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Israel says it ‘deeply regrets’ strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, pledges investigation
Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people.
Yesterday, it was announced that the Holy Family Church — a shelter and place of worship for Catholics in Gaza — was struck by Israel amid the continuing Israel-Palestine conflict. Three people were killed. Related: JD Vance’s Old Epstein Tweets Are Coming Back To Haunt Him In A Big Way
President Donald Trump was surprised by Israeli strikes in Syria and a Gaza Catholic church bombing. The intervention complicates Trump's initiatives to end the Gaza war and support Syria's new government.
The US leader later discussed the issue with Israeli PM Netanyahu. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.
President Donald Trump was caught by surprise last week by Israeli actions in Gaza and Syria, and in both instances phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the matter, according to the White House.
Pope Leo XIV urged “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. Not long before, an Israeli strike had hit Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, killing three people who had been sheltering there and injuring 10 more.