The Pope's call came during his weekly public mass in the Vatican auditorium, where crowds twice interrupted his applause as he appealed for an end to the 22-month genocidal war.
The Pope's call came during his weekly mass in the Vatican hall, and the crowd interrupted him with applause twice as he appealed for an end to the ongoing war on Gaza, while stressing the need to put an end to the destruction in the Strip.
"I call for a permanent ceasefire, facilitation of safe access for humanitarian aid, and full respect for humanitarian law," he said.
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The Pope cited international law, which stipulates the obligation to protect civilians and "prohibits collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations."
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The genocide left 62,895 Palestinians dead, 158,927 wounded, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that claimed the lives of 313 Palestinians, including 119 children.
