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Outrage As Israel Strikes Only Catholic Church In Gaza, Kills Three Worshipers

Ganiyu Amodu

An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never targets” religious sites and regretted any harm to civilians. Pope Leo XIV said he was “deeply saddened” by the attack, which came as Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed at least 20 people. “With deep sorrow the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that…

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21 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Deadliest Attack On Army Since Gaza Offensive Began

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Israeli army said Tuesday that 21 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in the deadliest attack on its forces of the 3-month-old war against the militant Hamas group. The reservists were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings in central Gaza on Monday when a militant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a tank nearby, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesperson, said. The blast triggered the explosives, causing both two-story buildings to collapse on the soldiers inside. The heavy death toll could add new momentum to calls for…

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I Am Horrified, UN Chief Condemns Israeli Attack On Gaza Ambulance Convoy

ADEOLA YUSUF

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said in a statement on Friday evening that he was “horrified” by the Israeli attack on an ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” Guterres said, adding: “This must stop.” Guterres went on to say that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is horrific. READ ALSO EXPOSED: 7 Common Property Scams by Estate Firms…

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