On 19 October 2023, during the [[Gaza war]], a building in the compound of the [[Church of Saint Porphyrius]], a [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] church in [[Gaza City]], was destroyed during an Israeli airstrike, killing 18 [[Palestinians |Palestinian]] civilians and injuring between 12<ref name= AIT/> and “at least 20”.<ref name= AIT/> Some 450 Palestinian residents of the [[Gaza Strip]], mainly [[Christian]]s, had been sheltering in the compound.<ref name= AIT/>
On 19 October 2023, during the [[Gaza war]], a building in the compound of the [[Church of Saint Porphyrius]], a [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] church in [[Gaza City]], was destroyed during an Israeli airstrike, killing 18 [[Palestinians |Palestinian]] civilians and injuring between 12<ref name= AIT/> and “at least 20”.<ref name= AIT/> Some 450 Palestinian residents of the [[Gaza Strip]], mainly [[Christian]]s, had been sheltering in the compound.<ref name= AIT/>
