Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said « Israeli raids » hit the only Catholic Church in Gaza, and she condemned attacks on civilians as « unacceptable. »
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in « a raid » on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The patriarchate later said two people were killed in the incident.
« With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family Compound this morning », the patriarchate said in a statement. « We pray for the rest of their souls and for the end of this barbaric war. Nothing can justify the targeting of innocent civilians. »
Earlier on Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said « Israeli raids on Gaza » had hit the Church of the Holy Family, condemning « the attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months » as unacceptable.
