Pope Francis criticized this Monday what he called the “shameful inability” of the international community to end the war in the Middle East, a year after the devastating attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel.
“A year ago, the fuse of hatred was lit; he did not spit, but exploded into a spiral of violence,” he said in an open letter to Catholics in the region.
“It seems that few people care about what is most needed and what is most desired: dialogue and peace,” he wrote. “Violence never brings peace. History proves this, but years and years of conflict seem to have taught us nothing.”
Francis, who has also made Monday a day of fasting and prayers for peace for Catholics around the world, has been more outspoken in recent weeks about the conflict between Hamas and Israel and has become more vocal in his criticism of the campaign. Israeli military.
On September 29, the 87-year-old pontiff criticized Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as well as civilians, suggesting the airstrikes were “beyond morality.”
In the same month, the pope called Israel’s actions in Lebanon “unacceptable” and called on the international community to do everything possible to stop the fighting.
In this Monday’s letter, Francis addressed directly the inhabitants of Gaza: “I am with you, the people of Gaza, who have been in trouble and in a difficult situation for a long time. You are in my thoughts and prayers daily,” he wrote.
“I am with you, who were forced to leave your homes, abandon school and work, and find a place of refuge from the bombings. I am with you who are afraid to look up for fear that fire will rain from the heavens,” he said.
Source: Reuters
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