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Pope Leo XIV argued this Sunday that the creation of a Palestinian state is “the only solution” to the conflict, “but Israel still does not accept it.” “We all know that, for the moment, Israel still does not accept this solution, but we consider it the only possible one,” the Pope said in statements to the press during his trip from Turkey to Lebanon, where he is visiting. “We are also friends of Israel and we seek to play a mediating role between both parties to help them find a fair solution for all,” Leo XIV explained in Italian. The Pontiff answered two questions from Turkish journalists during the flight, following the custom of his more recent predecessors who took advantage of plane trips to talk to the press.