Oct 19, 2023
St. Porphyrius Church just issued a statement that approximately 150-200 people were killed when the occupation bombed the church today (19 Oct 23). Right now dozens of people are still trapped under the rubble and we don't know how many are alive or dead. Palestinians of multiple faiths were sheltering in the church after being forced to flee their homes. Nothing is sacred to the occupying entity — not human life, not history, not literal sacred spaces.
There has been a church on the site since the 5th century, when St. Porphyrius was bishop of Gaza, and the current structure dates to the 12th century.
