Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike | |
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Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war | |
Location | Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories |
Date | 19 October 2023 |
Target | Building adjacent to the Church of Saint Porphyrius |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 18 Palestinian civilians |
Injured | Several |
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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