Israel accuses pope of ignoring Hamas cruelty in the direction of hostages
For the second time within the final couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza throughout his official remarks.
Throughout his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis accused Israel of “cruelty” relating to its remedy of Gazans.
“And with pain, I think of Gaza, of so much cruelty, of the children being machine-gunned, of the bombings of schools and hospitals. What cruelty,” the Pope mentioned.
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It was unclear which particular occasions the Pope was referring to, though Palestinian social media accounts related to terror teams like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad usually submit about Israeli assaults in Gaza with out positioning them throughout the context of the continued warfare effort in opposition to Hamas.
On Saturday, whereas talking to members of presidency and the Holy See, the pope additionally accused Israel of cruelty, saying, “Yesterday children were bombed. This is cruelty; this is not war.”
The pope’s feedback on Saturday drew a pointy response from the international ministry.
“Cruelty is when terrorists hide behind children while attempting to murder Israeli children; cruelty is when 100 hostages, including a baby and children, are held and mistreated by terrorists for 442 days,” Israeli Overseas Minister Gideon Sa’ar mentioned. “Unfortunately, the pope has chosen to ignore all of this.”
A spokesman for the Overseas Ministry mentioned that Pope Francis’ feedback are “particularly disappointing as they are disconnected from the true and factual context of Israel’s fight against jihadist terrorism — a multi-front war that was forced upon it starting on October 7.”
“Enough with the double standards and the singling out of the Jewish state and its people,” he added.
A navy spokesman instructed French information company AFP that it was not clear which incident the pope was referring to when saying that youngsters had been bombed.
The IDF instructed AFP that it struck “several terrorists who were operating in a military structure belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization and posed a threat to IDF troops operating in the area.”
It additionally mentioned, “the reported number of casualties resulting from the strike does not align with the information” obtainable to the navy.
Whereas the pope has persistently known as for peace and a ceasefire, as he did through the Sunday prayer, his tone in the direction of Israel has grown more and more vital in latest weeks.
In November, the pope additionally appeared to accuse Israel of genocide. In a e-book excerpt, he said that some worldwide specialists declare that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide.”
In an official letter to Center Jap Catholics, despatched on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas assaults, Pope Francis didn’t point out Hamas by identify and even make specific reference to the massacres and atrocities dedicated by the fear group.
The Vatican acquired destructive press just lately after a Nativity scene created by Palestinian artists was displayed in Rome exhibiting child Jesus mendacity in a manger on prime of a Palestinian keffiyeh.
Prior to now few years, a number of pro-Palestinian activists have proclaimed that Jesus was really Palestinian, regardless of biblical narratives clearly calling him a Jew.
Pope Francis additionally accused Israel of stopping the Catholic Bishop of Jerusalem from coming into Gaza throughout his statements on Saturday. The IDF requires all NGOs and assist organizations to rearrange visits to Gaza by them. It’s not clear if the bishop was denied entry or had not but acquired authorization.
Nonetheless, on Sunday, the IDF allowed Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the pinnacle of the Catholic Church within the Holy Land, to enter Gaza and have fun a pre-Christmas Mass with members of the Strip’s small Christian neighborhood.
This text was initially revealed by All Israel Information.
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