Parish priest of the Church of the Holy Family, father Gabriele Romanelli, receives medical consideration, after he suffered gentle leg accidents following an Israeli strike on the church, in accordance with medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, on this nonetheless picture taken from a video July 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Parish priest Fr Gabriel Romanelli was very shut with the late Pope Francis and the 2 spoke usually through the battle in Gaza.
The church was broken within the assault, officers mentioned, in what witnesses mentioned seemed to be an Israeli tank shelling.
The Israeli navy didn’t have speedy touch upon the strike.
Midnight Christmas Eve mass at Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. | Photo Credit: AP
In the final 18 months of his life, Francis would usually name the lone Catholic church within the Gaza Strip to see how individuals huddled inside have been dealing with a devastating battle.
The battle started with Hamas’ cross-border assault on October 7, 2023. That day, militants killed some 1,200 individuals, largely civilians, and kidnapped 251 individuals, most of whom have since been launched in ceasefire agreements or different offers.
Fifty hostages are nonetheless being held, lower than half of them believed to be alive.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 58,000 Palestinians, in accordance with Gaza’s Health Ministry, which has mentioned girls and kids make up greater than half of the lifeless. It doesn’t distinguish between civilians and militants in its tally.
The ministry is a part of the Hamas-run authorities however is led by medical professionals. The United Nations and different worldwide organisations think about its figures to be essentially the most dependable rely of battle casualties.
Published – July 17, 2025 03:22 pm IST
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