2014-07-17 15:32:00

Catholic nuns in Gaza prepare to leave


(Vatican Radio)  Three nuns of the Institute of the Word Incarnate working with the Catholic Holy Family parish in Gaza are preparing to leave the Gaza Strip following multiple Israeli air strikes Wednesday evening that destroyed a neighbor’s home.

According to the Catholic news agency Fides, the sisters, all foreigners, received a telephone call from the Israelis advising them to leave.

Meanwhile, for several days now, the sisters of Mother Teresa and the 28 disabled children and 9 elderly people in their care have taken refuge in the parish.  It is expected that they will remain in Gaza together with the parish priest Fr. Jorge Hernandez.

Fr. Jorge reports that the “crimes are multiplying.  The smaller children are beginning to get sick from fear, stress, the blasts, the continuous din.  The parents are going to incredible lengths to distract them so that the violence does not overwhelm them, like playing and jumping every time they hear an explosion, dancing or simply hugging them and holding their hands over their ears.”
 








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