2023-10-15 11:35:46
Dozens of members of a church group from Salem, Massachusetts have returned to the United States safely following their trip coincided with the initial attack by Hamas.
32 parishioners from the Immaculate Conception Church in Salem, Massachusetts, had been in Israel since the Friday before the attack by Hamas.
“We are grateful and blessed to be back in Boston in the safety of our home and to be united once more with our family and friends. We thank God for his goodness to us and for all the assistance, support and prayers from our family and friends and the people of our parish, the leadership team, the priests, and people of our Archdiocese and beyond.” said Reverend Robert Murray, Pastor of the Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish. “All the time we were there, whether in the immediate area of violence or the relative safety of Nazareth, to our brief stay in Amman Jordan, we knew from communication and confident faith that many were praying and helping us to return home safely.”
“At this time, we ask for some privacy so that we can reunite with our families, rest, and rejoin our faith community in prayers of thanksgiving.” he added.
President Joe Biden has vowed to support Israel following Hamas’ attacks this weekend.
People with U.S. and other foreign passports are stranded in Gaza. They went to the Rafah border yesterday following officials announced they reached an agreement with Egypt and Israel to allow Americans to pass through safely between noon and 5 p.m.
But people who got word of this agreement from the state department say they were there all day and nothing happened. Secretary Antony Blinken is traveling to Cairo and expected to speak there today.
People are also coming from Tel Aviv to Boston this morning say local airlines like Delta are unreliable and keep canceling flights, while international airlines like El Al are doing a better job of making sure their customers get back home safely. Many of them say they might hear the iron dome shooting down rockets while waiting for their flight in the Tel Aviv airport.
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