Israeli Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday with Pope Leo XIV amid tensions with Christian communities over various different issues that have arisen in Israel in recent weeks.

As Breitbart News reported, Israel expressed regret earlier this week after a shell fragment hit a Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and wounding ten.

In a statement Friday, the Prime Minister’s Office said:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today with His Holiness Pope Leo.

The Prime Minister expressed Israel’s regret for the tragic incident in which stray ammunition accidentally struck the Holy Family Church in Gaza. He sent Israel’s…

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