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The Israeli Defense Forces have confirmed that their soldiers shot and killed two Christian women on the grounds of Gaza City’s only Catholic church. An IDF spokesperson acknowledged the civilian casualties to the media, following revelations of the incident by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
The Israeli Defense Forces says reports of two women killed by Israeli sniper fire in the area of a church do not match the conclusions of an internal review.
Like dozens of Christian families in Gaza , Samar and her mother Nahida had sought refuge from the relentless Israeli bombardments in the territory s only Catholic church.