“I will renew my appeal to allow the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and put an end to that hostility.
Vatican News reported that he sued Pope Leo XIV towards the conclusion of his first general audience at St. Peters Square on May 21.
In his remarks to Italian pilgrims, he said, “The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly bothering and painful.”
According to international organizations, the humanitarian emergency in Gaza is at a breaking point. The United Nations-backed Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) is a warning of imminent hunger.
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis escalated as Israeli airstrikes on May 20 killed tens of thousands of people since October 2023, resulting in the deaths of many Palestinians, including children, in the ongoing military operation in which Israeli airstrikes killed tens of thousands of people, according to aid agencies.
Despite Israel allowing a limited number of aid trucks to Gaza, international criticism has emerged calling for Israel to halt its military campaign and facilitate aid restrictions.
Additionally, the United Nations has expressed concern over the unprecedented destruction of Gaza housing.
MNA