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An Israeli attack on the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip has left two people dead and several others injured.

Two women were killed and several people were injured following the strike on the Catholic parish in Gaza, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said on Thursday.

According to the Latin Patriarchate of al-Quds, the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza was struck on Thursday morning.

Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest, and several others at the church sustained injuries in the attack, it said.

The church was also damaged in the Israeli forces attack, it added.

The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church inside the Palestinian territory, and Father Romanelli had used to regularly update the late Pope Francis about the Israeli war on Gaza.

According to reports by Italy’s ANSA news agency, the six people wounded had sustained serious injuries in the attack.

However, the priest reportedly suffered light leg injuries.


Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday slammed the deadly attack by Israeli regime forces targeting Gaza's Catholic Church.

Meloni said Israel’s months-long genocidal campaign against civilian targets is "unacceptable."

"Israeli raids on Gaza also hit the Holy Family Church. The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable," Meloni wrote on X.

The Italian leader asserted that there can be no justification for Israeli attacks against civilians in Gaza.

In addition to daily attacks against Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023, the Israeli regime forces have slapped a tight siege on the territory, cutting food, fuel and water to the region.

Meanwhile, Israel has also slapped tight restrictions on relief efforts, putting a ban on the entry of international humanitarian aid to Gaza.

In Palestine, both Gaza and the West Bank host Christians from different denominations.

The holy city of Al-Quds is revered by the three major religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Each religion has multiple religious sites located within the Old City.

In Al-Quds, there are churches representing a variety of Christian denominations, including Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian, Coptic, and Protestant.

Hope the christian world will condemn Israel for this, perhaps, their christian brothers are also HAMAS

Where's pastor Righteousness to come and defend his people?

ElSudani:
Where's pastor Righteousness to come and defend his people?

They are deeply hypocrites and they know it, i wonder how their conscience stand and what type of evil god they worship to defend horrible killings and treatment of HUMAN BEINGS, just to support israel

THEY REALLY DONT CONSIDER YOU A HUMAN, IF YOU ARE NOT OF THEIR FAITH

PMForce:
They are deeply hypocrites and they know it, i wonder how their conscience stand and what type of evil god they worship to defend horrible killings and treatment of HUMAN BEINGS, just to support israel

THEY REALLY DONT CONSIDER YOU A HUMAN, IF YOU ARE NOT OF THEIR FAITH

The ironic thing is that there are many Jews who are horrified about what is being done in their name and you see these Africans defending what is essentially genocide.

Am expecting this to be on the front page to hear the view of our Christian from the east, probably they would blame the Gaza's Christian why they allow Hamas to use them as Human shield

Nigerian Christians, over to you

They will DEFINITELY be BLIND To this

I dare you RIGHTOUSNESS to say something about this.

They will DEFINITELY be BLIND To this

I dare you righteousness to say something about this.

May their souls rest in peace.

Israel has admitted their mistake.

It is expected that Hamas and supporters would rejoice over this thinking the Church will now become an enemy to Israel.

They will be perpetually defeated and disappointed.

God bless the US, Israel, UK, Canada and lastly Nigeria. 🙌

NothingDoMe:
May their souls rest in peace.

Israel has admitted their mistake.

It is expected that Hamas and supporters would rejoice over this thinking the Church will now become an enemy to Israel.

They will be perpetually defeated and disappointed.

God bless the US, Israel, UK, Canada and lastly Nigeria. 🙌

They've burnt another one yesterday, Keep living in self secret.


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