JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirmed the injuries and damage to the church in a brief morning statement. “The Holy Family Church in Gaza has been struck by a raid this morning,” the first July 17 statement said. Salameh was the janitor of the parish and was in the yard at the time of explosions, a July 17 Caritas press release said. Three young people standing at the entrance of the church were also seriously injured, according to the statement.