Palestine: Priest, parishioners injured, two killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church

Source: The New Arab [UK]

“A parish priest and several others were injured after the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza was struck in an attack on Thursday morning, officials with the Catholic Church said. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said a strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church injured several people on Thursday, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. … The church was sheltering both Christians and Muslims, including a number of children with disabilities, according to Fadel Naem, acting director of Al-Ahli Hospital, which received the wounded. At least two people were in critical condition, and others injured included one child with disabilities, two women, and an elderly person, Naem said. Earlier, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said two women had been killed in the strike. The Israeli military did not have an immediate comment on the strike.” (07/17/25)

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