Overview

• Parish priest Fr. Gabriel Romanelli suffered light leg injuries and at least six others were wounded in the July 17 strike, according to Al-Ahli Hospital staff.
• Doctors at the same hospital said two women died when the Holy Family Church compound was hit during the morning raid.
• Gaza’s civil defence agency reported 18 additional fatalities across the territory on Thursday amid intensified Israeli operations.
• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the attack as “unacceptable,” asserting that no military objective can justify targeting a place of worship.
• The Holy Family Church has sheltered hundreds of displaced Palestinians since the war began and serves a Christian community of fewer than 1,000 people in Gaza.