Pope Francis called on the parties to the conflict in the Middle East to stop the fighting. transmits TASS. According to him, war is always a defeat.
“Cease fire! My brothers, stop. War is defeat, always defeat. The Pope said that humanitarian aid should be guaranteed in the Gaza Strip and all hostages should be released.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The IDF’s intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, goods, electricity and fuel supplies to the region. Israel announced to the UN on October 13 that 1.1 million Palestinians would be evacuated to southern Gaza ahead of the ground operation.
formerly israel accused A scorched earth policy is being implemented in Gaza.