Three people were killed and 10 injured in an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in Gaza, on Thursday, said the parish and the Vatican, which issued a response from Pope Leo XIV.

Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells.

The church was damaged in the attack, officials said, in what witnesses said appeared to be an Israeli tank shelling.