
Gaza has endured one of its deadliest weeks in recent memory and the tears of its people are shared by the leading Christian clergyman living, preaching and serving his community in the warzone.
Israeli air strikes have reduced entire neighbourhoods to rubble, with the Mushtaha Tower and other high-rise buildings destroyed in recent days.
Aid agencies have been warning that the territory has reached the highest level of food insecurity, with famine deaths mounting daily.