The Israel-Hamas conflict has claimed the lives of 22 people from among the roughly 1,000 Christians living in Gaza.
An airstrike killed 17 Christians sheltering in the Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius on 19 October, and five others have died from lack of medical care.
On 12 December an unexploded rocket was discovered on the boundaries of the Holy Family parish complex, where most of Gaza’s Christians have taken refuge, reports Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
“Imagine the level of trauma among children and all the people there in case it explodes,” a source told ACN. “It is impossible to dismantle it unless the Israeli army itself intervenes.”
