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VATICAN CITY (ALETIHAD) - Pope Francis made an urgent plea for a halt to the conflict in Gaza on Sunday, calling for humanitarian aid and help for those injured to ease the “very grave” situation.
“I keep thinking about the grave situation in Palestine and Israel where many people have lost their lives. I pray you to stop in the name of god, cease the fire,” he said, speaking to crowds in St Peter’s Square after his weekly Angelus prayer.
“I hope that all will be done to avoid the conflict from widening, that the injured will be rescued, and aid will arrive to the population of Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is very grave,” he said.
Francis has already called for the creation of humanitarian corridors and has said a two-state solution was needed to put an end to the war. The Pope said that his prayers were also addressed to the Nepal earthquake victims, Afghan refugees, and the victims in Italy’s floods.
