In addition, Pope Francis has made his latest appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza, expressing his “deep regret” for the seven humanitarian workers killed in an Israeli strike.
Pope Francis said, “I reiterate my firm request for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel War On Gaza Strip,” during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, according to Vatican press, the Holy See’s official agency.
He said he was praying for the seven humanitarian workers that World Central Kitchen had murdered.
Before urging everyone to work “tirelessly for an end to this and other wars that continue to bring death and suffering to so many parts of the world,” he added, “let us avoid any irresponsible attempts to escalate the conflict in the region.”
Samantha Power of the US Agency for International Development called the deaths of the seven charity workers in an Israeli bombing “devastating and deeply alarming.”
They “were there to do one thing — to help get food to desperate, starving people,” she said in a statement issued late yesterday. “Their deaths are heartbreaking and extremely concerning, as are the deaths of over 30,000 Palestinians and 200 aid workers in this conflict.”
Regarding the killings in Israel war On Gaza , the speaker said that Israel’s investigation “must be swift, it must bring accountability, and its findings must be made public.” In addition, Israel “needs to take much more action to shield civilians and aid workers from the intolerable numbers of casualties they still suffer as a result of IDF military operations.” Power sent her “deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed.”
The US “will continue to do all we can to deliver humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” stated the president, “but the government of Israel and the IDF must do much more to facilitate this work.” The United States has faced criticism for denouncing Israel verbally without offering the country financial or diplomatic backing.
Yesterday night, police and anti-government protestors clashed outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home on the third day of protests calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza and early elections in Israel.
According to an Israel Police statement on X, the march was authorized and started out peacefully. However, as hundreds of protestors tried to break through the gates to Netanyahu’s house, the march turned violent.
Two protestors allegedly lay beneath a patrol car, and one of them threw a flaming torch at a police officer.
It went on to say that five people were arrested for violating public order.
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