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‘Exhausted, But Happy’: Christians in Gaza Breathe Sigh of Relief After Trump Peace Deal

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The small but devout Christian community in Gaza is slowly starting the process of rebuilding after Israel and the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas agreed to a peace deal, brokered by the White House, this week, Father Gabriel Romanelli of Gaza City’s Holy Family Church said on Monday.

The Holy Family Church is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas for nearly 20 years. It has provided refuge for Palestinian civilians fleeing Israeli self-defense operations against Hamas in the last two years of war, prompted by the Hamas massacres and abductions on October 7, 2023. In July, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mistakenly struck the church, killing three; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally apologized for the error.



“The bombing stopped, the drones – you can hear them, the noise of the drones, but the fact that you can’t hear the bombing is a great good,” Father Romanelli said on Monday, sharing images of the Holy Family Church and the rubble surrounding it and throughout Gaza. “The fear that the war will return is here, I’m not going to say that it’s not here. However, in every moment – especially in meetings that various leaders are holding, including several Middle Eastern and world leaders – one can come to believe that that’s it for the war.”

 
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