Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two and injures several

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Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two and injures several  The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a formal apology for the strike, while the Israeli army said it has launched an investigation into the strike on Gaza's only Catholic church.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/israeli-strike-on-gaza-catholic-church-kills-two-and-injures-several  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00At least two people were killed and several others injured after an Israeli strike hit the

00:08Holy Family Church in Gaza, according to witnesses and church officials. The shelling also damaged

00:14the church compound where hundreds of Palestinians have been sheltering from the war. The Catholic

00:20charity Caritas Jerusalem said the parish's 60-year-old janitor and an 84-year-old woman

00:25receiving psychosocial support inside a Caritas tent were killed in the attack. Among the

00:32injured was parish priest Gabriel Romanelli, who was very close and often called with the

00:36late Pope Francis. Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in response

00:42to the attack. In a rare move, the Israeli foreign ministry posted an apology on social media

00:49and the Israeli military said it is investigating. Separately, another person was killed and 17

00:56injured in a strike against two schools sheltering displaced people in central Gaza. The strikes

01:02come as Israel and Hamas continue talks for a ceasefire, though little progress has been made.

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