Vatican City –
Pope Francis calling for war between Hamas and Israel ended amid growing fears of an expanding war. The world Catholic leader also called for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into the region Gaza Strip while the war was raging.
As reported AFPMonday (23/10/2023), Pope Francis made this call after delivering the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican, on Sunday (22/10) local time.
“War is always defeat, it is the destruction of human brotherhood. Brothers, stop! Stop!” said Pope Francis.
“I repeat my call for spaces to be opened, for humanitarian aid to continue to arrive, and for the hostages to be released,” he stressed.
The war between Hamas and Israel broke out after the group that controls the Gaza Strip launched a deadly attack on the Jewish state on October 7. Israeli officials reported that more than 1,400 people, some of them civilians, were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks.
Massive air attacks were then launched by the Israeli military against the Gaza Strip for more than two weeks to retaliate against Hamas attacks. Gaza health authority reports say more than 4,600 people died as a result of Israeli air strikes.
“War, any war that occurs in the world – I also think of the tormented Ukraine – is a defeat,” Pope Francis said in his statement.
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2023-10-23 05:18:38
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