"If countless photos of starving, skin-and-bone children, elderly people, HUMANS in Gaza haven’t appeal to the world, maybe a before-and-after of animals will? . This is Tom, my cat, before Israel’s genocide, and just moments ago, in the midst of its deliberate, systematic starvation campaign" Maha Hussaini

 

Maha Hussaini's cat Tom when there was still food in Gaza- before Israel's genocide

 

Maha Hussaini's cat Tom just moments ago, in the midst of Israel's deliberate, systematic starvation campaign.

Maha Hussaini

@MahaGaza

If countless photos of starving, skin-and-bone children, elderly people, HUMANS in Gaza haven’t appeal to the world, maybe a before-and-after of animals will? 

This is Tom, my cat, before Israel’s genocide, and just moments ago, in the midst of its deliberate, systematic starvation campaign.

Since 2 March, Israel has completely sealed Gaza’s borders, blocking the entry of goods and international aid. A few weeks ago, it imposed a US-backed aid distribution mechanism with 4 designated points where Palestinians are gunned down as they approach in search of food

Almost every child in Gaza is now suffering from some form of malnutrition. We have been documenting a growing number of deaths among infants, children, and the elderly due to severe, prolonged hunger

Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril. Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and them

Karam and Lulu al-Ghussain were their family’s designated water carriers because it seemed less dangerous than searching for food.

by Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Sat 19 Jul 2025 00.00 EDT

Last modified on Sat 19 Jul 2025 00.11 EDT

In Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old son, Karam, was killed by an Israeli airstrike because he went to fetch water for the family, and her 10-year-old daughter, Lulu, was killed because she went to give Karam a hand.

The siblings were waiting beside a water distribution station, holding jerry cans and buckets, when it was bombed last Sunday, killing six children and four adults and injuring 19 others, mostly children.

Both Lulu and Karam died instantly, torn apart by the force of the blast and so disfigured that their father prevented Heba from seeing their bodies.

“They didn’t allow me to say goodbye or even look at them one last time,” she said. “One of my brothers hugged me, trying to block the scene from me as he cried and tried to comfort me. After that, I don’t remember anything. I lost touch with reality.”

Lulu al-Ghussain (left) with her elder sister.

Lulu’s real name was Lana but her parents rarely used it because her nickname, which means pearl, captured the gentle shine she brought to family life. “She had such a joyful personality, and a heart full of kindness,” Heba said.

Karam was smart, always top of his class until Israeli attacks shut down Gaza’s schools, generous and mature beyond his years. His dad, Ashraf al-Ghussain, called him “abu sharik” or “my partner”, because he seemed “like a man in spirit”.

But he was also enough of a child to be obsessed by a remote-controlled car that he begged his mother to buy. She regrets telling him they needed to save money for food. “I wish I had spent everything I had to buy it for him so he could have played with it before he died.”

Both children also dreamed of the day Israel would lift its blockade of Gaza, so they could taste chocolate, instant noodles and their mum’s best dishes. For Lulu that was the Palestinian chicken dish musakhan, for Karam, shawarma. “They had all kinds of food plans for me to prepare,” Heba said.

Israel imposed a total siege for 11 weeks starting in March that brought Gaza to the brink of famine, and the very limited food, fuel and medical supplies allowed in since May have not relieved extreme hunger.

Unprecedented malnutrition is killing children, and preventing injured people recovering, a British doctor working there said this week.

Trying to get food has been a deadly gamble for months, with more than 800 people killed since late May in near daily attacks by Israeli soldiers using weapons including tank shells and navy cannon to target desperate crowds near food distribution points.

Trying to get clean water is also a struggle... READ MORE  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/19/killing-of-young-siblings-at-gaza-water-point-shows-seeking-lifes-essentials-now-a-deadly-peril?CMP=GTUK_email

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Urgent appeal: The catastrophic situation in Gaza, a people starving to death amid global silence... OPEN THE GATES!

Palestinians, including children, who are struggling to access food due to Israel’s blockade and ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip, wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organization in Gaza City, Gaza on July 16, 2025. [Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini – Anadolu Agency]

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250719-urgent-appeal-the-catastrophic-situation-in-gaza-a-people-starving-to-death-amid-global-silence/

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  by Fatima Skaik

While the world speaks of human rights, food security, and global peace, an entire population is left to face death by starvation, thirst, and disease without any real intervention to save them. Gaza—that small strip of land under siege for years—is now enduring the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the modern era. Hunger is no longer just a word heard in news reports; it has become a daily reality crushing thousands of families. Children, pregnant women, the sick, the elderly… all are at risk of slow death due to the suffocating blockade, severe food shortages, and astronomically inflated prices. This is not an exaggeration but a testimony from the heart of the disaster.

Real hunger: When a bite of food becomes a dream

“We are literally dying of hunger”—this phrase is not mere drama but the bitter truth lived by every resident of Gaza today. Markets are empty, prices have multiplied tenfold, and even if someone has money, there is simply nothing left to buy.

• The food crisis: A kilo of flour that once cost 5 shekels now sells for 200 shekels (approximately $65)—if it can even be found! Rice, sugar, oil, milk, medicine… all are either unavailable or sold at outrageous prices. Families are forced to reduce their meals to one per day, often relying on bread mixed with grass or scraps of food from any source.
• Children and women: The first victims: UN reports warn that 90% of Gaza’s children suffer from acute malnutrition. Pregnant and nursing women cannot find enough to feed themselves—how can they nourish their babies? Hospitals report repeated miscarriages due to starvation, and children dying from dehydration or extreme weakness.

Collapse of security: When hunger turns into crime

With food security shattered, societal security collapses. Hunger drives people to despair, and despair breeds dangerous behavior.

• Surge in theft: Theft is no longer a condemned crime but a “means of survival.” Children steal bread from one another, families loot shops after closing hours, and even humanitarian aid is stolen before reaching those in need.
• Women’s safety at risk: “As a girl, I’m afraid to walk the streets alone without a man beside me”—this testimony reflects the extent of the deterioration. Fear of physical assault or robbery has become a daily obsession, especially with gangs exploiting the chaos.

READ: Without punitive measures, the EU rewards Israeli colonialism, genocide and violence

The siege and the world’s conscience; where is humanity?

The disaster in Gaza is not natural—it is man-made. The 17-year blockade, restrictions on food and medicine, the deliberate destruction of infrastructure… all are systematic policies to break the will of a people.

• Arab and world powers: A suspicious silence: While Gaza starves, the world watches. International organizations settle for issuing “concerned” reports, and Arab nations drown in their own conflicts. Even humanitarian aid is blocked or delayed under political pretexts.
• Media misrepresentation: Some media outlets portray the crisis as a “natural economic hardship,” ignoring that its root cause is the deliberate siege and blockade.

A cry for help; do not let Gaza die

This is not the time for words alone—but for action. Every passing minute brings Gaza closer to the abyss.

• Urgent demands:
  1. Permanently open crossings and allow unrestricted entry of food and medicine.
  2. Global and grassroots pressure on governments to break the siege.
  3. Immediate humanitarian safety nets to distribute food to the most vulnerable families.
  4. Hold accountable all those responsible for this suffering as war criminals.
• A message to humanity’s conscience: If the world knows how to donate to stray cats and dogs, how can it stay silent as innocent children die? How can anyone sleep while a person in Gaza perishes for lack of a loaf of bread?

Conclusion

Gaza reminds the world every day that humanity is on trial. This is not a political issue—it is a matter of conscience. History will record whether our generation witnessed genocide in silence or stood against it. Choose to be on the right side.

Children in Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water... “Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.” UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4.

Graphic by @‌TRTWorld

UNRWA

@UNRWA

“Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.” UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4. 

 

Children in #Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water.

Gaza is being inentionally starved and tortured by Israel... It’s not a natural disaster, it’s a crime against humanity. "There are no words to describe the cruelty of hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza who have been relentlessly bombed and displaced for almost 2 years now STARVING to death en masse. Almost half a million murdered by bombs, the rest being murdered by withholding bread..."

Bisan Owda

@Bisan_owda1

This is my testimony, you have no excuse to not break this loop to not stop this whole economy until Gaza has food! You have no excuse and we have no time.   VIDEO https://x.com/Bisan_owda1/status/1946262027854319932

 

Assal Rad

@AssalRad

There is almost no media coverage on people starving in Gaza and the one thing I could find doesn’t even name ISRAEL. Palestinians are being deliberately starved. It’s not a natural disaster, it’s a crime against humanity.

 

There’s never been an easier solution to mass human suffering than the starvation in Gaza. UN aid and humanitarian workers are literally sitting at the border with the supplies and expertise to help. Israel refuses. It’s a choice, it’s deliberate, it’s GENOCIDE. OPEN THE GATES.

 

Dr. Omar Suleiman

@omarsuleiman

There are no words to describe the cruelty of hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza who have been relentlessly bombed and displaced for almost 2 years now STARVING to death en masse. Almost half a million murdered by bombs, the rest being murdered by withholding bread? Gross

 

Palestinians, including children, who are struggling to access food due to Israel’s blockade and ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip, wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organization in Gaza City, Gaza on July 16, 2025. [Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini – Anadolu Agency] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250719-urgent-appeal-the-catastrophic-situation-in-gaza-a-people-starving-to-death-amid-global-silence/

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population of #Gaza for over three months stockpiled in warehouses–including this one in Al Arish, Egypt–awaiting entry. The supplies are available. The systems are in place. Open the gates, lift the siege, allow UNRWA to do its work and help people in need among them 1 million children.

UNRWA

@UNRWA

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population of #Gaza for over three months stockpiled in warehouses–including this one in Al Arish, Egypt–awaiting entry. 

 

 The supplies are available. 

 

The systems are in place. 

 

Open the gates, lift the siege, allow UNRWA to do its work and help people in need among them 1 million children.

The mounting starvation in Gaza is a direct result of Israel’s dismantling of the ‘UN model’ of aid distribution and its replacement with the lethal GHF system: Israel is pushing the United Nations system towards a planned collapse... and intentionally starving Palestinians

Forensic Architecture

@ForensicArchi

The mounting starvation in Gaza is a direct result of Israel’s dismantling of the ‘UN model’ of aid distribution and its replacement with the lethal GHF system. 

 

Israel is deliberately undermining systems of aid distribution by the UN and other international agencies: restricting the flow of aid, permitting looting in military zones, and attacking distribution centres.

 

Just as civilians have been killed at GHF ration stations, those waiting along aid truck routes are also being targeted by the Israeli military—making every route to aid in Gaza deadly. 

 

 Read the full analysis: https://frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/aid/the-un-model-a-dismantled-civilian-aid-system

The UN model: a dismantled civilian aid system

Under the UN model, international aid agencies like the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN’s Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) distribute aid through a UN-coordinated delivery mechanism featuring around 400 locations across Gaza.

This system functions when a sufficient supply of aid is permitted into Gaza, and routes are well guarded by local police. By restricting aid flows, permitting looting in military zones, and attacking police and distribution centres, Israel is pushing this system towards a planned collapse.

From October 2023 to October 2024, FA documented over 322 Israeli attacks on food warehouses and distribution infrastructure, aid personnel, and civilians seeking aid, as well as 22 attacks on convoys of trucks transporting aid. By 27 June 2025, UNRWA recorded 876 incidents affecting 311 UNRWA installations across Gaza, including warehouses, aid distribution points, and guesthouses.

Stop forcing us to be wage slaves for Israeli racism and escalating war... #MandelaDay is an opportunity to honor Mandela's commitment to freedom, justice & equality.

 letter i just sent to my elected leaders

Dear America.

Today July 18th is Mandela Day, honoring of one of the most influential leaders in modern history who courageously led a peaceful and resilient protest movement against a brutally cruel and oppressive Apartheid regime.

Mandela spoke up for social justice and equality for all people. 

It is in our hands to help good dreams come true- the hope of all who realize that poverty, inequity, injustice, and violence can and should be be reined in and stopped:  Start by stopping the trillions wasted on war and corporate corruption that is polluting our world and even our discourse. 

There is nothing admirable or wise about America funding, arming and then ignoring Israel's callous war on the men, women, and children of historic Palestine. 

Our own long past colonial settler days were quaintly backward primitive times way before the advent of bulldozers, machine guns, drones, jet fighters, computers, international law... and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  

In 1948 newly created Israel could have and should have chosen to include all indigenous Arabs- Jewish, Christian, Muslim- as part of the process to make a real democracy  with true security for all human beings... BUT Zionists did the opposite by creating a massive refugee crisis which they continue to make worse day after day, year after year- decade after decade.

The United States voted for both UN General Assembly Resolution 194 in 1948, reaffirming Palestinian refugees’ right of return, and for the establishment of UNRWA in 1949.  That was a good idea and the right thing to do. Let freedom ring!

Invest in good ideas such as a just and lasting peace.  In the Middle East that depends on full acknowledgment and respect for UN Resolution 194- The Palestinian refugees inalienable right to return to original homes and lands.

Stop forcing us to be wage slaves for Israeli racism and escalating war. 

Sincerely,

Anne Selden Annab

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The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

"𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙." ... Nelson Mandela ... "We can in fact change the world and make of it a better place"

July 17th, 2025: Israel just bombed the very Gazan church Pope Francis used to call daily during the genocide. They injured the very priest, Gabriele Romanelli, who used to update the Pope on the situation. 2 church goers were killed, 6 wounded.

ENGLISH - poem by Khawla in Grief

Trump’s $1tn for Pentagon to add huge planet-heating emissions, study shows. Exclusive: 17% increase in military spending will add emissions equivalent to those of some entire countries

“The Israeli economy is structured to sustain the occupation that has now turned genocidal...” GLOBAL ACTION is needed to stop Israel !

The Guardian view on the children of Gaza: when 17,000 die, it’s more than a mistake- Israel’s military blamed the deaths of six Palestinian children on Sunday on a technical error. But a staggering toll continues to mount

“For too long, international law has been treated as optional – applied selectively to those perceived as weak, ignored by those acting as the powerful. This double standard has eroded the very foundations of the legal order. That era must end,”

Israel plans to confine Gaza residents in a closed concentration camp atop Rafah ruins

Israel cuts power, water to UN agency for Palestinian refugees... The United Nations has reiterated UNRWA’s commitment to neutrality and rejected Israel’s ban, emphasizing the agency’s vital role in delivering humanitarian aid.

Israel is telling the truth ?

"Israeli monsters killed have buried all these children under the rubble. Some were killed, the others can still be heard, but no one is able to rescue them. Believe it or not, Israel has banned rescue tools from entering into Gaza! " Reem Kelani

Dr. Ezzideen from Gaza "... And then I saw them. Not rebels. Not criminals. Children. They ran, ran like hunted things, toward that truck. They climbed it with hands that have never held toys. They fell to their knees as if before an altar. And they began to scrape. One had a broken lid. Another, a piece of cardboard. But the rest, the rest used their hands. Their tongues. They licked it. Do you hear me?"

As an American she could travel wherever she wanted to travel in Israel, but as a Palestinian she could not...

"Radical Israelis from nearby settlements intentionally set fire near the town’s cemetery and the Church of Saint George, which dates back to the 5th century. Taybeh is the last remaining all-Christian town in the West Bank. These actions are a direct and intentional threat to our local community first and foremost, but also to the historic and religious heritage of our ancestors and holy sites. In the face of such threats, the greatest act of bravery is to continue to call this your home. We stand with you, we support your resilience, and you have our prayers. The Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches calls for these radicals to be held accountable by the Israeli authorities, who facilitate and enable their presence around Taybeh."

Pro-Palestine Activists Are Facing Horrifying Abuse Online Speaking out for Palestine triggers a torrent of racism, misogyny, and violent sexual threats. “I was terrified that someone would do something to me,” one activist says.- Samaa Khullar in The Nation

24-country median: 62% unfavorable towards Israel VS 29% favorable towards Israel ... "Another survey confirming opposition to a genocidal state and society. The fact that these figures dont correspond to state policy reflects how supporting Israel necessitates authoritarian rule & that it is a matter of time/generation before the pendulum swings." Noura Erakat

"Israel must stop killings and home demolitions in occupied West Bank" & "Gaza: Palestinians seeking food continue to be killed by Israeli military" United Nations Human Rights & more

Creating Apartheid Israel ... "A Land Without a People…"

Trumped

Israel Bans Starved Palestinians from Gaza Sea in Escalating Starvation Campaign July 12, 2025: “It is part of a systematic policy aimed at starving the population and targeting one of their most vital sources of livelihood: fishing.”

USA/Israeli Harassment Campaigns seek silence support for Human Rights, the Rule of Fair and Just Laws, Real Democracy, Palestine... and the list will not stop there: Your turn is coming.

" Ever since the failure to implement the 1948 UN resolution 194, which gave Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes in what became Israel, we have been disappointed again and again." Gaza Raja Shehadeh

Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank - Ambulances were reportedly stopped from reaching Sayfollah Musallet after attack in which another Palestinian man was shot dead

“Of course I’ve been critical of Israel. It has been committing genocide and crimes against humanity and war crimes” UN's Francesca Albanese slams US sanctions as retaliation for exposing Gaza war crimes

UN General Assembly Resolution 194, adopted in December 1948, resolved that Palestinian “refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible”.  https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-177019/

Dear America- The Texas floods killing children are a heartbreaking natural disaster, whereas Israel armed with American weaponry killing children is a cruel choice made by human beings who really should know better.

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Dear America- Invest in the people's needs... Be for real freedom, justice, true equality, and respect for all of humankind!

Life is not a video game. These are real human beings and American made weaponry has been creating a Holocaust with The Rule of Lawlessness in the Holy Land.

State sponsored violence is not the way to convince vulnerable people to veer away from arming religious tyranny and terrorism.

Hate crimes are escalating here in America with people primed by to think, say and do horrible things...

Slavery, Segregation and Forced Displacement are wrong. Wrong then and wrong now

This Earth Day please start noticing how much pollution and injustice war creates.

Building a Culture of Peace ...

"The United Nations was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell." ~Dag Hammarskjöld, second Secretary-General of the United Nations

"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

"𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙." ... Nelson Mandela ... "We can in fact change the world and make of it a better place"

 

Nelson Mandela Day 2025: Nelson Mandela International Day 2025 falls on July 18 and honours the remarkable legacy of the South African leader, Nelson Mandela. The day marks the birth anniversary of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, one of the most influential leaders in modern history, who was born on July 18, 1918. Widely regarded as the father of democratic South Africa, Mandela led a peaceful and resilient protest against the oppressive apartheid regime, which reflected South Africa’s brave movement against colour bias and injustice. 

Nelson Mandela was a great activist and became South Africa’s first democratically elected president. Nelson Mandela Day was formally declared by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2009, with the inaugural celebration taking place on July 18, 2010. The resolution was inspired by a global campaign launched by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to recognise Mandela's contribution to peace, freedom and social justice. https://www.thedailyjagran.com/lifestyle/nelson-mandela-day-2025-most-inspirational-nelson-mandela-quotes-on-life-success-and-freedom-10253572

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Nelson Mandela Day 2025: Inspiring Quotes By Nelson Mandela On Life, Success And Freedom

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”

"I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”

“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

 

United Nations

@UN

Friday’s #MandelaDay is an opportunity to honour Mandela's commitment to freedom, justice & equality. Each of us can learn from & be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy, and take action to achieve a better future for all people. https://un.org/en/events/mand

"It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.  A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones." Nelson Mandela

July 17th, 2025: Israel just bombed the very Gazan church Pope Francis used to call daily during the genocide. They injured the very priest, Gabriele Romanelli, who used to update the Pope on the situation. 2 church goers were killed, 6 wounded.

Two Palestinian Christians have been killed by the Israeli attack against the church in Gaza. Another crime. More victims. Lord have mercy!! 

Munther Isaac منذر اسحق

@MuntherIsaac

Photo of the impact from the front... Lord have mercy. An Israeli strike today has killed two Christians and injured several others sheltering inside Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City.

Israel just bombed the very Gazan church Pope Francis used to call daily during the genocide They injured the very priest, Gabriele Romanelli, who used to update the Pope on the situation. 2 church goers were killed, 6 wounded. 

Statement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem "This morning, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the Compund of the Holy Family in Gaza, belonging to the Latin Patriarchate, was struck by the Israeli army. As of this hour, three individuals lost their lives as a result of the injuries sustained and nine others were wounded". https://lpj.org/en/news/lpj-statement-july-17th-2025

Sources close to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem told The Pillar that they believe the Israeli bombing of the Catholic Church in Gaza may have been retaliation for the meeting of Christian leaders in Taybeh, the Christian West Bank town that's been under settler attack.

 

Pope Francis called the Palestinian Christians in Gaza every night in his last year of life

 

More unbelievable? The church Israel bombed this afternoon in Gaza was the same church Pope Francis used to call daily before he passed away. Three people were killed—two of them Christian. Several others were injured, among them was the parish priest and friend of the late Pope.  

Mosab Abu Toha

@MosabAbuToha