Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held private talks for a half-hour, the Vatican says, but offers few other details about the meeting
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The two men held private talks for a half-hour, the Vatican said, but offered few other details about the meeting. Abbas is in Rome for a brief visit this week. He is also due to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday. Israel says accusations of genocide in Gaza are baseless and that it is solely hunting down Hamas and other armed groups.
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