Trócaire mourns death of aid partner and family in Gaza

Trócaire mourns death of aid partner and family in Gaza Debris surrounds St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza October 20, after an explosion went off the night before. Several hundred people had been sheltering at the church complex, many of them sleeping, at the time of the explosion. Photo: OSV News / Mohammed Al-Masri, Reuters

Irish Church charity Trócaire has described itself as “devastated” following the death in Gaza of an aid worker with their partner agency, Caritas Jerusalem. Viola (26) was killed alongside her husband and daughter in a strike on the St Porphyrios Church in Gaza. Viola’s sister and her two children were also killed. Trócaire CEO, Caoimhe…

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