Patriarch Pizzaballa of Jerusalem is willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza.
In a Monday video conference, Pizzaballa said that he is “ready for an exchange, anything, if this can lead to freedom, to bring the [about a dozen] children home. No problem."
And, "The first thing to do is to try to win the release of the hostages, otherwise there will be no way of stopping [an escalation]. We are willing to help, even me personally."
Pizzaballa had not had any direct contact with Hamas, “You can't talk to Hamas. It is very difficult.”
So far, Israel has killed around 3000 Palestinians and the Gaza 1500 Israelis.
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