President Isaac Herzog is in advanced talks to visit the Vatican following remarks by Pope Francis critical of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, sources told Ynet on Monday.
The visit would come after the pope invited Herzog for a meeting. On Sunday, during a mass at the Holy See, the pope expressed sharp criticism of Israel’s operations in Gaza, saying, "With pain, I think of Gaza, of so much cruelty, of children sprayed with machine guns, of the bombings of schools and hospitals. Such cruelty."