The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of three Israeli teenagers whose bodies were recovered on 30 June, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrah. “We pray for their families, all their friends and the extended community that grieves their loss,” he said in a pastoral letter issued on 1 July.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, mwana wa kiume wa aliyekuwa waziri mkuu wa Pakistan Benazir Butto aliyeuwawa, ametoa wito kwa wanasiasa nchini wa Pakistan kuweka maanani juu ya tishio linatokana na uwepo wa makundi ya wanamgambo nchini humo, likiwemo kundi la Taliban.