(17 Jul 2025)
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Southern Israel – 17 July 2025
1. View of Gaza Strip from Southern Israel as explosions are followed by plume of smoke
2. Single bright explosion in Gaza Strip
3. Small explosion followed by larger explosion in Gaza Strip
STORYLINE:
Explosions could be seen in the Gaza Strip Thursday night, as Israel continued its military operation in the enclave.
Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials.
The late Pope Francis, who died in April, had regularly spoken to the priest about the war’s toll on civilians.
The shelling of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza also damaged the church compound, where hundreds of Palestinians have been sheltering from the 21-month Israel-Hamas war.
Israel expressed regret over what it described as an accident and said it was investigating.
Israel has repeatedly struck schools, shelters, hospitals and other civilian buildings, accusing Hamas militants of sheltering inside and blaming them for civilian deaths.
Palestinians say nowhere has felt safe since Israel launched its offensive in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Separately, another person was killed and 17 wounded Thursday in a strike against two schools sheltering displaced people in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Al-Awda Hospital.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.
The Gaza Health Ministry said that over the past 24 hours, local hospitals received the bodies of 94 people killed in Israeli strikes and another 367 wounded.
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