Aboard the Papal Plane (AFP) – Pope Francis condemns the use of force in Lebanon and Gaza as “immoral”. Responding to a question aboard the Papal plane as he returns from a visit to Belgium, the pontiff says that any country that “acts in such an excessive way” lends itself to “immoral actions.” His comments come after recent intensification in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, killing more than 700 people in a week.