On board the plane that brought him from Belgium on Sunday, Pope Francis denounced the use “immoral” of force in Lebanon and Gaza, in response to a question from an American journalist about the consequences for civilians of the Israeli attacks. “A country that, with force, acts like this, whatever the country, that acts in such a superlative way, [se prête à] immoral actions »he responded. “The defense must always be proportional to the attack. When this is not the case, a dominant tendency appears that goes beyond morality.declared the 87-year-old Jesuit. “ Even in war there is morality to defend. War is immoral, but the rules of war indicate a form of morality.”Francois concluded.
Regarding the conflict in Gaza, the Pope said he was speaking on the phone “every day the parish of Gaza” and be informed of “Cruelties happen there”. On Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry, administered by Hamas in power in the Gaza Strip, announced a new death toll of 41,595 in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel almost a year ago. According to him, at least nine people have died in the last twenty-four hours.
