Leaders from the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church visited Gaza’s only Catholic church on Friday, where a day earlier three people were killed in an Israeli strike. The visit is highly unusual given Israel’s tight control over access in and out of the territory.

Top church leaders visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell, an attack that killed three.

On Thursday, an Israeli shell struck the compound of the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people, wounding 10 and damaging the building.