And he said pope87-year-old, in an open letter to Catholic Christians in the region, “The fuse of hatred was lit a year ago, and it did not explode, but it set off a spiral of violence.”
He added, “It seems that few people care about what is most needed and what is most desired: dialogue and peace… Violence does not bring peace never. History proves this, yet years and years of conflict seem to have taught us nothing,” according to Reuters.
And he spoke Pope Francis More frankly in the last few weeks about the conflict between agitation And Israel has become more clear in its criticism of the Israeli military campaign.
The Pope also made Monday a day in which Catholics around the world fast and pray for peace.
He criticized the Pope on September 29 Israeli air strikes On Lebanon, which resulted in death Hassan Nasrallah The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, in addition to civilians, said that the air strikes “exceeded the limits of morality.”
Earlier in September, the Pope described the actions Israel in Lebanon as “unacceptable”, and called on the international community to do everything in its power to stop the fighting.
The Pope spoke in his message on Monday to Residents of Gaza Directly saying, “I am with you, people GazaYou who have been suffering for a long time and are subjected to severe distress. My heart goes out to you and I pray for you daily.”
He added, “I am with you, you who were forced to leave your homes, education, and work and were forced to look for a place to take shelter from the bombing. I am with you, you who are afraid to look up for fear that the sky will rain fire.”
