Pope Francis on Gaza: ‘This is cruelty, not war’

Pope Francis speaks of his heartbreak at the scenes from Gaza where ‘They bomb children. This is cruelty. This is not war.’ In Israel’s nearly 15-month-long onslaught on Gaza, Pope Francis has held nightly phone calls with the Gaza parish. Israel summoned the Vatican ambassador to protest against the Pope’s comments

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