As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas yesterday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – aimed at finalizing a ceasefire deal based on a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump – the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauded it as an “important and long-awaited first step.” Nevertheless, he cautioned that nothing is “entirely clear or definite yet.” “Many questions remain unanswered, and much still needs to be defined. We must not delude ourselves, but we are pleased that something new and positive is on the horizon,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said on Sunday.
