Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, Thursday, July 17, the Latin Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza was the target of an attack that left several people injured, including parish priest Gabriel Romanelli, a missionary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, who was wounded in the leg.The news was confirmed by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which in a brief statement stated that two people have died. The church has suffered serious damage.This morning, the Israeli army carried out intense bombing on the refugee camps. Since dawn, according to the Ambamed news site, at least 21 civilians, mostly children, have been killed.Before October 7, as Parish Priest Romanelli recently recalled, the Christian community in Gaza had 1,017 faithful. Following the start of Israeli military operations, the parish has become a refuge for at least 500 remaining Christians.Yesterday, 94 Palestinian civilians were killed and another 252 injured. Meanwhile, Israeli media have reported at least four suicides in the past two weeks among Israeli soldiers returning from military operations in the Gaza Strip. (GV) (Agenzia Fides, 17/7/2025)
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