Overview

• The Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchates announced Tuesday that clergy and nuns in Gaza City will remain in their compounds to care for those sheltering there.
• The church sites have hosted hundreds of displaced people, including children, the elderly and people with disabilities under the care of the Sisters Missionaries of Charity.
• The leaders said many shelterees are weakened and malnourished and warned that trying to flee south would be a death sentence.
• Israel has begun first-stage operations to take Gaza City, calling up 50,000 to 60,000 reservists, and its plan includes ordering residents to evacuate by October 7.
• The United Nations has declared a famine in Gaza, and the Latin Patriarchate reports roughly 645 Christians remain in the enclave, including five priests and five nuns.