Pope Francis: “No one can prevent the arrival of aid to Gaza”

Pope Francis says this on the occasion of the Angelus from the balcony of St. Peter's

ROME – In Gaza “humanitarian aid must be able to reach those who need it and no one can prevent it”. Pope Francis says this on the occasion of the Angelus from the balcony of St. Peter’s and adds: “The day after tomorrow an international conference on the humanitarian situation in Gaza will be held in Jordan, convened by the King of Jordan, the President of Egypt and by the Secretary General of the United Nations. While I thank them for this important initiative, I encourage the international community to act urgently, by all means, to help the war-exhausted population of Gaza.

POPE FRANCIS: “TO MAKE PEACE YOU NEED MUCH MORE COURAGE THAN TO WAKE WAR”

“Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the invocation of peace in the Vatican, at which the Israeli president, the late Shimon Peres, and the Palestinian president, Abu Mazen, were present. That meeting testifies that shaking hands is possible and that to make peace takes courage, much more courage than to make war”, adds the Pope.
“Therefore I encourage the ongoing negotiations between the parties, because they are not easy, and I hope that the proposals for peace and for the ceasefire, on all fronts and for the release of the hostages, are immediately accepted for the good of the Palestinians and the Israelis”, concludes the Pontiff.