
Pope Francis described the end of Hamas' cease-fire with Israel as "painful" and called on all parties involved to reach a new cease-fire agreement as soon as possible.
The Pope also said that his prayers are with the hostages in Gaza and the lack of necessary aid in the Palestinian territory.
The Pope's message was read by an aide during his homily today, which he delivered from inside his Vatican residence rather than from the balcony as usual.
We recall that Israel has carried out massive airstrikes in the city of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, since the inhabitants considered it the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Residents of the eastern Gaza Strip had been notified by the Israeli army to move south. But Israel believes some Hamas leaders are still in the city, where many civilians have taken refuge after fleeing the northern areas.
Gaza's Health Ministry, run by Hamas, says more than 200 people have been killed in the latest wave of Israeli attacks.
The number of people killed in Gaza since the start of the war on October 7 has reached 15,200, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
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