That's why the July 17 strike of Holy Family by an Israeli tank, killing three and wounding the pastor, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, has struck a symbolic and humanitarian nerve.

Israel said Holy Family Church in Gaza was “mistakenly” hit during a Thursday military operation and “regrets” damage done to the city’s only Catholic parish.

Last year, Pope Francis told CBS' "60 Minutes" that he calls a priest daily at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Church to hear what was happening to the nearly 600 people sheltering at the facility.

Israeli shelling killed 3, wounded 10 at Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church Top Christian leaders visited the site, offering aid and solidarity Israel called the strike accidental; global ...

Palestinian media reported that a church had been hit on Thursday during Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Two women were killed and seven people injured, the Palestinian news agency WAFA wrote.

Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July ...

He wrote: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. “I assure the parish community of my spiritual ...

ACI MENA, Jul 17, 2025 / 09:12 am The Holy Family Church in Gaza was struck by an Israeli attack on Thursday, with the strike resulting in casualties and injuries among civilians present at the ...

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A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. (photo: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP / Getty ) ...