Israel’s deadly attack on Catholic church in Gaza ‘not an isolated incident’
New details are emerging about the congregation of Gaza’s only Catholic church that was targeted on Thursday by Israel.
More than 600, mostly women and children, were sheltering there. We now know at least three people have died and at least 10 have been injured. We also are aware that the pope had been contacting members of the congregation on a nightly basis to check on the wellbeing of those sheltering there.
Asked about the incident, Caroline Levitt, the White House press secretary, said the president was not happy when he heard about what had happened.
Still, this is not an isolated incident. In fact, the Israeli military has targeted at least half a dozen churches in Gaza since just October 7, 2023, using precision-guided munitions.
Still, the Israeli military maintains this latest attack was purely accidental.
Israeli strike on Gaza tent camp kills 3 women, child
At least five people, including three women and a child, have been killed following an Israeli bombardment that hit tents sheltering people forcibly displaced by the Israeli military in southern Gaza, our colleagues from Al Jazeera Arabic report.
Citing sources from Nasser Hospital, the strike on the so-called al-Mawasi “safe zone” also injured at least 20 people.
Israel’s nonstop destruction of the Gaza Strip
An Israeli tank manoeuvres near heavy machinery with the destruction of northern Gaza evident in the background
Four Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attack on northern Gaza
At least four people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in Jabalia an-Nazla, northern Gaza, sources at al-Shifa Hospital told our colleagues from Al Jazeera Arabic.
Earlier, sources and officials from Gaza said at least 10 people have already been killed across the besieged territory since dawn on Friday.
