Pope Francis

Pope Francis‘ Poverty He is becoming a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced Sunday, calling him the “final gift” of the late Pontiff to the territory devastated by the war.

It is being equipped with supplies to save lives, including equipment for treatments, diagnoses and vaccines, and will receive personnel from nurses and doctors who intend to help treat children in “the most isolated corners” of Gaza, said the Vatican.

However, it is not clear when the unit can enter the strip of Gaza, which The UN says It is the most fatal place on the planet to be a child. Israel has stopped the entry of all humanitarian aid in the territory, including food, medicine and water.

The Vatican said that the mobile clinic will reach children “once humanitarian access to the strip is restored.”

Francis had used Popemobile to greet multitudes of millions, according to the Vatican.

“This vehicle represents love, care and closeness shown by its holiness for the most vulnerable, which he expressed throughout the crisis,” said Anton Asfar, general secretary of Caritas Jerusalem, a non -profit Catholic organization that the Vatican said he leads the effort.

In Francis’ Final Public Appearancewhich was Easter this year and it was a day before his death, asked for a high immediate fire in Gaza, as well as the release of Israeli hostages.

The war was caused by Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 civilians, including 40 children, and resulted in the capture of 251 people. The Israel War to defeat Hamas and release the hostages has killed 50,000, including 15,000 children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, led by Hamas.

For two months, Israel has blocked the help of entering Gaza’s strip. He says that food, fuel, water or medicine will not be able to enter until a system establishes that allows you to control the distribution.

The UN GAZA’s largest help agency in Gaza, Unrwa, says that in the midst of the blockade and continuous bombardment of Israel, families barely have what they need to survive and that those who are injured and sick lack help to save lives.

“Families, whole families, seven or eight people, turn to share a can of beans or peas,” said UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma, at the end of last month in Geneva. “Imagine having nothing to feed their children. Children in Gaza go to a hunger bed.”

On Monday, the Israel government approved the plans for military forces to seize all Gaza and remain in the territory for an un specified period, the News reported, citing two Israeli officials.

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