Gaza - Attack on Holy Family Catholic Church Kills 2 Wounds 7 ; Tank Destroys Convent of Sisters of Mother Theresa / Home for 54 Disabled : Catholic (Latin Patriarchate) Diocese of Jerusalem
Shared by Douglas Higgins. From the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem https://www.lpj.org/posts/gaza-16th-december-2023.html?s_cat=1102 "Around noon today 16th December 2023, a sniper of the IDF murdered two Christian women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, where the majority of Christian families have taken refuge since the start of the war. Nahida and her daughter Samar were shot and killed as they walked to the Sister's Convent. One was killed as she tried to carry the other to safety. Seven more people were shot and wounded as they tried to protect others inside the church compound. No warning was given, and no notification was provided. They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the Parish, where there are no belligerents. Earlier in the morning, a rocket fired from an IDF tank targeted the Convent of the Sisters of Mother Theresa (Missionaries of Charity). The Convent is home to over 54 disabled persons and is part of the church compound, which was signalled...