The only Catholic parish in Gaza City has been forced to radically cut back on the aid it provides because of the three-month aid blockade, which was lifted yesterday. 

Fr Gabriel Romanelli told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that the parish has reduced resources to feed Christians sheltering in the Church, and a number of families living nearby, because Israeli authorities stopped emergency supplies from entering the territory.

He said: “For three months, we haven’t received any aid.