"Nisrin Antone's Christmas wish is to celebrate Christmas Eve again with her husband and three daughters, around a table in a real home. Since October 2023, this 45-year-old Palestinian Christian has been confined with her family to a small office in the Holy Family parish church, in the heart of Gaza City. Along with them are some 400 other people, all with very similar stories and longings, as well as three priests, five nuns, and about 50 people with disabilities whom they care for."
"This ceasefire has improved the situation, but the war continues in other ways, depriving people of the assistance they need, explains parish priest Gabriel Romanelli to this newspaper, citing, for example, that the electrical system is not working, the water pipes are destroyed, the medical system is collapsed, and 50% of essential medicines are lacking, according to the UN. The Holy Family Church is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip."
Nisrin Antone, 45, has been confined since October 2023 with her husband, three daughters, and other family members to a small office in the Holy Family parish church in Gaza City. About 400 displaced people shelter in the church alongside three priests, five nuns, and roughly 50 people with disabilities cared for by the community. The Christian population in the Gaza Strip numbered 1,017 before the war, including 135 Catholics and the remainder Greek Orthodox, within a total population of about 2.2 million. Ceasefires have eased some dangers, but electricity is down, water pipes are destroyed, the medical system has collapsed, and half of essential medicines are lacking, compounding shortages and preventing normal Christmas celebrations.
Read at english.elpais.com
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