JAKARTA - Vatican State Secretary on Tuesday demanded a halt to Israel's attacks on Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the enclave "unacceptable."
"What happens in Gaza is unacceptable. International humanitarian law must always apply, and apply to everyone. We call for an end to the bombing and so that the necessary assistance can reach the population," Cardinal Pietro Parolin said in an interview with Vatican News, reported by Daily Sabah on May 28.
Cardinal Parolin urged the international community to do everything possible to end the "tragedy," while also calling for the release of all hostages by Hamas.
Israel has come under increasing international condemnation for ignoring humanitarian principles in Gaza.
However, they denied allegations of ethnic cleansing and stated that its military action was a response to the security threats posed by Hamas and other resistance groups operating in Gaza.
It is known that the latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 7, after a Palestinian militant group led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.
On January 19, the two countries imposed a ceasefire agreement and exchanged hostages, following a deal reached days earlier between Hamas and Israel through Egyptian, Qatar and US intermediaries.
Israel again carried out a total blockade of all aid on March 2, saying it was carried out to pressure the Hamas group to accept the ceasefire's proposal and release all hostages in the Gaza Strip.
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Separately, medical sources in Gaza confirmed on Tuesday that the death toll from Palestinian attacks since October 2023 had risen to 54,056, while injuries reached 123,129, the majority of victims were women and children, quoted from WAFA.
According to the same source, the death toll since Israel restarted genocide on March 18 after a two-month ceasefire had also risen to 3,901, in addition to 11,088 others injured.
The conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and raised growing international concerns, with humanitarian agencies warning of worsening conditions for civilians caught in the firefight.
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