The Vatican strongly condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, with a top cardinal accusing the country of an “ongoing massacre” of civilians. This marks a significant shift to stronger, more direct language from the Holy See. The criticism centers on “proportional defense.” While the Vatican condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks as “inhuman and indefensible” and called for hostages to be released, it argued Israel’s military response has been disproportionate, targeting a defenseless civilian population. Israel firmly rejected the Vatican’s stance, calling it flawed and accusing it of creating a false moral equivalence between a terrorist group (Hamas) and a democratic state (Israel) defending…

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