Pope Francis calls for an investigation into genocide debt in Gaza
Pope Francis calls for an investigation into genocide debt in Gaza
Pope Francis has stated that the allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “thoroughly examined”. This represents one of his sharpest criticism of Israel's war in this area.
to carefully check allegations of genocide
"According to some experts ... what happens what happens in Gaza, the characteristics of a genocide", quotes vatican news the pope from an upcoming book. "These allegations should be carefully examined to determine whether they fit into the technical definition, which was formulated by lawyers and international bodies."
refugee situation in Gaza
The Pope also commented on the refugees and said: "I think primarily of those who leave Gaza while the famine adds their Palestinian brothers and sisters and it is difficult to bring food and help to their territory."
Since the beginning of the war, most Gazans, with some exceptions, have been denied the departure from the area, while almost the entire population has been sold internally by over 2 million people.
book publication and reactions
The excerpts come from the book "Hope never disappointed: pilgrims on the way to a better world", which is to be released on November 19. In response to the report in Vatican News, Yaron Sideman that "on October 7, 2023 there was a massacrous genocide of Israeli citizens", referring to the Hamas attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people died and 250 others were taken.
international reactions to the conflict
"Since then, Israel has exercised his right to self -defense against attempts by seven different fronts to kill its citizens," said Sideman on X. "Any attempt to call it differently is discrimination against the Jewish state."
The 87-year-old Pope is part of a growing number of international personalities and organizations that describe the military operation of Israel in Gaza as a potential genocide.
judgments and reports
Israel is faced with a case that South Africa has strained in front of the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), in which Pretoria accuses the Jewish state of genocide and states that the Israeli leadership is "to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza".
At the beginning of the year, Israel rejected the "grotesque" accusation of the genocide, argued before the ICJ that his war was led to self -defense against Hamas and that it was directed against the military group and not against the Palestinians as a whole.
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