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Israel's Netanyahu called Pope Leo after Gaza church strike: Vatican

Israel-Gaza War Updates

18-07-2025 | 08:02

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Israel's Netanyahu called Pope Leo after Gaza church strike: Vatican

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza's sole Catholic church killed three people and injured several more.

During the call, the pope renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and an end to the war in Gaza, and expressed his concern over the "dramatic" humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave, a Vatican statement said.

Leo also stressed the urgent need to protect places of worship, the faithful, and all people in the Palestinian territories and Israel, the statement added.

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