Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people.

Israel deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit Gaza’s Holy Family Church. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said

The Israeli military acknowledged that the strike on Thursday, in which a tank shell hit the church, was a 'mistake.' Meanwhile, its airstrikes continue to kill dozens of civilians every day in the besieged enclave.