Pope Francis’ popemobile converted to mobile clinic to treat Gaza kids

Pope Francis’ popemobile converted to mobile clinic to treat Gaza kids
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The West Bank city of Bethlehem is preparing to send the popemobile of late Pope Francis to the Gaza Strip after transforming it into a mobile clinic to be used to treat Palestinian kids injured in Israel’s genocidal war, Anadolu Agency reported.

In May, the Italian news agency ANSA reported that before his death on April 21, Pope Francis had asked Caritas, the Catholic Church’s charitable organization, to use one of the popemobiles he typically used to greet crowds to meet the medical needs of children in Gaza.

The agency added that the vehicle, which will be supplied with a driver and a doctor, and will carry equipment for diagnosis, examination, and treatment, as well as rapid infection tests, injections, and syringes.

Since October 2023, the Israeli army has killed nearly 70,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 171,000 others in a two-day war in Gaza that has also reduced much of the enclave to rubble. The brutal assault came to a halt under a ceasefire deal that took effect on Oct. 10.