Palestinian, Israeli Child Victim Names Read at Marzabotto

Marzabotto: The names of Palestinian and Israeli child victims since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, will be read out at the site of Italy’s most tragic WWII atrocity, the village of Marzabotto, located south of Bologna, where 1,830 civilians were killed by the Waffen SS in 1944.

According to Ansa News Agency, Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) chief Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will lead a prayer vigil at the upcoming event. Organisers announced on Wednesday that the vigil is intended to commemorate the young victims and advocate for peace amid the ongoing conflict.

“We will read out the names of all those children who died in the Hamas attacks and the Gaza war in order to ask for peace,” the organisers stated. The event seeks to connect past and present tragedies, highlighting the ongoing suffering caused by conflict and the universal desire for peace.