An Israeli strike Thursday hit the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people, injuring 10 and causing extensive damage to the religious complex, according to the Latin Patriarchate...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza's sole Catholic church killed three people and injured several more.

The Patriarchate condemned “this targeting of innocent civilians and of a sacred place,” saying two women and one man were killed in the attack on the Holy Family Church.