Hawzah News Agency - Pope Francis on Friday highlighted the plight of children caught up in war, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message.

“On this day, when the word of God became a child, let us turn our gaze to the many, all too many, children worldwide, especially in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, who still pay the high price of war,” he said.

“May their faces touch the consciences of all men and women of good will, so that the causes of conflicts can be addressed and courageous efforts can be made to build a future of peace,” he said.

It is worth mentioning that thousands of children have been killed or wounded, in Saudi-led coalition raids, while hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children suffer from malnutrition diseases, as a result of the siege that has been imposing on the country by the coalition since nearly six years ago.