Pope Leo XIV appeals to Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave ‘yet more worrying and saddening.’
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00:00Pope Leo XIV appeals to Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the
00:07Palestinian enclave, quote, yet more worrying and saddening. The Pope says, quote, I renew my
00:13fervent appeal to allow for the entry of fair humanitarian help and to bring an end to the
00:18hostilities, the devastating price of which is paid by children, the elderly, and the sick.
00:23The appeal came at the end of the Pope's audience when he added a few words to his prepared text.
00:28Pope Leo, however, did not mention the Russia-Ukraine peace talks that U.S. President Donald Trump
00:33expressed interest in hosting. In his first Sunday message on May 11, the new Pope also called for an
00:39immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the release of all Israeli hostages held by militant group Hamas.