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Pope pans Israeli moves in Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePope Leo is speaking out against the forced displacement of Gaza civilians amid the Israeli military’s campaign in the Palestinian enclave’s main city.
“Together with the pastors of the churches in the Holy Land, I repeat that there is no future based on violence, forced exile, and revenge,” the pope says during his weekly Angelus prayer.
Leo’s role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become starker since Israel struck the territory’s only Catholic church in July.
“The peoples need peace. Those who truly love them work for peace,” the first pope from the United States adds.
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