Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enlisted the country's domestic intelligence chief to investigate an arson attack on a revered church in the Galilee, where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of feeding 5,000 people with loaves and fish.
The fire, suspected to the the work of Jewish extremists, broke out at the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha, located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, late on Wednesday night. It caused extensive damage to the exterior and interior of the building, while two people were taken to hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation.
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