US Bishops' Chairman Bishop Elias Condemns Targeting of Civilians in Gaza and Prays for an "immediate end to hostilities.”
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Bishop Zaidan Condemns Targeting of Civilians in Gaza
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, has expressed his solidarity with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in condemning the targeting of civilians.
WASHINGTON - Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, has expressed his solidarity with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in condemning the targeting of civilians. The Latin Patriarchate released a statement expressing grave concern over news of raids that were launched at the Sacred Family School in Gaza, which also reportedly included civilian casualties and destruction.
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Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, has expressed his solidarity with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in condemning the targeting of civilians.
WASHINGTON - Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, has expressed his solidarity with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in condemning the targeting of civilians. The Latin Patriarchate released a statement expressing grave concern over news of raids that were launched at the Sacred Family School in Gaza, which also reportedly included civilian casualties and destruction.
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As chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop Zaidan said: “The Sacred Family School has been a place of refuge for hundreds of civilians, and I join the Latin Patriarchate in condemning any targeting of civilians in the Sacred Family School in Gaza. I urge in strongest terms that civilians remain outside the sphere of combat, while also praying for peace and an immediate end to hostilities.”
The patriarchate said in a July 7th press release they are “monitoring, with grave concern, the news of the raids, apparently launched by the Israeli army” against the Holy Family School. Gazan authorities later said four civilians were killed in the attack.
Source: USCCB
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned reports of the Israeli attack. Images showed the destruction at the school which is attached Gaza's Catholic Church, located in the Remal neighborhood.The patriarchate said in a July 7th press release they are “monitoring, with grave concern, the news of the raids, apparently launched by the Israeli army” against the Holy Family School. Gazan authorities later said four civilians were killed in the attack.
Screenshot Photo: A Palestinian woman comforts a girl as they stand in the grounds of the badly damaged Latin Patriarchate Sacred Family School after it was hit during Israeli military bombardment, Gaza City, Gaza, 7 July 2024. (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images.)
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