Pope Francis calls for an end to the war between Hamas and Israel

2023-10-23 18:35:28

Pope Francis spoke this Sunday and called for an end to the war between Hamas and Israel. The pontiff also called for an increase in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

“War is always a defeat, it is a destruction of human fraternity. Brothers, stop, stop! “, declared the 86-year-old pope after his traditional Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square in Rome (Italy). “I renew my call for spaces to be opened, for humanitarian aid to continue to arrive and for the hostages to be released. »

Pope Francis calls for an end to the war between Hamas and Israel
“War is always a defeat, a destruction of human brotherhood. Brothers, stop, stop!”
And if not a word for the 200 people held hostage by Hamas?
The great forgotten ones! pic.twitter.com/o3Nxsm9E1Z

— Réalité Actuelle (@ReaActuelle) October 22, 2023

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Thousands of civilians dead

On October 7, hundreds of Hamas fighters infiltrated Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, spreading terror in an attack unprecedented since the creation of Israel in 1948. More than 1,400 people were killed in Israel, mostly civilians mowed down by bullets, burned alive or mutilated, according to the Israeli authorities.

In the Gaza Strip, at least 4,651 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in incessant bombardments by the Israeli army, according to the Hamas Health Ministry. Israel intensified its bombing of Gaza overnight from Saturday to Sunday, in preparation for a ground invasion. At the same time, the United States announced the strengthening of its military resources in the region to prevent a widespread conflagration.

Subject to an Israeli blockade since Hamas took power there in 2007, the Gaza Strip has been placed under a “complete siege” since October 9 by Israel, which has cut off water, electricity and food supply. This Saturday, a convoy of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid was able to enter from Egypt.