Pope warns of 'mountain of dead' in Middle East

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 24, 2023 12:07 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of Hamas hostages and Palestinians with family members in Gaza, while warning the ongoing conflict could result in 'a mountain of dead.'

At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff called for prayers for peace, saying of both groups: 'They suffer so much, and I heard how they both suffer.'

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