Vatican City: Pope meets with relatives of Gaza conflicts victims

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The Pope met on Wednesday with relatives of Palestinians suffering from Israeli bombardment. The Pontiff expressed his spiritual closeness to the suffering of each one and called for an end to hostilities and respect for human life. teleSUR
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00:00 Pope Francis received at the Vatican a delegation of relatives of victims, both from Palestine
00:05 and Israel, and renewed his call for peace.
00:08 The Supreme Pontiff expressed during the meeting that the safety of all innocent people in
00:13 Gaza, both Palestinians and Israelis, must be ensured.
00:17 Furthermore, the Pope, during the conversation with the Palestinians, stated that it would
00:21 be a good idea to personally visit the territory and help stop the genocide, not without first
00:27 consulting with diplomats.
00:29 In the meantime, Francis asked the faithful to pray for peace in the world and in the
00:34 Holy Land, and stressed that differences be resolved in dialogue and negotiation, and
00:40 not with a mountain of dead.

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