Pope Francis on Sunday reiterated his
call for a ceasefire in Gaza and asked for humanitarian aid be
allowed to enter the enclave and for Hamas to release the
hostages in took in the October 7 attacks on Israel.
During his Angelus address to the faithful in St Peter's Square,
the pontiff invited people to "continue praying for the terrible
situation in Israel and Palestine.
"Cease the fire," the pope said. "War is always a defeat,
always.
"May nobody ever give up the hope of laying aside all weapons".
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