Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that the “only solution” to the conflict in Gaza is a two-state solution, stressing to be a “mediating voice” between Israel and Palestine.

The pope recently finished his first overseas trip to Turkey since he was elected to the Vatican’s top position in May, and delivered his remarks while on a flight from Turkey to Lebanon, according to Reuters.

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