US EditionNewspaper Headlines From Around the World - Thursday, 24 July 2025
GAZA STRIP, JUL 23 – The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike was accidental, killing three civilians and injuring several at Gaza's only Catholic parish sheltering over 600 people, officials said.
- In Gaza City, an Israeli mortar deviation hit the Holy Family Catholic Church compound on July 17, killing three and wounding several, including Father Gabriel Romanelli.
- Amid worsening conditions in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV is facing growing calls to lead an aid mission to Gaza, the push follows his X post expressing sorrow over the church strike, Middle East Eye reported.
- In a July 23 statement, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Nadav Shoshani said the church was struck by stray munitions due to deviation, and the IDF clarified it was a mortar grenade not a tank shell while updating firing guidelines near religious sites.
- A delegation of top church leaders, including Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa and Theophilos III, returned `with broken hearts` after meeting the local Christian community and providing aid, as the IDF coordinated their entry.
- The UN’s humanitarian affairs office warned on Sunday that, and Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal to observe humanitarian law and ban collective punishment.
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Trump and Huckabee Took the Right Stand for Christians in the Holy Land
At the White House press briefing on July 17, EWTN White House Correspondent Owen Jenson asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the Catholic Church in Gaza that had been struck that day by an artillery shell. “In Gaza today, Holy Family Catholic Church was struck by an Israeli shell,” Jenson said. “Yes,” said Leavitt. “Three people were killed, 10 wounded,” Jenson continued. “What is the president’s reaction to that church comi…
Newspaper headlines from around the world - Thursday, 24 July 2025
Here are the stories that made headlines on the front pages of newspapers worldwide on Thursday, 24 July 2025. The New York Times front page reported that China is taking action to curb excessive competition. The Washington Post reported evidence of classified details in a Signal chat. The Jerusalem Post’s front page reported that the Gaza church was hit due to an artillery malfunction, according to the IDF. China Daily’s front page reported th…
The Israeli Army claimed that last Thursday, July 17, the attack on the only Catholic church, the Holy Family parish in Gaza City, which left three dead, was due to an “involuntary diversion” of ammunition during a military operation in the area. “The investigation revealed that, during an operation by Israeli Defense Forces troops in the Gaza City area, the church was accidentally hit due to an involuntary diversion of ammunition,” the Army sai…
Israel says ‘deviation of munitions’ led to deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church
A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 16:13 pm (CNA). ... [...]
Israel: ‘Deviation of munitions’ led to deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church
A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images CNA Staff, Jul 23, 2025 / 16:13 pm (CNA). Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said a “deviation of munitions” led to the accidental strike on Holy Family Church in Gaza, an incident that resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries last wee…
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