The Holy Family School “has, since the beginning of the war, been a place of refuge for hundreds of civilians,” the patriarchate said in its statement. “No religious personnel reside in the school.”
“The Latin Patriarchate condemns in the strongest terms the targeting of civilians or any belligerent actions that fall short of ensuring that civilians remain outside the combat scene,” the statement read.
“We continue to pray for the Lord’s mercy and hope that the parties will reach an agreement that would put an immediate end to the horrifying bloodbath and humanitarian catastrophe in the region.”
Sami El-Yousef, the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, told CNA on Monday that officials have been unable to tally the full number of casualties at the school site.
“We don’t have accurate numbers because our own parish priest and members of the community could not get to the location, because there’s intensive fighting around the parish,” he said via phone.
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