Three days after the Israeli strike against the church of Gaza which left three dead, the Pope denounced “the blind use of the force” at the end of the prayer of the Angelus this Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV called this Sunday to end the “Barbarism” of the war in Gaza and “The blind use of force”a few days after a deadly Israeli strike against a Catholic church. “I ask once again the immediate end of the barbarism of this war and a peaceful resolution of the conflict”said Léon XIV at the end of the prayer of the Angelus, after the death of three people Thursday in the Catholic church of the Gaza Strip alone.
“This act, unfortunately, is added to the ongoing military attacks against the civilian populations and the places of worship of Gaza”recalled the pope on Sunday. “I appeal to the international community to respect humanitarian laws and the obligation to protect civilians, as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of the force and the forced displacement of the populations”he added.
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced Thursday the death of three people in an Israeli strike on the Catholic Church of the Gaza Strip alone, a refuge for this small community since the start of the war 21 months ago.
Pope Léon XIV received a telephone call on Friday from Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, to whom he “Reaffirmed the urgency of protecting places of worship and especially all the faithful and all people in Palestine and Israel”according to a Vatican press release.
The same day, Benyamin Netanyahu said he regrets “deeply” this strike, recognizing a “error” and announcing that Israel would lead a “Investigation of this incident”.
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot described as«inadmissible» The bombing of this church “Placed under the historic protection of France”.