Pope Francis asked today “Let the shelling stop” in Israel and the Gaza Strip at the end of the Angelus prayer in the Vatican, where he showed his “pain” because “violence exploded, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.”

“Stop the shelling, please.” The pontiff called on the more than 10 thousand faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to listen to him, since “terrorism and war do not lead to any solution.”

Following the rocket attack and raids carried out this Saturday by Hamas, In Israel, at least 350 people were killed and more than 1,800 were injured.which responded with a heavy air offensive that killed at least 400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and wounded nearly 2,000.

“I am following with alarm and pain what is happening in Israel. where the violence spread even faster, leading to hundreds of deaths and injuries,” Francis said at the end of his Sunday prayer as he sought to show his “closeness to the families of the victims.”

And he assured that he was praying “for them and for all those who experience hours of horror and anguish.”

He then asked to “please” stop gun attacks “and that it is clear that terrorism and war do not lead to any solution, only to the death and suffering of so many innocent people. War is a defeat, every war is a defeat.”

“Let’s pray for peace in Israel and Palestine”– he concluded.

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According to the latest data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Among the 313 Gazans killed in the climb were 20 children.

On the Israeli side, it is currently confirmed that about 300 people were killed and 1,864 were injured, of which 19 people are in critical condition, 326 are in serious condition.and the rest have moderate or mild symptoms, Israel’s health ministry said.

For its part, the Israeli army assured that At least 44 military personnel were among the dead. of those who have given their identity, although the number will rise throughout the day as their families are notified.

Some bodies of Israeli soldiers and civilians were recovered. kidnapped in the Gaza Strip by militants.

(according to information from EFE)