
Top Catholic cleric back from Gaza says humanitarian situation 'morally unacceptable'
"We have seen men holding out in the sun for hours in the hope of a simple meal," Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa told a news conference. "It's morally unacceptable and unjustified," he added.
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