Israeli bombardments have decimated large parts of Gaza, displacing around a million people and leaving many with impossible decisions: to stay and risk death, or leave everything they’ve ever known behind with little assurance they will find safety. One of the buildings hit in an Israeli air attack was the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church compound in central Gaza City - the church dates back to the fifth century AD. Five hundred people were sheltering inside.
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| (Washington Post) |
"Saint Porphyrius Church ... dates back to the fifth century AD."
ReplyDeleteThe church was rebuilt in the 12th century and the current church dates mostly from the 19th century or later, with only a few fragments surviving from the Crusader rebuild. The strike hit a modern concrete structure in the courtyard.