An Israeli shell impacted the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, resulting in three casualties and wounding ten, including the parish priest. The attack drew global condemnation, prompting calls for ceasefire and accountability,

Israeli forces killed at least 27 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said.

An Israeli artillery shell struck the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, the only Catholic church in the Strip, on Thursday, killing three people and injuring 10 others, including the parish priest known to have had close contact with the late Pope Francis.