Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike

This article is about the 2023 airstrike. For the church, see Church of Saint Porphyrius.
Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike
Part of the Gaza war
Saint Porphyrius Church in 2022, before the Israeli airstrike
Church
Location within the Gaza Strip
LocationGaza City, Gaza Strip
Date19 October 2023
TargetBuilding adjacent to the Church of Saint Porphyrius
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths18 Palestinian civilians
Injured12 / "at least 20"
Perpetrators Israeli Air Force

On 19 October 2023, during the Gaza war, a building in the compound of the Church of Saint Porphyrius, a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, was destroyed during an Israeli airstrike, killing 18 Palestinian civilians and injuring between 12 and "at least 20". Some 450 Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip, mainly Christians, had been sheltering in the compound. The church building itself was not damaged.

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