in occupied West Bank
Delegates from over 20 countries—including the UK, Russia, China, Japan, Jordan, and members of the European Union—visited the town on Monday in a show of solidarity with the local Palestinian community.
Speaking in Taybeh, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III and Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa condemned a recent attack in which settlers set fire to land near a church.
They accused Israeli authorities of failing to respond to urgent calls for help during the incident.
A visit by the head clergymen of several Christian denominations to the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, July 14, 2025 (AFP)
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