Today, Saturday, Nahida Khalil Boulos Antoun and her daughter, Samar Kamal Antoun, were killed, and seven others were injured by Israeli occupation sniper bullets, in the Holy Family Church in Gaza.

Eyewitnesses said that the occupation tanks surrounding the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City targeted anyone moving inside the church square.

The occupation forces continue to threaten more than 600 displaced people, the majority of whom are our Christian people in Gaza, with the evacuation of the church.

This morning, the occupation forces bombed the Young Men's Christian Association in Gaza, which houses 300 displaced people, resulting in a number of dead and wounded.

On October 19, the Israeli occupation forces deliberately targeted the Greek Orthodox Church in the center of Gaza City, which was housing displaced persons, which then resulted in the death of 18 citizens.

The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the attack, which occurred at a time when the church was preparing for Christmas, and offered condolences to the families afflicted by this tragedy.

The Latin Patriarchate said in a statement this evening that it is following with great concern the developments of the situation in the Gaza Strip.

The statement explained that today the occupation targeted the monastery of the Sisters of Mother Teresa (Missionaries of Charity), which houses more than 54 people with disabilities, and is within the walls of the church known since the beginning of the war to be a place of worship. The fuel tank and electrical generator, which is the only source of energy, were also destroyed.

It added that the monastery was damaged as a result of the explosion and massive fire, and the occupation also targeted the same monastery and made it uninhabitable, so people with disabilities were forced to leave the house, which prevented them from accessing the respirators that some of them need to survive.

Last night, three people were injured inside the monastery walls, and solar panels and water tanks, which are indispensable for living, were destroyed.