Jerusalem, 18 October, 2023 / 8:40 pm (ACI Africa).
As the fighting continues in the Holy Land between Hamas and the Israeli army, the Church is doing everything in its power to alleviate the burden of war on its affected parishioners.
The bloodshed and displacement have not spared the civilians in Gaza, who have borne the brunt of this raging war, in a region that has not known safety and stability for about 75 years.
Destroyed homes and displaced families
In an exclusive conversation with ACI MENA, ACI Africa’s Arabic-language news partner, Nisreen Antoun, the Parish of the Holy Family’s project manager, revealed that there are 20 homes of Christian civilians that were completely destroyed as a result of Israeli bombing, besides the homes that were partially damaged.
The Holy Family’s church is the only Roman Catholic parish in Gaza strip. It is in Gaza city, on the northern part of the strip. Israel’s military had ordered the Palestinian civilians evacuate south last week, but the church still has today several hundred-people taking refuge in its buildings.