‘Under siege’ civilians say they are trapped in Gaza’s only Catholic church after ‘IDF sniper’ guns down two women outside | 18 Dec 2023 | Civilians said they are trapped in Gaza’s only Catholic church after an alleged IDF sniper gunned down two women outside the building. Those still trapped in the Holy Family Church are terrified of moving out of fear of being shot, according to Fifi Saba, whose sister, brother-in-law and two nephews aged 9 and 12 are still in the church. “The fear they have been living is unreal,” Ms Saba, who now lives in the U.S., told the BBC. This comes after Samar and her elderly mother Nahida, who had sought refuge from the relentless Israeli bombardments in the territory’s only Catholic church, were killed.