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Israel strikes the Gaza church the pope used to call nightly, killing 3
Washington Post ^ | 07/17/2025 | By Stefano Pitrelli, Claire Parker, Mohamad El Chamaa and Siham Shamalakh

Posted on 07/17/2025 11:32:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 07/17/2025 11:32:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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All of the sudden the “Washington Post” cares about Christians.


2 posted on 07/17/2025 11:33:00 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: BenLurkin

Netanyahu will just say it was a secret Hamas weapons depot in disguise.


3 posted on 07/17/2025 11:36:43 AM PDT by jimwatx
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Nice.


4 posted on 07/17/2025 11:36:50 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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My understanding is that Israel maintains a video library of each strike target being used as an offensive position by hamass so that they can avoid being accused of war crimes.

I’ll stand by to find out if that is true in this case.


5 posted on 07/17/2025 11:49:19 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Angelino97’s 100% anti-Semitic lie: “Settlers tend to be ultra-Orthodox Jews, armed with Uzis.”)
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"Bomb it!"

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6 posted on 07/17/2025 11:49:57 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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...the pope used to call nightly, killing 3.

Wut? Three died every night when he called. No one saw a connection?

7 posted on 07/17/2025 11:56:40 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Uncle Miltie

More likely a stray round.


8 posted on 07/17/2025 11:56:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Israel tends to investigate and admit stray rounds.

War sucks. Collateral damage is unavoidable. hamass ought not to have started this one.


9 posted on 07/17/2025 11:59:48 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Angelino97’s 100% anti-Semitic lie: “Settlers tend to be ultra-Orthodox Jews, armed with Uzis.”)
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To: BenLurkin

The war ends the day hamass surrenders and releases the hostages (a war crime).


10 posted on 07/17/2025 12:01:30 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Angelino97’s 100% anti-Semitic lie: “Settlers tend to be ultra-Orthodox Jews, armed with Uzis.”)
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To: BenLurkin

5 “writers” contributed to this garbage.


11 posted on 07/17/2025 12:02:39 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave e them.-S.Adams)
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Fictious story brought to you

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12 posted on 07/17/2025 12:25:22 PM PDT by cuz1961 ( )
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And it took 4 to write this garbage.


13 posted on 07/17/2025 12:26:45 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Uncle Sugar" is being audited and having an enema.)
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To: cuz1961

There’s always a real story behind the fake one, but it doesn’t make Israel look bad so the story is changed so that it does make Israel look bad.

And the preterist salivating world eats it up.


14 posted on 07/17/2025 12:27:31 PM PDT by cuz1961 ( )
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Yes it’s the Washington Post, but some conservative religious outlets have covered it too. Why can’t you just accept that neither Trump nor Israel nor the pope nor anyone but Jesus is perfect?! I don’t understand the flipping out. It’s idolatrous!


15 posted on 07/17/2025 12:34:12 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege ( )
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Conservative religious outlets have covered it too. As I said in post above, I don’t understand the flipping out the moment any negative story comes out. The Israeli military is human and fallible, as is America, the Republican Party, Trump, the pope, etc…They are not going to be saints. Only Jesus was perfect.


16 posted on 07/17/2025 12:37:22 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege ( )
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All of the sudden the “Washington Post” cares about Christians.

So you’d rather this not be covered? By anyone? It’s in other less liberal publications too.

17 posted on 07/17/2025 12:39:26 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege ( )
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This is so sad. I was not fond of the late Pope Francis’ overall leanings, but was endeared to his commitment to calling and checking in with this church nightly. He was good about keeping in touch with churches in other parts of the Middle East as well - not just Gaza, and not just post October 7.

Very sad. My prayers are with all affected.


18 posted on 07/17/2025 12:41:53 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege ( )
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To: jimwatx

It is undisputed that Hamas was using at least part of the compound to shelter terrorists.

Due to Hamas persecution, the scarce population of Christians in Gaza (about 3,000 in 2007, down from something like 50,000 decades ago) is down to somewhere in the 800-1500 range.

Some of the few Christians left were, indeed, sheltering there, but Hamas loves its human shields and so also puts its people there.


19 posted on 07/17/2025 12:47:47 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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What is the % chance that Hamas did it? I would not put it past them.


20 posted on 07/17/2025 12:52:02 PM PDT by Agatsu77
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