Pope Leo XIV spoke about the ongoing suffering of Palestinians in Gaza despite the ceasefire and lamented increased violence in the West Bank against Palestinian civilians by Israeli settlers and forces, affirming Palestinians' right to live in peace on their own land, according to a post by Ihab Hassane on X issued over the past 90 minutes during the 5:46 PM to 7:15 PM UTC window on January 10, 2026. The papal statement addresses recent incidents, including masked Israeli settlers beating an elderly deaf man and torching cars in a West Bank Palestinian village earlier Saturday, as reported by Sky News in a post from 3:16 PM to 4:45 PM UTC. In Gaza, IDF forces from the 188th Brigade and others eliminated three terrorists who crossed the yellow line and approached troops over the prior hour from 4:46 PM to 5:46 PM UTC, an IDF spokesman stated. These actions follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security assessment at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv earlier in the day.
