{"id":38791,"date":"2025-07-17T11:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/apparent-israeli-raid-hits-catholic-church-in-gaza-reportedly-killing-at-least-2-people-and-wounding-priest\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:18:09","slug":"apparent-israeli-raid-hits-catholic-church-in-gaza-reportedly-killing-at-least-2-people-and-wounding-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/apparent-israeli-raid-hits-catholic-church-in-gaza-reportedly-killing-at-least-2-people-and-wounding-priest\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparent Israeli raid hits Catholic Church in Gaza, reportedly killing at least 2 people and wounding priest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in &#8220;a raid&#8221; on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The patriarchate later said two people were killed in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family Compound this morning,&#8221; the patriarchate said in a statement. &#8220;We pray for the rest of their souls and for the end of this barbaric war. Nothing can justify the targeting of innocent civilians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said &#8220;Israeli raids on Gaza&#8221; had hit the Church of the Holy Family, condemning &#8220;the attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months&#8221; as unacceptable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No military action can justify such behavior,&#8221; the Italian leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GiorgiaMeloni\/status\/1945761595373580540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces said it was &#8220;aware of reports regarding damage caused to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City and casualties at the scene. The circumstances of the incident are under review.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0635\u062d\u0641\u064a \u0623\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0629 &#8211; Press Release of Latin Patriarchate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7jvPuTPDPN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/7jvPuTPDPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (@LPJerusalem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPJerusalem\/status\/1945763006865932430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The IDF makes every feasible effort to mitigate harm to civilians and civilian structures, including religious sites, and regrets any damage caused to them,&#8221; the military said in the statement, which it shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that &#8220;Israel expresses deep sorrow over the damage to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City and over any civilian casualty,&#8221; and said the result of the IDF&#8217;s investigation would be &#8220;published transparently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel never targets churches or religious sites and regrets any harm to a religious site or to uninvolved civilians,&#8221; the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/ed1ccf8b-c7fe-4a22-893d-88203192a9ef\/thumbnail\/620x413\/158da0d2a7cf91e9bfaf5291e3bfb31f\/gaza-church-romanelli-2224813260.jpg#\" alt=\"PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-CHRISTIANITY-CHURCH \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/ed1ccf8b-c7fe-4a22-893d-88203192a9ef\/thumbnail\/620x413\/158da0d2a7cf91e9bfaf5291e3bfb31f\/gaza-church-romanelli-2224813260.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/ed1ccf8b-c7fe-4a22-893d-88203192a9ef\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/88fc1ba5d176dd6cef27d22dacb9d104\/gaza-church-romanelli-2224813260.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Parish Priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, receives care after he was injured in an apparent Israeli strike on the church, at the city&#8217;s Al-Ahli Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital, July 17, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                OMAR AL-QATTAA\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier Thursday, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem said several people were injured in the strike, including Father Gabriel Romanelli, the Parish Priest of the church, and that &#8220;the Church sustained damage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CBS News&#8217; team in Gaza saw Romanelli being brought to the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City. He appeared to have sustained an injury to his right leg.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Catholic news agency SIR reported earlier that six people were injured at the church, two of whom it said were in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>It said the parish had been housing around 500 displaced Christians, but Fadel Naem, the acting director of Al-Ahli Hospital, told The Associated Press there were both Christians and Muslims sheltering at the church, including a number of children with disabilities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/597fa3ef-b440-423e-aa8c-22a58091db11\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f0131e0aa8c42152ce62f3a1c7fdf240\/gaza-church-strike-israel-2224809231.jpg#\" alt=\"PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-CHRISTIANITY-CHURCH \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/597fa3ef-b440-423e-aa8c-22a58091db11\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f0131e0aa8c42152ce62f3a1c7fdf240\/gaza-church-strike-israel-2224809231.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/17\/597fa3ef-b440-423e-aa8c-22a58091db11\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/8082713f1794989a72d918d7ffdbf33d\/gaza-church-strike-israel-2224809231.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Father Carlos (center) from the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, assists casualties injured in an apparent Israeli strike on the church at the city&#8217;s Al-Ahli Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital, July 17, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                OMAR AL-QATTAA\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The late Pope Francis would regularly call Romanelli to check in with him and the people staying in the church during the war in Gaza. 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