Pope Leo XIV. On Tuesday, he contacted the administrator of the parish of the Holy Family in Gazato inform about the situation after the ground attack of the Israeli army on this Palestinian city. The Pope expressed his concerns about the events and assured his prayers of everyone in the parish. There are currently 450 people in the parish, Vatican News reported, TASR writes.
The parish of the Holy Family received an intervention in June in the Israeli raidin which the pastor Gabriel Romanelli was also injured. Despite the ground attack on the city of Gaza, which the Israeli army launched at night on Tuesday, The parish continues to provide assistance and refuge to the inhabitants of the city. It also distributes food and water and keeps the pharmacy open. The activity of the oratory (club) for children and youth continues. The parish also takes care of older and sick people.
Romelli had a close relationship with the deceased Pope Francis, who has very often called him in the last 18 months of his life. The temple managed by Romanelli is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip. According to a report on international religious freedom for 2024, prepared by the US Department of Foreign Affairs, He lives in Gaza, mostly Muslim territory, only about 1,000 Christians.
The Israeli army began a ground attack on Gaza on Tuesday night. This step represents the main phase of the operation that includes Coordinated Ground and Air Force Procedure in order to destroy the Palestinian Radical Movement Infrastructure Hamas in this city. According to Israeli armed forces, two divisions entered the city of Gaza, while another was ordered to encircle the city.
The ground attack of the Israeli army followed an intense night bombing and worsened the already serious humanitarian crisis. The Ministry of Health Gaza reported that in the last 24 hours 59 people died and another 386 were injured, thereby increasing the total number of victims from the beginning of the conflict of Israel with Hamas to almost 65,000 Palestinians.
