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Sun 22 Dec 2024 5:10 pm - Jerusalem Time

Pope Francis again condemns the "cruelty" of Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip


Pope Francis on Sunday again condemned the "cruelty" of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, after doing so on Saturday, sparking protests from Israel, which accused him of "double standards."


“With pain I think of Gaza, of all this cruelty, of children being shot at, of the bombing of schools and hospitals. What cruelty,” the pontiff said after the Angelus prayer.

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Pope Francis again condemns the "cruelty" of Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip

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