«The one with the Dad It was a very emotional meeting: his solidarity clearly emerged. He said he is in contact with the Catholic Church in Gaza and that she is working with her channels for the release of the hostages. He called Hamas evil, bad people. We couldn't hope for him to spend so much time with us. He was very warm and he told us that he will do everything possible, with the countries linked to the Vatican, to bring the hostages home, as if it were an international mission.”
They said it several relatives of the Israeli hostages during a press meeting in Rome after seeing the Pontiff.