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BuzzFeed on MSNPope Leo's Tweet About Israel's Deadly Strike On Gaza's Only Catholic Church Has Gone Super Viral"I renew my call for an immediate ceasefire. Only dialogue and reconciliation can ensure enduring peace!" View Entire Post ›
Netanyahu held a call with Pope Leo XIV, where he expressed optimism about the hostage talks, while the Pope asked to keep sacred places safe from the war.
Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army attack on Holy Family Church in Gaza.
Pope Leo XIV urged “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. Not long before, an Israeli strike had hit Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, killing three people who had been sheltering there and injuring 10 more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.