2023-10-08 17:11:00
In a devastating development of the crisis in the Middle East, Israeli media reported that the death toll from Hamas attacks in Israel reached 600 murders. The Haartez and Times of Israel newspapers, along with several Israeli television channels, reported that more than 600 Israelis, including civilians and soldiers, They lost their lives in attacks launched by the Palestinian Islamist movement from the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed more than 2,000 injuries as a result of the attacks, although it still officially confirmed the death toll. The situation in the region is increasingly tense, with a significant increase in the number of victims on both sides of the conflict.
In the midst of this escalation of violence, Pope Francis made an urgent call for peace in the region. From St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, during the Angelus prayer, Bergoglio expressed his concern and pain regarding what is happening in Israel.
«Please stop the attacks and weapons, I ask you.” the Pope urged the gathered faithful. He emphasized that “terrorism and war do not lead to any solution, only to the death and suffering of so many innocents.” The Pope affirmed that “every war is a defeat” and called for prayer for peace in Israel and Palestine.
Although the Pope did not make specific reference to the Gaza Strip or the Palestinian group Hamas, his message was clear: the urgent need to end the violence and find a peaceful solution to the conflict that has already claimed hundreds of lives.
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