The pontiff urged an immediate end to the ongoing war and a peaceful resolution to the conflict during his Sunday prayer. He expressed deep sorrow over an Israeli attack on a Catholic church in Gaza that resulted in three deaths and ten injuries. Additionally, he called on the international community to adhere to humanitarian laws and protect civilians, while also criticizing the use of indiscriminate force and collective punishment. He emphasized the necessity for dialogue and an abandonment of weapons, stating that the world no longer tolerates war.
I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The world no longer tolerates war.
I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment.
I express my deep sorrow for the Israeli attack on the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, which killed three and wounded ten others, including the parish priest.
We need to dialogue and abandon weapons. The shelling of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza also damaged the church compound, where hundreds of Palestinians were sheltering.
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