An Israeli police officer carries part of a mangled rocket after It was fired from the Gaza Strip toward Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023. (OSV News photo/Violeta Santos Moura, Reuters Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem united in a call for peace and justice amid unfolding violence, following a surprise attack by Hamas in southern Israel, which has left hundreds of Israelis dead, among them civilians and dozens of soldiers and police who were killed battling the Hamas fighters.
