Tensions between Israel and Palestine have once again resulted in missiles firing over the sky of the Holy Land... <\/p>\n
...leaving debris, dead bodies, and hundreds of wounded people in their wake. <\/p>\n
The conflict between Jews and Palestinians has extended for generations. Now the tension is escalating because of two primary reasons. <\/p>\n
The first: government restrictions imposed on Israel during Ramadan which upset Palestinian Muslims. <\/p>\n
Then, tempers flared over a threat posed by the Israeli government to evict Palestinian families from a Jerusalem neighborhood and occupy their land.<\/p>\n
The situation has become violent.<\/p>\n
Christians in Jerusalem and Gaza are concerned by the recent escalating confrontations. They are responding by praying for peace. This Spanish priest describes the situation in Jerusalem. <\/p>\n
JUAN ANTONIO RUIZ<\/strong> The unrest has been getting worse... we didn't expect it to become such a terrible and sad situation for everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n But he also says there are signs of hope, such as a Mass held for the feast of the Ascension, which united the small Christian community in the area to pray for peace.<\/p>\n JUAN ANTONIO RUIZ<\/strong> The current situation in the Holy Land is also a source of concern for the United Nations.<\/p>\n ST\u00c9PHANE DUJARRIC A curfew has been reinstated in the city of Jerusalem. This time it is not due to coronavirus, but because of the ongoing violence in the city.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Javier Romero<\/p>\n TR: JM<\/p>\n RR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 13, 2021. Christians concerned about the escalating confrontation pray for peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aXjVO55zyBA","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bterrasantatensioneng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bterrasantatensionint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDirector, Spanish Biblical and Archaeological Institute (Jerusalem)
\n'It has been getting worse and worse. We have been hearing gunfire for 3 nights now, several missiles and bombings, and that is why we are very concerned. We don't know what's going to happen, there's a lot of uncertainty'.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSpanish Biblical and Archaeological Institute (Jerusalem)
\n'We are convinced that prayer will help the situation, since the Holy Land, at this moment, is in need of peace.'<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSpokesperson, Secretary-General, United Nations
\n\u201cThis spiraling escalation must cease immediately. The United Nations is working with all relevant parties to de-escalate the situation urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n