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BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| ISRAEL AND THE VATICAN
Pope Leo spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu via telephone today, as the Israeli leader tried to contain the fallout from an Israeli strike that killed 3 Palestinians in a church in Gaza.
It also erupted in the White House with a terse response.
via FT:
The conversation between the Israeli prime minister and the new US-born leader of the Catholic church came after President Donald Trump called Netanyahu on Thursday to express his displeasure over the attack.
The Holy Family Church was struck after “fragments from a shell fired during operational activity in the area hit the church mistakenly”, the Israeli military said. Video from the church showed significant damage, and as many as 10 other people were injured.
The US has also demanded an investigation.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the highest-ranking Catholic official in Jerusalem, told an Italian newspaper on Friday that none of the estimated 600 people who were sheltering in the church believed it was a mistake.
The unfortunate accidental bombing of the Catholic Church has made it almost impossible to house congregants who are homeless.
Pope Leo called for 'negotiations' and a 'ceasefire and an end to the war'. He also expressed a concern for the 'dramatic humanitarian situation of the people of Gaza, the heartbreaking price of which is being paid especially by children and the elderly." As the Vatican said.
PM Netanyanhu expressed regret over the tragic incident, and the White House said it was 'not a positive reaction' and that 'everyone was appalled.'
Italian PM Giogia Meloni ripped into Netanyahu, saying "The attacks against civilians that Israel ahs been carrying out for months are unacceptable. No military action can justify such an attitude.'
We will continue to watch this awful story.
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