{"id":16874,"date":"2025-11-04T15:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=16874"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:07:43","slug":"gazas-fragile-ceasefire-threatens-its-christian-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/gazas-fragile-ceasefire-threatens-its-christian-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza\u2019s Fragile Ceasefire Threatens its Christian Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JERUSALEM (OSV News) \u2014 In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the 13 October Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave\u2019s small Christian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While portions of aid were delivered after the 13 October <\/a>visit by President Donald Trump to Israel and Egypt \u2014 a day marking the signing of the Israel-Hamas peace deal \u2014 the situation remains precarious in the enclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA significant number of civilians have been killed since the ceasefire began, each death justified by flimsy excuses,\u201d Joseph Hazboun, regional director for Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission\u2019s Jerusalem office, said in a 28 October update sent to the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSimilarly, the promised aid is being strangled: Food trucks are limited, reduced and never allowed to reach the agreed-upon numbers. Again, the justifications offered make no sense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazboun emphasized that the Christian community\u2019s presence in the Gaza Strip is threatened with the fragility of the situation in the enclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most immediate threat is famine, as humanitarian aid such as food, has only just begun to trickle into the Gaza Strip,\u201d Hazboun said. \u201cWith their neighborhoods mostly destroyed, the Christian families in Gaza who remain are displaced and homeless, relying nearly entirely on Holy Family Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios for refuge. This dependence is stretching the churches\u2019 limited resources and fragile security to a breaking point,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Joseph
Joseph Hazboun, regional director of the Jerusalem office of Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission, visits the Cr\u00e8che (Holy Family Children’s Home) in Bethlehem on 13 April, 2024. (OSV News photo\/Joseph Saadah, CNEWA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdding to their vulnerability, the collapsed health care system leaves the community vulnerable to injury and illness,\u201d creating \u201can environment of uncertainty and mass emigration, threatening the community\u2019s ancient presence in the Holy Land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to local sources, Hazboun said only 596 people, or 207 Christian families remain in Gaza, with 214 people, or 71 families, sheltering at St. Porphyrios and 382 people \u2014 136 families \u2014 sheltering at Holy Family Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help them, CNEWA\u2019s <\/a>Jerusalem <\/a>office<\/a>, with partners on the ground, \u201chas initiated a comprehensive survey to gather critical data: the current numbers of people, the status of their homes, their locations, and their most immediate needs. This data is the cornerstone of effective planning for urgent interventions,\u201d Hazboun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gestures of solidarity are crucial, he said, as \u201ca signal to the people that we are with them, we are thinking of them, and we will stand by their side through the profoundly challenging phase to come.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazboun, who has coordinated CNEWA\u2019s humanitarian efforts since the start of the war, said the Gaza Strip has been cleaved in two, with Rafah, the eastern reaches of Khan Yunis and Gaza City, and all of Beit Hanun and Beit Lahia under full Israeli control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPalestinians can move freely and attempt to return to their homes\u201d only in 50 percent of the strip. \u201cThe rest \u2026 is strictly forbidden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Israeli military personnel operate on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel on 29 October, the day the Israeli military said it had resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip. (photo: OSV News \/Ammar Awad, Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The October ceasefire has resulted in a critical but fragile humanitarian situation, Hazboun said in his update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, a different struggle begins for the Gazans returning to their demolished homes. Israel has made life impossible in an effort to push them out, yet for two years, the people have held fast,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey remain, but amidst near-total destruction: no infrastructure, no schools, no water, no homes, no electricity, no hospitals, no hygiene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the total number of deceased hostages stood at 15 as of 21 October \u2014 the bodies of 13 Israeli hostages remain in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Ministry of Health reported the total number of bodies of deceased Palestinian detainees returned since the start of the ceasefire came to 165, with some media reports noting the total returned by Israel to Gaza has reached 195.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the start of the ceasefire and 21 October, CNEWA said 533,000 people were displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the delivery of humanitarian aid \u201cis picking up speed,\u201d it \u201cremains limited by operational rules and restrictions,\u201d Hazboun said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 11 and 22 October, 1,098 trucks offloaded supplies, with \u201cessential cargo being distributed\u201d that included \u201cfood, tents, blankets, hygiene kits, and medical supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But aid groups are facing obstacles, CNEWA\u2019s regional director said, pointing out that the Israelis \u201crejected several aid submissions \u2026 stating organizations were unauthorized to bring in specific items.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazboun said, \u201cThe effort to deliver food aid is quickly ramping up, with the U.N.\u2019s Food Security Sector now providing over 1 million hot meals every day across the Gaza Strip\u201d with the supply of bread also significantly improving. \u201cNine U.N.-supported bakeries are making over 100,000 bread bundles daily in the central and south, and six more have reopened in the north after getting fuel and flour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a positive sign,\u201d Hazboun said, \u201cefforts to improve nutrition are succeeding; the rate of severe malnutrition found in children has fallen from 14 percent to 10 percent. Since the ceasefire, the total number of clinics, community centers or mobile distribution points that provide targeted support to the people most at risk of malnutrition has grown to over 150 throughout Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Palestinians
Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house in Gaza City, 29 October. (OSV News photo\/Ebrahim Hajjaj, Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, urgent needs remain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaza needs everything \u2014 from baby diapers to water. And with the approach of winter, urgent needs are only growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo prepare for winter, over 29,000 blankets have been distributed, and tents are being handed out, with 1,200 delivered\u201d on 23 October alone. \u201cThese efforts are focused on over 245 displacement sites hosting nearly 1 million people,\u201d Hazboun said. \u201cAssessments in areas like Jabalya and Beit Lahiya show returning families urgently need drinking water, portable toilets, food, and insect control, indicating that despite the ceasefire, basic infrastructure at displacement sites is still lacking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNEWA\u2019s regional director pointed to another devastating factor for the youngest generation: \u201cFor two years, the children have had no education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEfforts to restart education are underway,\u201d he said, \u201cwith 40 classrooms in the south already established.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpecial tents are now being used to run mental health and learning sessions on alternate days, helping children maintain a routine while coping with trauma. The biggest obstacle is that the 103 schools are still occupied as shelters, preventing reopening of classes, and there are continuing restrictions on bringing educational supplies into Gaza,\u201d Hazboun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International aid organizations are increasingly supporting vulnerable people and those recovering from trauma, he pointed out. For instance, a new safe space for women and girls has opened at the Nasser Medical Complex to offer integrated help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMental health support is a key focus where aid groups are reaching up to 1,500 children and caregivers daily with psychosocial services, and thousands of women and girls have recently received mental health counseling. To address physical threats, aid groups are teaching nearly 3,000 people how to avoid explosive devices and landmines,\u201d Hazboun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the most challenging part of the peace plan remains a question mark, Hazboun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlanning any large-scale intervention remains extremely challenging as long as Israel maintains control over the borders and holds a veto on all access,\u201d he explained. \u201cCritical questions remain unanswered: Will reconstruction truly be allowed? Will essential materials and supplies be granted entry? Or will we see a repetition of the post-2014 war, where no serious reconstruction was permitted?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith no clear indication of what the immediate future holds,\u201d he concluded, \u201cwe are bound to a posture of waiting \u2014 watching to see how soon the agreement might progress to a second phase, one that would finally allow for serious humanitarian intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To contribute to the work of CNEWA-Pontifical Mission in Gaza, please use the button below or call 1-866-322-4441.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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