Monitoring Desk
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has condemned a resurgence of violence in the Middle East, calling on both sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to engage in a “sincere search for peace.”
The increasing death spiral only closes the glimmers of trust that exist between the two peoples, said the pope on Sunday following his traditional Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis (86) cited 10 Palestinians, including a woman, killed in a raid by the Israeli army on a refugee camp in the West Bank, and also an attack by a Palestinian on Friday that killed seven Israelis outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem.
The pope further said that since the beginning of 2023, several Palestinians have been killed in clashes with the Israeli army.
Pope Francis’ appeal to two governments
Pope Francis appealed to the international community and the two governments to find other ways without delay, including dialogue and the sincere search for peace. “It is with great sorrow that I learn of the news coming from the Holy Land,” he added.
