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Add as preferred source on GoogleNetanyahu called Pope Leo following a deadly strike on Gaza's Catholic church. The pope urged for a ceasefire and highlighted the dire humanitarian situation.
ROME (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza's sole Catholic church killed three people and injured several more.
During the call, the pope renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and an end to the war in Gaza, and expressed his concern over the "dramatic" humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave, a Vatican statement said.
Leo also stressed the urgent need to protect places of worship, the faithful, and all people in the Palestinian territories and Israel, the statement added.
(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gavin Jones)
Netanyahu called Pope Leo a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza's Catholic church, which resulted in three deaths and several injuries.
During the call, the Pope renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Pope Leo stressed the urgent need to protect places of worship and the faithful in both the Palestinian territories and Israel.
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