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Pope Francis, US president Biden discuss Israel-Hamas conflict, other wars: Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and US president Joe Biden mentioned the Israel-Hamas battle and different wars in a phone dialog on Sunday, the Vatican mentioned.
The dialog lasted about 20 minutes and “targeted on battle conditions on this planet and the necessity to establish paths to peace,” the Vatican mentioned.
Israel is making ready for a floor assault on Gaza, two weeks after a Hamas assault in Israel that killed 1,400 individuals.Earlier within the day, Francis advised crowds in St Peter’s Sq. he was deeply saddened by the “grave scenario in Gaza”, the place an Anglican hospital and a Greek Orthodox church had been bombed.
“Brothers, cease,” Pope Francis mentioned.
Biden, who’s a Catholic, mentioned on Saturday that he was speaking to the Israelis when requested if he was encouraging them to delay an invasion of Gaza.
Hamas mentioned it took about 200 hostages through the incursion into communities and army bases in southern Israel.
The pope has a number of occasions known as for the discharge of hostages.
The dialog lasted about 20 minutes and “targeted on battle conditions on this planet and the necessity to establish paths to peace,” the Vatican mentioned.
Israel is making ready for a floor assault on Gaza, two weeks after a Hamas assault in Israel that killed 1,400 individuals.Earlier within the day, Francis advised crowds in St Peter’s Sq. he was deeply saddened by the “grave scenario in Gaza”, the place an Anglican hospital and a Greek Orthodox church had been bombed.
“Brothers, cease,” Pope Francis mentioned.
Biden, who’s a Catholic, mentioned on Saturday that he was speaking to the Israelis when requested if he was encouraging them to delay an invasion of Gaza.
Hamas mentioned it took about 200 hostages through the incursion into communities and army bases in southern Israel.
The pope has a number of occasions known as for the discharge of hostages.
