The Interreligious Council of Albania has joined international calls for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as for the release of all hostages.
In a joint statement, representatives of the country's five religious communities emphasize that the violence must stop and that the protection of the lives of innocent civilians, especially women and children, who are the greatest victims of the conflict, must be guaranteed.
The ICRC condemns the forced displacement of the population, the obstruction of humanitarian aid, and the destruction of basic infrastructure, describing this as a grave violation of human dignity.
"Lasting peace can only be built on justice, mercy and mutual respect," the response states, calling on world leaders and international institutions to increase efforts to end the conflict and provide necessary humanitarian assistance.
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The Interreligious Council of Albania, as a representative of the five religious communities of the country, has been closely following over the years every national and international concern that has violated social peace and social coexistence. Today, we, the religious communities in Albania, join our voices with the international calls of the Religions for Peace Europe organization, an institution of which we are a part, the recent call of the Latin and Orthodox Patriarchates of Jerusalem, the call of 80 Orthodox rabbis from around the world, Islamic and Christian communities from around the world, the UN and other international institutions, where with their appeal, they express deep concern for the dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank, demanding an immediate end to the war and the release of all hostages.
The ICRC calls for an end to violence and for the protection of the lives of innocent civilians, especially women and children, who are the greatest victims of this conflict. The forced displacement of the population, the obstruction of humanitarian aid and the destruction of basic infrastructure cannot be justified in any way and constitute a grave violation of human dignity.
In the spirit of interfaith solidarity and the moral responsibility that religion carries, the Interfaith Council of Albania reaffirms that lasting peace can only be built on justice, mercy and mutual respect.
We call on world leaders, international institutions, and all people of goodwill to step up efforts to end the conflict, to immediately provide the necessary humanitarian assistance, and to pave the way for a just and lasting peace in and around the Holy Land.
God bless the peacemakers!
The Board of the Presidency of the Interreligious Council of Albania:
Mons. Gjergj Meta, President of the Episcopal Conference of Albania, Chairman of the INFSH
H. Bujar Spahiu, Chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania
His Beatitude Joan, Archbishop of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania
H. Dede Edmond Brahimaj, World Grandfather of the Bektashi Order
Pastor Ergest Biti, President of the Evangelical Brotherhood of Albania
