Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike

Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Saint Porphyrius Church in 2022, before the Israeli airstrike
LocationGaza City, Gaza Strip,
Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
Date19 October 2023
TargetBuilding adjacent to the Church of Saint Porphyrius
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths18 Palestinian civilians
InjuredSeveral
Perpetrators Israeli Air Force

On 19 October 2023, part of the Church of Saint Porphyrius, a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, was damaged during an Israeli aistrike, killing at least 18 Palestinian civilians during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Over 450 Christian and Muslim Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip had been sheltering there.[1]

The Israeli military admitted that the explosion resulted from one of its airstrikes, allegedly targeting a nearby Hamas rocket and mortar launch command post.

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