Gaza’s father is grieving because the children killed in Israeli air strikes in the Church Building | World News

When people rest for Easter holidays, in the Gaza Strip there is no leeway from the war for 18 months with Israel.

Gaza Has a small Christian community of Greek Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Evangelis, and Anglican.

For Ramez al-Souri, the pain is unimaginable. Three children were killed by one Israel Airgrike, in the Appendix of the Greek Orthodox Church Saint Porphyrius Gaza.

Palestinian health officials said the attack on October 19, 2023 killed 18 people in the building.

“My house has changed completely because there is no smile, no laughter, no joy,” Al-Souri said.

“I lost flowers – my daughter Julie – and my children Suhail and Majd. They are earth salt.”

Hidden in darkness

Julia is 12 years old, Suhial 14 and Majd 11.

This is a loss that never leaves Mr. Al-Souri, and one is distributed by almost every family in Gaza.

Walking through the grave, he gently put a small bouquet of flowers in the grave of his children. Shot in a distance. This environment is full of debris and destruction.

“This Easter is no different from the last,” said Mr. Al-Souri.

“We take care of our wounds.

“We continue to hope to end this war and suffering, so that the darkness of Gaza finally raised.”

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No end

But there are no signs of light for more than two million people trapped in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a special address to the nation on Saturday night And swear to continue the war until Hamas was destroyed.

Mr. Netanyahu said Israel “had no choice” but to continue to fight “for our own existence until victory.”

Israel called Hamas to disarm and release 10 Israeli hostages in return for a 45 -day ceasefire.

There are 59 hostages that are still in Gaza. Believed 24 of them are still alive.

Hamas has rejected the proposal. He argued that Israel denied the first ceasefire agreement by refusing to move to the two agreement phase and withdraw Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Disaster in the land

Since the ceasefire collapsed on March 2, the Israeli bombing campaign has increased.

Palestinian health officials said more than 1,700 people have been killed in the past month, and more than 90 people in the last 24 hours.

The humanitarian situation is a disaster. In some of the remaining public kitchens in Gaza, children fight for food. They bring pots to their families and encourage forward trying to secure a bowl of lentils or rice.

Israel has blocked a help truck to enter for the past seven weeks. It is said that it puts pressure on Hamas.

But the pressure is being felt by civilians, creating what the assistance group said was the most severe crisis ever faced by Gaza.

Israel has cut off important supplies of food and medicine, but insisted it did not use hunger as a weapon of war. This rejects any advice Gaza does not have enough food and accuse Hamas stealing it.

‘We want food’

Seven Al-Asheh family members fled and live in a tent in Deir Al-Balah.

Ahmed, who is twelve years old, said that before the war he did not like lentil, now that’s all he ate.

“Before the war, we used to have fruits, chicken, vegetables, everything was available. We were never hungry,” Ahmed explained.

“Now, we want food, chicken – whatever. The only thing we can eat now is what is provided by the public kitchen.”

It is clear that the ceasefire talks are not everywhere, and Israel has tightened the blockade and deepened its war.

More than 400,000 new Palestinians have been displaced again because Israel has expanded the buffer zone in Gaza, leveling the houses to create “security zones”.

For Palestinians, this is a “land grabbing”.

‘World Conscience Symbol’

Israel has also established another military corridor in southern Gaza, calling it the Morag corridor.

The corridor is north of Rafah and has cut off Gaza’s second largest city from all regions. Israel said that it has now taken 30% control from the Gaza Strip and insisted it would not withdraw.

For Palestinians, the future never looks more gloomy. They are blocked, transferred, struggling for food, water, basic sanitation and in continuous safety search.

“Gaza asks the world to support him,” said Mr. Al-Souri.

“Gaza stands as a symbol of the world’s moral conscience.”