Pope Francis calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The world Catholic leader has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in occupied Palestine.

Mar 5, 2024 - 10:50
Pope Francis calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Pope Francis calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

 Pope Francis, who was speaking in his weekly prayer, has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, stressing the urgency of releasing Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and increasing humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip. Previously, the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of the Persian Gulf, Jassem Al-Badawi, and the representatives of Morocco, Jordan and Egypt, have emphasized their solidarity with the Palestinian state, and have once again called for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and to send humanitarian aid for the people of the area where we continue to be attacked by the army of the illegal Israeli regime. At the same time, the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, has also mentioned the situation in the Gaza Strip as not humanitarian and emphasized the urgency of an immediate cessation of hostilities in the area.

The Vice President of the United States has asked the Zionist administration of Israel to prepare the necessary conditions for more aid to enter the region. The United Nations Security Council has also issued a statement expressing its concern over the continued Israeli attacks targeting the gatherings of Palestinian citizens in the humanitarian aid distribution area in the north of the Gaza Strip. The council has also called for increased humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, protection of Palestinian citizens and the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip. Thousands of children have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza The Israeli regime, which is fully supported by the imperialist powers, especially the United States, continues to ignore the order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stop the genocide against the Palestinian citizens of the Gaza Strip and until now has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians in October last year and injured around 70 thousand others, most of them women and small children.