Gaza, Catholic church
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The U.S. and Israel are seeking to replace the traditional U.N.-led aid distribution system in Gaza, asserting that Hamas militants siphon off supplies.
Top church leaders in Jerusalem headed into Gaza Friday in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people.
Cardinal Pizzaballa and Patriarch Theophilos assessed the damage to the church's roof and comforted parishioners.