Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (the senior Roman Catholic bishop overseeing the Holy Land and wider Middle East), made a solidarity visit to Gaza to show support for the territory's beleaguered Christian community. During the visit, he participated in interfaith dialogue at Al-Azhar University and planted an olive tree as a symbol of peace. The visit underscores the precarious situation of Gaza's small Christian minority amid ongoing conflict in the territory.