The direct strike killed three people as confirmed by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem hours after the attack.

Mourners attend the burial of Palestinian Christians Saad Salama and Foumia Ayyad at Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza July 17, 2025. The two parishioners were killed, according to medics, in an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Parish’s compound. (OSV News photo/Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters)

Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope Leo XIV issued a call for an immediate ceasefire.

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Israeli strikes have resulted in 31 deaths in Gaza as critical fuel shortages threaten essential services. Despite international talks, ceasefire efforts remain stagnant. UN agencies raise alarms over Gaza's dire fuel situation,

Hamas has waged a campaign of terror against Israel and Jews worldwide, but it does so by first reigning with terror over the people of Gaza.