Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for a Gaza ceasefire after three people sheltering in the Catholic church in Gaza City were killed in an Israeli strike.
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the church, said it was "struck by the Israeli army".
Nine other people were wounded, one of whom is in a critical condition in hospital. The parish priest was lightly injured.
Two of those killed were identified by the charity Caritas Jerusalem as Saad Salameh, the 60-year-old parish janitor, and Fumayya Ayyad, an 84-year-old woman.
Israel's foreign ministry said it regretted any harm to a religious site or uninvolved civilians and the Israeli military said the incident was under review.
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