A vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to the Holy Land has been converted into a mobile health clinic.
Christian leaders hope it will be sent to Gaza to help care for Palestinian children.
The initiative, which Francis supported before he died in April, was entrusted to the Catholic organisation Caritas.
“We're pleased that we have here a serious contribution towards the healthcare of children in Gaza," Caritas secretary-general Alistair Dutton told a press conference in Bethlehem on Tuesday.
He noted that the mobile clinic was capable of treating around 200 children a day. The late pontiff used the vehicle during a 2014 visit to Bethlehem.
Cogat, the Israeli government agency responsible for coordinating the entry of aid into the enclave, said a request for the entry of the vehicle to Gaza was “not known” to them.
It was not immediately clear if and when the vehicle would enter Gaza.
The late Pope spoke about Gaza in 2024. “I continue to follow with concern the very serious humanitarian situation in Gaza, and I call once again for a ceasefire on all fronts, for the release of hostages, and for aid to the exhausted population.
"I encourage everyone to make every effort to ensure that the conflict does not escalate and to pursue paths of negotiation so that this tragedy ends soon! Let us not forget: war is a defeat.”
He also voiced his support for those suffering in Israel, as well as other countries around the world.
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