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Religious schools and churches in the Strip are sheltering hundreds of Palestinians made homeless by fighting as Christians and Muslims set aside tensions
Religious harmony is a rare commodity in the Holy Land, yet Israels offensive in the Gaza Strip has fostered a spirit of solidarity between Christian and Muslim. Schools and churches serving the tiny Christian minority in the Palestinian territory have thrown open their doors to anyone made homeless by the fighting.
Holy Family School, run by the Latin Catholic Church, now plays host to 800 refugees bedded down in classrooms and corridors.
Anwar Al-Kitanani, 34, appeared at the gates on Sunday morning along with his four sons and four daughters. Like thousands of other Palestinians, they had fled their home in Shejaiya, the eastern suburb of Gaza City where Israeli forces inflicted the heaviest bombardment of the campaign.
Gaza churches open doors to refugees from Israel offensive - Telegraph
This is how real Christians react.
Jim