The Pope met with people, including children, who had been imprisoned for several months after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
(Vatican News Network)Some of the Israeli hostages who were kidnapped in a brutal Hamas attack on October 7 last year and imprisoned in Gaza for several months came to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis on November 14 after their release. There were 16 people in this small group, including two children. One of them presented the Pope with a jersey bearing the name of Tal Shoham, a relative of the man who, along with his wife, children, mother-in-law and other relatives, were all affected. kidnapping. Several of those men were later released in a deal brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States that brokered a temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
The people the Pope met that day showed him the paper signs they were holding, with the faces, names, ages of their family members on them, and the words “Take him home” and other words. The Pope placed his hand on each of the faces on the cards in blessing, and then he prayed silently for a moment.
The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See posted on its social platform work for his release.
Since the Hamas attack broke out on October 7 last year, the Pope has appealed for the release of the kidnapped people in every public speech, pointing out that releasing hostages, ceasefires, and providing humanitarian assistance to the people are the key to solving the problems caused by the attack. urgent and necessary conditions for conflict. Hamas’s attack on October 7 last year resulted in the death of more than 1,100 people and the kidnapping of 240 people, including women, elders and children.
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