This Saturday, Francis received the president of the Palestinian Red Crescent, Younis Al-Khatib, in audience. The Vatican press office initially announced this without providing further information. Also this Saturday, a national leader of the Association of Italian Catholic Scouts (AGESCI) was with the Pope.
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The aid organization is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In the current war in the Middle East, the association transports humanitarian aid from abroad to the Gaza Strip and supplies people in the war zone. The German Red Cross also works with the Palestinian branch.
Since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, which was followed by the Gaza war, Pope Francis has called for peace in the Holy Land. At the Vatican he has already received relatives of Hamas hostages and relatives of people in Gaza.
(kap/vatican news – mg)