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Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis By The Associated Press Updated July 17, 2025, 2:49 p.m.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the ...

An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for the… ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two people were killed and several others including the parish priest were injured after the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza was hit by an Israeli strike on ...

THREE people died and ten were injured on Thursday after an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church — the only Catholic Church in Gaza. One of the wounded is in a critical condition. Two others were ...