Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the surge in violence in the Middle East, calling on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to "
“The spiral of death, which is growing day by day, only closes the few glimmers of trust that exist between the two peoples,” the Pope said after his traditional prayer for the Angelus in St. Peter's Square..
“Dozens of Palestinians have died in clashes with the Israeli army since the beginning of the year,” the Pope said..
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“It is with great sorrow that I learn of the news that has come from the Holy Land,” he said..
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In 2022, at least 26 Israelis and 200 Palestinians were killed in Israel and the Palestinian territories, most in the West Bank.
Recall that during the raid of the Israeli army on the refugee camp killed 10 Palestinians, including a woman. After that, a Palestinian militant carried out a terrorist attack near a synagogue in East Jerusalem, as a result of which seven Israelis were killed..