Gaza priests says plight of trapped Christians 'worsening by the hour'

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Gaza’s Catholic priest says the situation in the territory continues to be very serious and is “worsening hour by hour.”

Speaking to AgenSIR, the Italian Catholic news agency, Father Gabriel Romanelli said Christians in Gaza “still have faith and hope in the essential – in Jesus Christ.”

Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that rules Gaza, attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking more than 200 more as hostages.

Since that time, Israel has launched a war against Gaza, where the health minister says nearly 32,000 Palestinians have been killed.

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