ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 18, 2023 / 18:00 pm
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported Dec. 16 that an Israeli sniper killed two members of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip.
Vatican News reported Dec. 16 that Samar Anton was killed while she was trying to help her mother, Nahida Anton, who was hit by Israeli gunfire.
🇵🇸✝️ A photo of the martyr Nahida Khalil Boulos Antoun, “Umm Imad,” and her late daughter, Samar Kamal Antoun, who were martyred by an Israeli army sniper in front of the Holy Family Latin Church in Gaza.
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported in a statement that both were killed when they were on their way to the nuns’ convent that is part of the parish complex. “One was killed while she tried to carry the other to safety,” the statement said. “Seven more people were shot and wounded as they tried to protect others inside the church compound.”