JAKARTA - Pope Leo said the conflict in the Middle East was raging with an unprecedented "evil intensity". The Pope urged that international law be more respected.
During a meeting at the Vatican, the Pope said countries in the region were being destroyed by war, seized by special interests, and inundated with hate clouds that make the air inhalable and toxic."
"Currently, violent conflict appears to be raging with a terrible intensity that has never happened before," he said.
The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave in Gaza is called Tragic and inhumane Pope".
Pope Leo asked Israel to allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. But he did not name Israel in a statement on Thursday.
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The US-born whale also did not directly discuss the 12-day war between Israel and Iran which also caused the United States to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities suspected of being Iran's nuclear facilities, but he called for countries to show better respect for international law.
"It's sad to see the principle of 'who is strong, who is right' to apply in many current situations, all in order to legitimize the pursuit of personal interests," he said.
"It is troubling to see that international law and humanitarian law seem no longer binding, replaced by allegations of the right to force others," Pope Leo added.
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