Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling for an international peace summit to end the violence between Israel and Hamas. 

Speaking at a conference in Cairo on Saturday, Abbas reiterated his “complete rejection of the killing of civilians on both sides.” He also urged the “release of all civilians, prisoners, and detainees,” likely alluding to some 210 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Let us hope and pray that the president of Palestine can influence other people to his way of thinking. No war ever serves a purpose, except to create more hostility between enemies, and in conclusion is more chaotic than the situation was before the war started.

President Mahmoud Abbas is a good man and human being.