Castel Gandolfo, Italy (AP) – Pope Leo XIV Renewed your call on Sunday for an immediate Struggle in GazaAsk the international community to respect international laws and the responsibility of protecting citizens.
“I once again call for the immediate end to the vandalism of this war and for a peaceful resolution for conflict,” Pontiff said at the end of his Sunday Angelus prayer to his summer retreat in Castail Gandolfo.
Pope Leo also expressed for his “deep grief” Israeli attack on the only Catholic Church in Gaza Strip On Thursday, three people died and 10 others including Parish priests were injured.
The Pope said, “I appeal to the international community for inspecting the human law and respecting the obligation to protect the citizens, as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, indiscriminate use of force and forced displacement of the population.”
The shelling of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza also damaged the church complex, where hundreds of Palestinians have taken refuge from the Israeli-Hamas war, which is now in its 21st month. Israel regretted that it was described as an accident and said it was investigating.
The Pope said on the first Sunday on Sunday, “We need to release arms and leave arms.
“The world no longer tolerates war,” Leo told reporters that they were waiting for him outside the Cathedral.
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