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Pope Francis pleads for an end to the Hamas-Israeli conflict amid fears it could widen. "War is always a defeat, it is a destruction of human fraternity. Brothers, stop! Stop!" Francis says after his traditional Angelus prayer in Rome's Saint Peter's Square. Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing at least 1,400 people. Israel's retaliatory bombing campaign has killed more than 4,650 Palestinians, mainly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and reduced swathes of densely populated Gaza to smouldering ruins.
The UN was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation.
Our Senior International Reporter Valérie Gauriat travelled to Israel and the West Bank to hear from members of the Israeli and Palestinian communities which are more divided than ever by the unprecedented conflict.
Macron also praised aid initiatives from Jordan, the UAE and Cyprus in his call for more assistance for Gaza.
The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.
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