# Pope Leo calls for an end to violence against Palestinians in West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/23482

- Reuters, 2026-08-16 12:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/pope-calls-an-end-west-bank-violence-against-palestinians-2026-08-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a81ae7b6576f900016f6988

> Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as attacks by militant settlers surge and the village of Qusra remains under siege.

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