Israel complains after Vatican cardinal refers to ‘carnage’ in Gaza

Cardinal Pietro Parolin has spoken of the ‘carnage’ in Gaza (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza and what he termed a disproportionate Israeli military operation following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

The Israeli embassy to the Holy See called the comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, “regrettable.”