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Strike Damages Gaza’s Holy Family Church, Kills Two Women

Israel’s military has launched an inquiry into the strike on Gaza’s Holy Family Church.

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli strike on The Church of the Holy Family, according to medics, in Gaza City July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A woman reacts during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Overview

  • Doctors at Al-Ahli Hospital said two women were killed and several worshippers were injured when the Holy Family Church was struck.
  • Italy’s ANSA news agency reported six people were seriously hurt and Father Gabriele Romanelli sustained a light leg injury.
  • Witnesses at the scene said the damage was consistent with Israeli tank shelling.
  • The Israeli Defense Forces announced an inquiry into the incident.
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the attack as unjustifiable, warning that no military action can justify strikes on civilian sites.