His condolences to the Catholic Church for his death Pope Francis expressed by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu In his post on social media.
“The state of Israel expresses its deep condolences to the Catholic Church and the Catholics community around the world for the death of Pope Francis,” Netanyahu said.
“May he rest in peace,” he adds in his message in English which he posted on Thursday night on the prime minister’s account.
The State of Israel expresses its deepest condolences to the Catholic Church and the Catholic community worldwide at the passing of Pope Francis. May he rest in peace.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) April 24, 2025
This is the first message of the Israeli Prime Minister after the announcement of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday.
The Israeli President Isaac Hertzog He was one of the first officials in the world to react that day to Pontiff’s death, greeting “a man with deep faith and unlimited compassion”.
Neither Netanyahu nor one of his key ministers had been publicly expressed about the death of the Pope, who was generally considered in Israel that he had a philosopher.
Until the eve of his death, Pope Francis had multiplied his critical positions for the Gaza war. In his Easter message, he pointed out the “dramatic humanitarian situation” in the enclave.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday at AFP that Israel will be represented at the funeral of Pontifical tomorrow, Saturday, by its ambassador to Vatican Yaron Sidman.