So, why don't you urge the Church(es) to intervene: the life of terrorists is no longer in danger, after Israelis offered them safe passage to a third country; their goal is therere is no longer consitent with that of the clergy, which is to give sanctuary. As of now, these "gunmen" have purely political goals.
I appreciate you sympathy for the "gunmen," but they are not "bearing... arms inside the Church:" they stormed it with those guns. One bears arms inside the church when he accidentally forgets to leave the gun at the door upon entering for prayer.
The IDF filling this Church where Christ was born, filling it with noise, screaches -- it is a blasphemy just like the bearing of arms inside the Church by the Palestinians.
So, why don't you urge the Church(es) to intervene.
The Church has made it clear that the situation will be resolved when Israel observes its treaty with the Vatican and withdraws from this confrontation.
I appreciate you sympathy for the "gunmen," but they are not "bearing... arms inside the Church:" they stormed it with those guns.
I have no sympathy for them per se. I have no sympathy with armed Muslim Palestinian terrorists. But that is not a precise description of this situation; there are many more people involved than just the armed Muslims. In this situation the IDF is where they are not supposed to be under treaty, and when they withdraw, the the armed Palestinians will leave the Church.