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Gaza city, Palestine – For 72-year-old Kamal Anton, Pope Francis It was a source of comfort and support.
Kemal has since the beginning of the war Catholic church combination In Gaza City – the Holy Family Church – this wife and wife A Israeli sniper was shot and killed.
This was two months after the start of the Israeli war in December 2023. Anton and more than two million Palestinians in Gaza, 18-month-long conflict killed by more than 50,000 Palestinians, felt a lot in the confrontation of the war in the end of the war.
But the late pope, who He died at the 88-year-old Vatican city on Monday After the war with the illness, Gaza was constantly in contact with the little Christian community. Each evening before his illness, he called the church with callers with shelter and continued to reach low regularly after illness.
Kamal remembered the latest call on Saturday only two days before his death. Pope Francis greeted the members of the church for Easter.
“He prayed for peace and strength for us in Gaza,” Kamal said. “He never forgot the word ‘peace’ in any of the war. His support was all of us and Muslims.”
Palestinian Defender
A deep feeling of sadness and sadness helps the Bible family church, where about 550 IDPs continue to shelter.
Israel attacked the church and neighboring school several times during the war, including the attack on July 2024. Another church, St. Porfrios Greek Orthodox Church was also bombed.
But the Church of the Holy Family is still a refuge. People gather every day in the church, and the piano music accompanies the hymns during prayers, and people greet Gabriel Romanelli. It is an argentine that comes to Gaza to lead the church 15 years ago.
After the death of the Pope, those who were in the church were mainly in black and mourning.
The loss of the leader of the churches was a solemn enough event, but Palestinian Christians also lost one of the biggest defenders – a few of the people of Israel to protect the Palestinians.
In the last public speech on behalf of Easter, Francis called for peace in Gaza and called on the fighters to a ceasefire and to help a person who helped to long for a peaceful future.
Ata Romanelli al-Jazeera, the loss of Pope Francis has a tragedy in Gaza, especially in Gaza.
He recalled the phone call on Saturday with the Pope.
“He said he prayed for us and thanked us and thanked us for our prayers,” Romanelli said. “The people in the church waited for their daily call. He would talk to the children and convince them. It was especially in a deep man and an incredible support.”
Catastrophe
Kamal, Pope Francis’s support, until Israel’s entrance to Gaza in March, unilaterally said he violated the ceasefire.
“Everyone in Gaza knows how much the Vatican supports us,” Kamal said. “We have always shared this help with our Muslim neighbors.”
The colleague of Kamalık Palestinian Christian, 74-year-old Maher Terzi also mourned.
Maher, who has been expelled since the first week of the war, was sitting in the hall of Matam when he spoke to Al Jazeera.
“We gave us strength,” said Maher. “He said we should not be afraid, and no matter what, we will never leave us.”
“He encouraged us to catch us on our lands and promised to help our destroyed homes rebuild.” “His death is a disaster and a shock for us during such a difficulty.”
