'Israel' deletes post with condolences on death of Pope Francis
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The Foreign Ministry of "Israel" has deleted its post offering condolences for Popoe Francis' death, allegedly because it was published by mistake.
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An Egyptian priest lights a candle during a service for the late Pope Francis at Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Catholic Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP)
The Israeli Foreign Ministry deleted a post offering condolences on the death of Pope Francis from its social media accounts, stating that it had been published by mistake, according to a Tuesday report by The Jerusalem Post.
The Foreign Ministry briefly posted messages on its social media accounts reading "Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing" before deleting them and stating the posts had been made by mistake.
Israel just deleted their tribute to Pope Francis after getting ratioed by reminders that he viewed them as terrorists and loved Palestinians pic.twitter.com/WorFvp3GhH
— Wyatt Reed (@wyattreed13) April 21, 2025
The post was reportedly deleted due to Pope Francis' comments regarding the war on Gaza, where he condemned "Israel's" crimes in the Palestinian territory as "cruelty, not war" with genocidal characteristics.
According to The Jerusalem Post, Israeli President Isaac Herzog was the sole high-ranking official to offer condolences regarding the pope's death.
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Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire
In what would later prove to have been his last speech, Pope Francis made a public return on Easter Sunday, greeting tens of thousands of worshipers from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square for the first time since his recovery from double pneumonia.
The 88-year-old pontiff delivered a powerful Easter message calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of captives, and global action against 'rising antisemitism'.
Appearing in an open-air popemobile after surviving a five-week hospital stay, Pope Francis waved gently to cheering crowds who filled the square, many waving national flags and chanting "viva il papa!" (long live the pope). The popemobile paused at several points around the flower-filled square, allowing papal aides to bring forward babies for the pontiff’s blessing.
Although he did not preside over the full Vatican Easter Mass due to health limitations, Pope Francis appeared after the service to deliver the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" blessing, a message "to the city and the world."
In a statement read aloud by an aide, the Pope’s Easter message described the situation in Gaza as “dramatic and deplorable.” He urged all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire.
“I appeal to the warring parties: call a ceasefire, release the hostages, and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace,” the statement read.
Francis also expressed “closeness to the sufferings of all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people,” while warning of what he described as a “worrisome” global trend of "antisemitism".
