Enough war in Middle East, don't stifle peace says pope

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 4 - Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus prayer called for peace, referring in particular to the Middle East as well as the "whole world".
    "Enough brothers and sisters, enough.
    Don't stifle the word of God, peace, but let it be the fruit of the Holy Land", the pontiff said.
    "Attacks, including targeted ones, and killings can never be the solution, they don't help to take the path of justice, the path of peace.
    "But they sow even more hatred, revenge", the pontiff noted.
    "I follow with concern what is occurring in the Middle East and I hope that the conflict, already terribly bloody and violent, will not expand further.
    "I pray for all victims, in particular innocent children.
    "I express closeness to the Druze community in the Holy Land and to the populations in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon.
    And let's not forget Myanmar", the pontiff said.
    Speaking about the war in the Middle East in particular the pontiff called for the "courage to resume dialogue" for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and on all fronts.
    "Hostages must be freed, populations must be rescued with humanitarian aid", the pope said during the Angelus prayer.
    (ANSA).