Christians in Gaza City have chosen to remain there, despite an Israeli call to evacuate the city, reports Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzabella, the Latin-rite Patriarch of Jerusalem.
The Christian families in the city—about 1,200 people—have sought safety in church facilities, the cardinal said. To date none has been killed, although a few have been injured.
Cardinal Pizzabella explains why the Christians have chosen to remain in the city: ““The vast majority of those moving South have no place to go, are moving in open, dangerous roads and face an even worst lack of essentials such as water, food or fuel.”