Caritas mourns colleague’s death in Israeli airstrike on Gaza church
October 26, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s federation of relief and development agencies, issued a statement mourning the death of a Caritas worker in an Israeli airstrike on an Orthodox church in Gaza.
“The church provided refuge for around 500 people, including five dedicated members of Caritas staff, along with their families,” Caritas said in a statement. “At least 17 people lost their lives and others are still under the rubble.”
Caritas condemned “in the strongest terms the arbitrary and deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. We insist that all parties must cease fire, protect civilians, grant immediate, safe, unimpeded humanitarian access, and uphold international law.”
A spokesman for the Israeli military said that the airstrike was under review and that a nearby Hamas command center was targeted.
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