Pope Leo XIV spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday evening, after a tank struck the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people. Several others were injured, including Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Church.
Israel insists the strike on Holy Family was accidental. “Israel deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit Gaza’s Holy Family Church,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. “Every innocent life lost is a tragedy,” the statement added, noting that the incident is under investigation.
