Israel, Gaza and Pope
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Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people.
President Donald Trump was surprised by Israeli strikes in Syria and a Gaza Catholic church bombing. The intervention complicates Trump's initiatives to end the Gaza war and support Syria's new government.
A new controversy erupts as support varies among church factions over the Jewish state, pulling in an unusual array of voices.
President Donald Trump was caught by surprise last week by Israeli actions in Gaza and Syria, and in both instances phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the matter, according to the White House.
Three people were killed and 10 injured in the Israeli strike Thursday on the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in Gaza, said the parish and the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.