Meloni calls Israeli attack on church in Gaza ‘unacceptable’
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned Israel for its recent attacks in Gaza, a further step in her increasingly critical approach to the government’s actions in the besieged enclave.
On Thursday morning, strikes hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two and injuring several others.
“Israeli raids on Gaza also hit the Holy Family Church. The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable. No military action can justify such behavior,” Meloni wrote on X on Thursday.
Also injured in the strike was the church’s priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, who received regular calls from the late Pope Francis throughout the war.
Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow for the victims of the incident in a telegram published by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem , renewing his calls for “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. The pope also conveyed his spiritual closeness to Romanelli.
The Israel Defense Forces said they were “aware” of the reports regarding the incident and that the matter was under review. In a statement posted on X, the Israeli military added that it “regrets” any damage caused to civilians and religious sites.
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The fog of war must have obscured the cross atop the church ...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Hamas militants would hide themselves and their weapons absolutely anywhere in Gaza that would be considered "unacceptable" or a war crime. .
Both the IDF and Netanyahu have claimed it to be an 'accident' and they are where you are not.
And you are not there as well.
Everyone, especially on this site, knows that to criticize the government of Israel is to risk quick accusations of antisemitism. When fleshed out though we mainly agree in principle that Americans can criticize our own government without being anti America. The defeatist dead end crowd is just that. Call it over and open borders. People should be able to come and go peacefully about their business everywhere in 2025. Why can't we all just get along?
We can't because Hamas and militant Islamists want to kill every last Jew
And so are you saying that criticizing a country other than own has to be considered "anti" that country? Does that mean I am not permitted to criticize America? Nobody said that Israel is beyond criticism, but I personally consider that UNFAIRLY criticizing Israel would be contrary to the widely accepted International Holocoast Remembrance Association definition of antisemitism as applied to the State of Israel: