JAKARTA - Pope Leo expressed great concern over the Israeli attack on Qatar. Israel is targeting Hamas leaders who are in Doha.
"There is some very serious news at this time: Israel's attack on several Hamas leaders in Qatar," the Pope told reporters outside his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
"This whole situation is very serious," Leo said. "We don't know how it will go. This is really serious," he added.
Leo, the first US Pope, tends to take a more calm diplomatic approach than his predecessor, Pope Francis.
Leo usually adheres to the Vatican's careful diplomatic language, but he has stepped up criticism of Israel's military operations in Gaza.
The Pope met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican last week, after which the Vatican said Leo regretted "the tragic situation in Gaza" with Herzog.
Leo spoke on Tuesday after Israeli news launched an attack on Doha aimed at high-ranking Hamas leaders including Khalil al-Hayya, the chief Hamas in exiled Gaza and the main negotiator.
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"We must continue to work and fight for peace," the Pope said of Gaza.
Leo also said he had tried to contact the priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza, Pastor Gabriel Romanelli, who often spoke with Francis.
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