Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities

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Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities

By Maija Ehlinger, Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem El Damanhoury and Heather Chen, CNN
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Updated 1:03 PM EST, Sun December 17, 2023

(CNN) — An Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

The mother and daughter were walking to the Sister’s Convent, the patriarchate said, when gunfire erupted. “One was killed as she tried to carry the other to safety,” it added.

Seven others were also shot and wounded in the attack at the complex, where most Gaza’s Christian families have taken refuge since the start of the war, according to the patriarchate, which oversees Catholic Churches across Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

“No warning was given, no notification was provided,” the statement continued. “They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the parish, where there are no belligerents.”

Pope Francis on Sunday addressed the deaths at the Holy Family Parish, ...

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