Israel bombed s Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
This Israeli bombing killed three people and wounded 10 others, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The church compound was sheltering hundreds of Palestinians, including Christians and Muslims, who were displaced by the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel expressed regret over the incident, describing it as an accident, and stated that they are investigating. The Israeli military claims that fragments from a shell fired during operational activity in the area mistakenly hit the church.
The attack has drawn condemnation from various international figures and organizations, including the Vatican, NPR, and the United Nations Secretary-General.
Whatever the facts are in that case, the investigation will uncover whatever it does.
Here, in this case, however, we have a visitor to Taybe attesting that in fact the church was not even touched. The fire was in the meadow near the church, where the Jewish shepherds grazed their flocks and herds. The “violence” and “arson” consisted of said shepherds using leaf blowers to attempt to extinguish the fire, which was damaging their grazing grounds, and endangering their animals. The allegations about “settlers” setting fire to the Byzantine church in Tayibeh are a nothing burger. Stone churches are highly non-flammable anyway. But even the stones outside the church had no signs of scorching.
Israel bombs Gaza’s only Catholic church
The Telegraph ^ | July 17, 2025 | Iona Cleave
Posted on 7/17/2025, 7:11:23 AM by hcmama
A priest who was a close friend of the late Pope Francis has been injured in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church.
The attack on Thursday killed two people, injured several others and and damaged the Holy Family Church. It is one of three surviving churches in the war-ravaged enclave, which have become refuges for displaced Christians.
“The Holy Family Church in Gaza has been struck by a raid this morning. There are several injuries in the place, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli,” the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said.
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All of which is primarily hamass’s fault.
hamass started this war by raping baby girls until their pelvises broke before shooting them dead in the vagina.
Israel has been on the counterattack in the war that hamass started.
Collateral damage and mistakes occur in war. Israel has admitted this mistake in the war that hamass started and hamass can end the war tomorrow if they surrender and release the hostages.
hamass has a thoroughly documented history of almost exclusively fighting from illegal positions in and under hospitals, schools, civilian infrastructure and religious institutions.
This is all exactly hamass’s fault for starting and not ending their war in which MISTAKES MAY HAPPEN!
My understanding was that the mistaken destruction at the church was caused by a 120mm Merkava tank round.
Regardless, in wars muslims start, there may be collateral damage which is hamass’s fault!
“ Israel bombed s Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, July 17, 2025”
Liar.
An Israeli tank fired on Hamas HQ, located on land stolen from the Catholic Church and located near the church to discourage Israeli bombing.
The shell shanked and hit the church instead of the intended target. A handyman and a janitor were killed. The lone priest was slightly injured. The building was otherwise empty due to most Christians being killed or expelled from Gaza by Hamas.
While this was a terrible accident, the fault lies squarely on Hamas who used the church and its members as human shields.