ROME, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism yet of Israel's conduct in its year-long war.

The call was released in excerpts published on Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of Pope Francis's jubilee year.View on euronews

Pope Francis looks down as he leads holy mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 8, 2024. Tiziana Fabi, AFP/FileVATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in a forthcoming book,

ROME, NOV 17 - The international community should investigate whether Israel is perpetrating a genocide in Gaza, Pope Francis says in a new book excerpted in an Italian newspaper Sunday. "According to some experts,

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.

In a book written ahead of the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis called for an investigation into the devastating situation in Gaza.

While Francis has avoided using the word 'genocide' publicly, the comments appear in a new book for his jubilee year over which he had editorial control

In new book, Catholic leader says accusations of Israel's genocide in Gaza from 'experts' should be looked into

Pope Francis has spoken in favour of an investigation into the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip in his forthcoming book, the Italian newspaper La Stampa reported on Sunday.

Nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Hamas launched surprise attacks that killed about 1,200 people in Israel last yea.