Israel's response to the October 2023 Hamas attacks with its offensive in Gaza is evidently disproportionate, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, told SIR news agency Thursday. "It's not all black and white: that's obvious. It's clear that there are manipulations; it's clear that Israel has its reasons," he said. "However, they can in no way justify what's happening in Gaza. This must be said. "There is a real disproportion, therefore, between what happened on October 7th and Israel's response... "I think it's clear, and it can't be ignored. I'm paying the consequences and the price, even in terms of relationships and friendships. But we must acknowledge it." Pizzaballa said he is "heartbroken" by "all the hatred."