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Pope Francis begs Israel and Hamas to release the hostages
The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Wednesday.
Pope Francis urged for the prompt release of captives kidnapped in conflict between Hamas and Israel on Wednesday, and expressed concern about Gaza’s isolation.
“I ask that the hostages be released immediately,” the 86-year-old Pope stated at the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican.
“It is the right of those who are attacked to defend themselves,” he continued, “but I am very concerned about the total siege that the Palestinians live under in Gaza, where there have also been many innocent victims.”
“Terrorism and extremism do not help reach a solution to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, but fuel hatred, violence, revenge and only make both sides suffer.
“The Middle East does not need war but peace, a peace built on justice, dialogue and the courage of fraternity.”
The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Wednesday.
In Israel, the death toll from Saturday’s shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history.
Meanwhile, Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes.
AFP
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