Papamobile Pope Francis will help in the Gaza Strip

The vehicle, which Pope Francis moved on the west shore, will be transformed into a mobile clinic for the sick and wounded children in the Gaza Strip. The idea that the New York Times described “was blessed by the Pope before his death.”

“The rebuilt car will transport a doctor, a nurse, as well as medical equipment providing primary care, including tests for infections or sets for dressing wounds,” said Anton Asfar from Jerusalem Caritas.

“Sending papamobile is a joint project of the Jerusalem and Swedish branch of Caritas,” New York Times said on Sunday. The bishop of Stockholm Cardinal Anders Arborelius obtained a patronage and blessing over the initiative before Franciszek's death. – it's a very specific sign that Pope Francis He was taken over by the suffering of children in the Gaza Strip, “Arborelius said.

– It will be a symbolic message of hope and solidarity, but also specific help – added the head of Swedish Caritas Peter Brune.

The reconstruction will last about three weeks

Papamobile papamobile is a modified Mitsubishi car, which Francis used, among others, in 2014 during a visit to Bethlehem on the occupied west shore. The car was given to the Pope by the president of the Palestinian autonomy Mahmud Abbas. Then they were handed over to the Franciscan order to Caritas. The reconstruction of the vehicle, including the insertion of bulletproof windows, is to take about three weeks. Caritas has not yet applied to the Israeli authorities for permission to transport the car to the Gaza Strip. Israel For over two months, he has been blocking the supplies of humanitarian aid to Palestinian territory to “increase pressure on terrorist Hamas”.

Pope about the war in the Gaza Strip

Until the last days, Francis condemned the war in the Gaza Strip, appealed for peace and paid attention to the tragic situation of Palestinian civilians. He also called for the release of Israeli hostages.

At the same time, the Pope described Israeli bombing, in which children died as “cruelty, not war.” He said that, according to some experts, “what is happening in the Gaza Strip, he bears the features of genocide”, and described the humanitarian situation in this area as “shameful”.

Franciszek's position met with the critical reaction of the Israeli authorities, which reject accusations of violating international law during the war in the Gaza Strip. In the conflict lasting over a year and a half, over 52.5 thousand Palestinians were killed. Gauze zone It was attacked by Israel after Hamas invaded the south of this country, killing about 1,200 people.

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