An Israeli airstrike targeted the ancient Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, a significant historical site dating back to 425 AD. The church, which was serving as a refuge for over 500 displaced people, including a large portion of Gaza's Christian population, was hit by the strike. Multiple civilians were killed and many more injured in the attack. The church had been housing victims of previous Israeli bombings and was located close to the Baptist Hospital, which had recently witnessed a deadly Israeli attack. The Jerusalem Patriarchate accused Israel of a war crime, and the Orthodox church confirmed that it was hit by an Israeli airstrike. The IDF released footage indicating that the Israeli Air Force targeted an adjacent building but missed and hit the street adjacent to the church compound, causing the collapse of an assembly hall. The tragic incident has sparked outrage among Christians and raised concerns about the safety of religious sites in the ongoing conflict.
The IDF released footage of the strike near the Church of Saint Porphyrius. Appears to indicate that the Israeli Air Force targeted an adjacent building, but missed and hit the street adjacent to the church compound, collapsing the assembly hall. https://t.co/AwkvQzejvs
Painful scenes from the funeral of the victims of #Israel's attack on the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in #Gaza. https://t.co/AKTaq4zC8h
🇮🇱 Israel BOMBED Gaza’s OLDEST CHRISTIAN Church yesterday, trapping a man with severe mental disabilities under the rubble of the fallen building. ☦️ Fortunately, God saved his life. Follow @stairwayto3dom (source) https://t.co/QwXO5lorvq
A Greek Orthodox church sheltering civilians in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli air strike, killing 16 people, the Hamas-controlled Gaza government said https://t.co/A3u0i0C1JZ https://t.co/YnIYZuLtsM
Last night, an Israeli airstrike hit near the Church of Saint Porphyrius, causing a concrete assembly hall/council building on the campus to collapse. https://t.co/7h7cQNcZtp
Greek Orthodox Church Building Sheltering Civilians Hit by Israeli Airstrike https://t.co/li7c91QHaH
Orthodox church says it was hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza https://t.co/xe5kbSvEfS
The Jerusalem Patriarchate published a photo of a church in Gaza after the strike and accused Israel of a war crime https://t.co/uVETFLL1Py
Gaza suffers more deaths and destruction as Greek Orthodox church is hit in strike https://t.co/5q2A7hf1rr https://t.co/0DwZ4VWG3u
🇮🇱☦️ Israel just bombed the Orthodox Christian Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza which was serving as a refuge for 500+ displaced people. It is over a thousand years old. Bodies are currently being pulled out of the destruction. https://t.co/CkF9s5iYvN
7 days ago AP ran a story debunking the claim that Israel had bombed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios. Today Israel did bomb the church. The church was housing many victims of Tuesday's hospital explosion. https://t.co/2OdUGATahg
#Israel has bombed the ancient Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in #Gaza, a significant historical site dating back to 425 AD. Hundreds of Gazans were taking refuge in the Church located close to the Baptist Hospital, which saw an #Israeli massacre a couple of days ago. https://t.co/QUxPD4bqR1
Church of St. Porphyry in Gaza, after a rocket attack. https://t.co/4Kj2otsW7N
🇮🇱 ISRAEL is BOMBING the quarter where St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church is located. ☦️ The church, Gaza’s OLDEST CHRISTIAN MONASTERY, is currently housing at least 500 innocent Gazan civilians, including more than 40% of Gaza’s Christian population. Christians should be outraged. https://t.co/9yPasdH4Il
☦️🇮🇱 A building belonging to the OLDEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH in Gaza was just BOMBED by Israel. 🇮🇱 Multiple dead civilians & many more injured. 🇮🇱 The building was used to house refugees from Israeli bombings. https://t.co/5UStzxrpfS