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Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the recent Israeli air strikes on
Gaza, expressing sorrow over the bombing of children in the Gaza Strip
the previous day, Anadolu reports.

�Yesterday, children were bombed. This is not war. This is cruelty. I
want to say this because it touches my heart,� he told members of the
Roman Curia, the Vatican�s central administration.

He also lamented that Israeli air strikes had prevented Cardinal
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the highest representative of the Catholic
Church in the Holy Land, from entering Gaza.

Israel has killed more than 45,000 people, most of them women and
children, in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, and reduced
the territory to rubble.

On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants
for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense
Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in
Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of
Justice for its military campaign in the enclave.

The pontiff has also called for an investigation to determine if
Israel�s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts
from an upcoming new book.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241221-pope-francis-condemns-israeli-cruelty-in-gaza/

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