Nahida Khalil Anton, 75, and Samar Kamal Anton, 50, killed on the grounds of a Gaza City Catholic church

Western media coverage of civilian deaths in Gaza has increased sharply in the last few months, but there were also many killings early in the Israeli response to the October 7 attack that were hard to explain as unintentional collateral damage. 

One of these was the killing of two Christian women, 75-year-old Nahida Khalil Anton and her 50-year-old daughter, Samar Kamal Anton, as they were walking on the grounds of a Catholic Church in Gaza City on Saturday, December 14, 2024. 

The two women were apparently killed by a sniper. 

NPR and Al Jazeera both reported on the deaths, with NPR suggesting that, while the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem pinned the blame on Israel, it was possible the shooter was from Hamas.

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