The pope revealed on Saturday that he was suffering from bronchitis as he looked out the window of his private study in the Apostolic Palace, prayed the Angelus and asked for talks to be speeded up to reach a new agreement. ‘Immediate’ ceasefire between Israel Hamas in Gaza shouted: “Enough, please! Stop!” “
“I remember with pain every day the suffering of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples as a result of the ongoing hostilities,” the pope said during the Angelus prayer at the Vatican.
Francis also called for “urgent” humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians. «Thousands killed, injured, displaced and massive destruction “They cause suffering and have huge consequences for weak, defenseless people who believe their futures are compromised,” he noted.
The next question is: “Are we really going to build a better world this way?” Have you really considered making peace?». The Pope thus reflected on the Gaza war that began on October 7 with an attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which left some 1,200 people dead and 240 abducted, while Israel responded by attacking civilians and combatants in the Gaza Strip. respond. Gaza.
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Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 30,000 Palestinians and thousands more are missing. At the same time, more than 1.3 million people have been displaced and face a catastrophic humanitarian situation and the threat of famine, while receiving almost no assistance. Two-thirds of them are women and children.
Likewise, he demanded the release of those kidnapped by Hamas. I encourage continued negotiations to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and throughout the region, so that hostages can be quickly released and returned to their anxiously awaiting relatives, and civilians can safely receive the emergency humanitarian assistance they deserve,” he noted.