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He Papa Francisco Today he called for an end to military operations in the Gaza Strip, the release of hostages and a solution to the Palestinian issue in
He Papa Francisco Today he called for an end to military operations in the Gaza Strip, the release of hostages and a solution to the Palestinian issue in his Christmas message, which he read from a balcony on the façade of St Peter’s Basilica before the blessing.Urbi and Orbi‘.
In this message, in which Pope Francis catalogs the world’s conflicts, he asked that peace “come Israel and Palestine, where war is shaking the lives of this population” and added: “I support both, in particular the Christian communities of Gaza, the parish A loopand the entire Holy Land.”
The pope assured that he “carries in his heart pain for the victims of the terrible attack of October 7,” although he did not mention it. Hamas Islamistsand renewed his call “for the release of those still held hostage.”
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And he continued: “I ask that military operationswith its dramatic consequences in terms of innocent civilian casualties, and that the desperate humanitarian situation be remedied by allowing aid to arrive.”
On the other hand, he called for “not to continue to incite violence and hatred, but to find a solution to the Palestinian issue through sincere and persistent dialogue between the parties, backed by strong political will and the support of the international community.” community.”
This Sunday, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Sara Netanyahu sent an open letter to Pope Francis asking for his “personal intervention” and “his influence” on the situation. release of 129 hostages still persists as he believed that the pontiff’s intervention could be decisive in saving their lives.
On November 22, Francisco received a group of relatives of some of the hostages held by Hamas and asked for a new truce so that they could all be released, as well as for a meeting with people close to them. Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip.
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During the message, he also asked to stop war in UkraineSyria, Yemen, or an end to tensions between the two Koreas and Sudan, South Sudan, Cameroon or the Democratic Republic of Congo.
And he called for an end to weapons production and criticized the allocation of huge government funds to weapons.
“But to say no to war, you must say no guns. Because if a person whose heart is unstable and wounded finds the instruments of death in his hands, sooner or later he will use them. And how can we talk about peace if the production, sale and trade of weapons is increasing?” Francisco noted.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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