In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Azar talks about the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Palestinian Christians, diaconal work, and how to preach hope during times of war.
LWF and partners condemn the killing of aid workers in Gaza and call for an immediate ceasefire, as well as for the lifting of all restrictions that prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid to a population in desperate need.
Dr Fadi Atrash, CEO of the LWF Augusta Victoria-Hospital in East Jerusalem, has briefed humanitarian staff in different embassies in Geneva on the health care situation in Gaza. After five months of military action, it is “beyond imagination or…
Five months since the attack of Hamas on Israel, and the start of the military operation in Gaza, negotiations for a ceasefire, and the release of Hamas-held hostages have yielded no solution. LWF is deeply concerned about the loss of life, and…
Three months after the Hamas attack on Israel and the start of the war on Gaza, cancer patients are stranded at the LWF’s Augusta Victoria Hospital. In an interview, LWF Jerusalem Representative Sieglinde Weinbrenner talks about…
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, as part of their travel to the Middle East.
Augusta-Victoria-Hospital in East Jerusalem provides live-saving cancer and kidney treatment to Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza. Currently, 99 patients from Gaza and their companions are being attended to at the…
Doctors have run out of basic medications to treat the injured and hospitals no longer have drugs for cancer patients or those facing other life-threatening illnesses
In a public statement, the Thirteenth LWF Assembly voiced concerns about the violence and loss of lives in Israel-Palestine, calling upon the international community and the Government of Israel to respect and ensure access to…
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt visited the LWF member church in the Holy Land and the LWF World Service program in Jerusalem from 18-25 January 2023. She was deeply impressed by the work of the LWF Vocational Training Centers and…
