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IOF blatantly admit responsibility for Church strike in Gaza

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  • Source: The Wall Street Journal + Al Mayadeen English
  • 20 Oct 2023 13:52
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The Church of St. Porphyrius is considered the third oldest church in the world and its original building dates back to 425 AD.

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  • IOF blatantly admit responsibility for Church Blast in Gaza
    Palestinians search for survivors after the Orthodox Christian Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza was bombed by an Israeli airstrike. (Social media)

Israeli occupation forces confessed that a strike on the grounds of the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City on Thursday night was caused by its own aircraft.

"The incident is under review,” the IOF claimed.

This comes shortly after the Ministry of Interior in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation committed a new massacre, killing and wounding hundreds of displaced people inside the Greek Orthodox Church of St.Porphyrius in Gaza City. 

According to the Ministry, the occupation made a direct target at the ancient church building on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry pointed out that the church housed dozens of displaced people, who were taking shelter inside the church, most of whom were women and children.

Gaza |

The Israeli massacre against the Palestinian Christian community after bombing the Church of Saint Porphyrius (3th oldest church in the world), leading to 40 Palestinians murdered.

Death tolls expected to dramatically rise in the upcoming hours pic.twitter.com/8dKpFWsZ6d

— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) October 19, 2023

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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in al-Quds condemn al-Rashid massacre

A Christian man with special needs was pulled out alive from under the rubble of the Greek Orthodox Church which was targeted by Israeli missiles in #Gaza last night. pic.twitter.com/EBtMCKIut8

— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) October 20, 2023

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that dozens had been killed and several injured.

The Ministry stated that severe material damage was caused to parts of the church building and that a building adjacent to the church was destroyed. It is worth noting that the Church of St. Porphyrius is considered the third oldest church in the world. The original building dates back to 425 AD and it was renovated in 1856.  

This massacre came two days after the Israeli occupation committed a heinous crime by targeting the Baptist Hospital in central Gaza, killing over 800 martyrs in a clear targeting of cadres, crews, and medical capabilities within the Strip.

This is genocide and ethnic cleansing.
This is what happening in #Gaza right now.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/1PAgIIRXKI

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 14, 2023

Here is just a short list of wars that could amount to war crimes committed by "Israel" since October 7, which the world remains silent about:

1- Murdering 9 journalists covering the events in Gaza
2- Bombing a team of journalists in South Lebanon
3- Bombing al-Ahli Hospital, killing hundreds
4- Using internationally banned weapons, including White Phosphorus in Gaza and South Lebanon
5- Cutting off water supply to 2.2 million civilians.
6- Targeting numerous ambulances.
7- Bombing dozens of mosques and a church

Read more: Archbishop Hanna: Gaza witnessing new Nakba, ethnic cleansing

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