US EditionChristian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 19 – Christian patriarchs visited Gaza's only Catholic church to provide aid after an Israeli strike killed three and wounded ten, amid ongoing conflict affecting hundreds taking shelter there.
- An Israeli tank shelled the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, killing three women and injuring several others, as reported by Arab 48.
- Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow for the loss of life and called for an immediate ceasefire following the attack.
- Israeli officials stated the attack on the church was a mistake and expressed regret over the incident.
- The church compound was sheltering around 600 displaced people when it was struck, according to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza after Israeli strike on Catholic church kills 3
Three people died and several were injured, including the parish priest, in the strike on the Holy Family Church compound in Gaza City a day earlier. Photos show its roof has been hit close to the main cross, scorching the stone facade and shattering windows
Names and faces of the Catholic dead and wounded from the Gaza parish struck by Israel
As the Catholic world grapples with outrage, mourning, and prayer in the aftermath of an Israeli shell striking Gaza’s only Catholic parish, many will likely want… The post Names and faces of the Catholic dead and wounded from the Gaza parish struck by Israel appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Christian leaders go to Gaza after Israeli attack on church 02 MIN 30 SEGImen religious leaders visited Gaza this Friday after the only Catholic church in the enclave was hit by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack in which three people were killed and ten more wounded, including a priest who had developed a close friendship with the late Pope Francis. The religious delegation that arrived in Gaza is composed of two patriarchs of Jerusalem…
Netanyahu expressed on Thursday a "profound" regret for what Israel calls "indirect shooting", which resulted in three deaths.
Jerusalem, Israel. - The highest Christian dignitaries in Jerusalem traveled to Gaza this Friday, a day after the Israeli attack that reached the only Catholic church in Palestinian territory, causing three deaths and several injuries, including the Argentine parish priest Gabriel Romanelli.This unusual visit to the Gaza Strip, devastated by more than 21 months of war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, occurs one day aft…
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