Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut and urged Lebanese leaders to make peace their highest priority, while calling for a two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict.

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The Pope defended creation of a Palestinian state as the only solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict while visiting Lebanon, saying Israel still did not accept it.

Juan Cole, Shibley Telhami, David Darmofal, Helen Clark

Pope Leo XIV visited Beirut, urged Lebanese to stay in their country and reiterated support for a two‑state solution for Palestine, which Israel has not accepted.

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