{"id":490975,"date":"2025-07-18T00:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=490975"},"modified":"2025-07-18T00:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:52:13","slug":"israel-strikes-only-catholic-church-in-gaza-strip-two-killed-several-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/israel-strikes-only-catholic-church-in-gaza-strip-two-killed-several-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes only Catholic Church in Gaza Strip; two killed, several wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> GAZA<br \/>\nAn Israeli attack on the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip has left two people dead and several others injured.<br \/>\nTwo women were killed and several people were injured following the strike on the Catholic parish in Gaza, doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said on Thursday.<br \/>\nAccording to the Latin Patriarchate of al-Quds, the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza was struck on Thursday morning.<br \/>\nFather Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest, and several others at the church sustained injuries in the attack, it said.<br \/>\nThe church was also damaged in the Israeli forces attack, it added.<br \/>\nThe Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church inside the Palestinian territory, and Father Romanelli had used to regularly update the late Pope Francis about the Israeli war on Gaza.<br \/>\nAccording to reports by Italy\u2019s ANSA news agency, the six people wounded had sustained serious injuries in the attack.<br \/>\nHowever, the priest reportedly suffered light leg injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAZA An Israeli attack on the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip has left two people dead and several others injured. 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