Pope Francis has called for all parties in the Israel-Hamas war to “immediately stop the bombs and missiles and end hostile attitudes.”
Pope warns That The World On The Brink Of The Abyss Without Two States, True Peace Remains Distant – Pope Speaks On Holy Land War
Pope Francis has called for all parties in the Israel-Hamas war to “immediately stop the bombs and missiles and end hostile attitudes.”
The Pope called for a “global ceasefire,” because “we are on the brink of the abyss.”
According to Vatican News, the Pope made the appeal in an interview with the Italian newspaper ‘La Stampa,’ on Monday while commenting on events in the Holy Land, following the attacks by Hamas and the war that is destroying the cities of the Gaza Strip.
“There was the Oslo agreement, so clear, with the solution of the two states. Until that agreement is applied, true peace remains distant,” the Pope said.
Pope Francis urged everyone to pray for peace, expressing his belief that dialogue is the only path toward a peaceful future regarding the many ongoing conflicts.
The Pope who called for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine explained his opposition to defining any war as “just,” preferring to say it is legitimate to defend oneself but said it is necessary to avoid “justifying wars, which are always wrong.”
He expressed his fear of a military escalation across the Middle East but said he entertained some hope “because confidential meetings are taking place to try to reach an agreement. A truce would already be a good result.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently rejected the prospect of Palestinian statehood after the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Netanyahu during a recent press conference also vowed to resist any pressure from the United States on the matter.
