An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials.

An Israeli strike hit the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people, injuring 10 others, and causing extensive damage to the religious complex.

An apparent Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church killed two people and injured several, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said