Gaza City, Gaza – Easter is a time of celebration for Christians worldwide, but for Gaza’s tiny Christian population, it is yet another sombre holiday amid Israel’s ongoing genocide.Christians on Sunday marked their most important holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, amid displacement and severe shortages.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listGaza is home to fewer than 1,000 Christians. The community was already small before the war, and many of its members have been killed since then in attacks on their homes and churches. They are among the more than 72,000 Palestinians killed by Israel since October 7, 2023, the day it launched its war on Gaza after Hamas led deadly attacks inside Israel. A United Nations commission and human rights campaigners have called Israel’s war a genocide against Palestinians.Inside Gaza’s churches, prayers, services and quiet gatherings carried deep meaning as families marked Easter while holding on to hope for survival and peace.Many members of the community have fled the Gaza Strip, where Christians have lived uninterrupted for more than 2,000 years.But shortages of basic items have cast a shadow on the holiday. Electricity, water and food, including eggs, which are a part of traditional Easter celebrations, are in short supply.For decades, Israel has been deciding what goes in and out of Gaza. Those restrictions have been amplified during the genocide. Although a “ceasefire” …
