The airstrike was a reminder of what everyone in Gaza City already knew. There was no safe shelter from Israeli bombs pounding the city.

Hundreds of Christians and Muslims were sheltering inside Saint Porphyrius church on Thursday evening when a missile brought down part of the complex, killing at least 16 people.

On Friday their bodies were laid out for a mass funeral in the church courtyard, wrapped in white sheets beside the rubble that killed them. Four were tiny children.
Dozens of men searched the collapsed building into the night, looking for survivors – and for bodies to retrieve the next day. Those on the lower floor had been crushed to death, one rescuer told Reuters, while people higher up had survived to face another day under attack.

“They felt they would be safe here,” a man cried out. “They came from under the bombardment and the destruction, and they said they would be safe here but destruction chased them.”

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which runs the church, said many of those inside at the time were women and children, and accused Israel of targeting churches.

The Israeli military said it had damaged “a wall of a church” when it hit a Hamas “command and control centre” nearby, but denied intentionally targeting Saint Porphyrius.

It provided a video that appeared to show a powerful missile hitting a building immediately adjacent to the church, and said the incident was under review.

Saint Porphyrius is the oldest active church in the city, dedicated to a bishop who destroyed the city’s pagan temples and converted the city to Christianity.

It was founded in the early 5th century, soon after his death, and he is buried in the church. The current building was started by crusaders who came through the city 700 years later, though it was heavily renovated later.

Read more...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/20/destruction-chased-them-funeral-held-for-those-killed-in-gaza-church-airstrike

“The Patriarchate emphasises that targeting churches and their institutions, along with the shelters they provide to protect innocent citizens … constitutes a war crime that cannot be ignored,” it said in a statement.

BeigJawnson

Ok

SAD
May peace rain

The thing is the Israelis are not Christians and have nothing to do with Christianity for now. That's why they don't forgive when you offend or attack them.
They practice Judaism's "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".

However after the rapture, they will suffer in the hands of the Anti Christ who will kill and torture many of them. But when Jesus Christ comes the 2nd time on Earth, he will destroy the Anti Christ, save them and reveal himself to them as the Messiah and they will accept him.

Cowards

Boko Haram attacked Cameroon, Cameroon decided to attack innocent civilians women and children in Maiduguri

Hamas a terrorist group attack Isreal, Isreal started bombing homes of Palestinian

Both Isreal and Hamas are terrorist



.

AntiChristian:
The airstrike was a reminder of what everyone in Gaza City already knew. There was no safe shelter from Israeli bombs pounding the city.

Hundreds of Christians and Muslims were sheltering inside Saint Porphyrius church on Thursday evening when a missile brought down part of the complex, killing at least 16 people.

On Friday their bodies were laid out for a mass funeral in the church courtyard, wrapped in white sheets beside the rubble that killed them. Four were tiny children.
Dozens of men searched the collapsed building into the night, looking for survivors – and for bodies to retrieve the next day. Those on the lower floor had been crushed to death, one rescuer told Reuters, while people higher up had survived to face another day under attack.

“They felt they would be safe here,” a man cried out. “They came from under the bombardment and the destruction, and they said they would be safe here but destruction chased them.”

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which runs the church, said many of those inside at the time were women and children, and accused Israel of targeting churches.

The Israeli military said it had damaged “a wall of a church” when it hit a Hamas “command and control centre” nearby, but denied intentionally targeting Saint Porphyrius.

It provided a video that appeared to show a powerful missile hitting a building immediately adjacent to the church, and said the incident was under review.

Saint Porphyrius is the oldest active church in the city, dedicated to a bishop who destroyed the city’s pagan temples and converted the city to Christianity.

It was founded in the early 5th century, soon after his death, and he is buried in the church. The current building was started by crusaders who came through the city 700 years later, though it was heavily renovated later.

Read more...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/20/destruction-chased-them-funeral-held-for-those-killed-in-gaza-church-airstrike

“The Patriarchate emphasises that targeting churches and their institutions, along with the shelters they provide to protect innocent citizens … constitutes a war crime that cannot be ignored,” it said in a statement.

BeigJawnson

Hmmmm...

Righteousness2:
The oldest church in Gaza was damaged when Israel bombed an adjacent structure where Hamas terrorists were active.

Hamas claims Israel deliberately bombed the church, and unsurprisingly the international media is running with the terrorists’ version of events.

It should be noted that the Christians of Gaza suffer under Islamist rule on a routine basis and this receives almost zero media coverage.

So the fact that everyone is suddenly so concerned for the Christians of Gaza is a little suspect.

I wonder too o

They should check well, must have been a Hasmas rocket that landed on the church.

BeigJawnson:


Hmmmm...

Just hmmmm?

Let the Christians pray for more bombing and deaths on Palestinians!

AntiChristian:

Just hmmmm?
Let the Christians pray for more bombing and deaths on Palestinians!

This is the COMMANDMENTS of Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace to his disciples:

“You heard that it was said: ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens, since he makes his sun rise on both the wicked and the good and makes it rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Are not also the tax collectors doing the same thing? And if you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary thing are you doing? Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing? You must accordingly be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" Matthew 5:43-48

“But I say to you who are listening: Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you. To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your outer garment, do not withhold the inner garment either". Luke 6:27-29

So ask yourself:

Are those PRAYING in support of WARS real followers of this man?

Pauldollars:
The thing is the Israelis are not Christians and have nothing to do with Christianity for now. That's why they don't forgive when you offend or attack them.
They practice Judaism's "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".

However after the rapture, they will suffer in the hands of the Anti Christ who will kill and torture many of them. But when Jesus Christ comes the 2nd time on Earth, he will destroy the Anti Christ, save them and reveal himself to them as the Messiah and they will accept him.

Yes
We know that;
You are pitting us against the Jews
Whereas ;

You Muslims are our sworn ENEMIES


NOTE :
I know Jews hates us also

It is a battle of gods. This is the age of light. As the light keep shinning, the wrongs in your religions (Chrislamjew) will be exposed. Your gods will also be exposed. The fake nation will be exposed. The blindness that fell upon the Hebrews is already fading away as Paul told you all. Knowing who the true Hebrews are is the key for salvation will come from them - John 4:22. Knowing their original land not the fake land you all already know is another key for it is where all nations must flow into to know God - Isaiah 2. If Isaiah 2 is a future prophesy, it only means you guys don't know the god you are worshipping for IS-RA-EL must first be restored - Isaiah 11:11-12 before anyone can claim to know his God. You must first see the Sun/Son before you can claim to know it/him for that you were given you don't know if it is the original or the Gmo. You must see before knowing

This is why a wise man said you don't know what you are worshipping for salvation will come from the true Hebrews - John 4:22

HAMAS IS STILL IN GAZA. U.K, U.S AND 9JA MUST SUPPORT ISRAEL TO DESTROY HAMAS, CHANGE GAZA TO EITHER OMEGA OR ARRIVAL AND DECLARE ISRAEL A FEDERATION WITH JERUSALEM AS FCT.

HAMAS IS STILL IN GAZA. U.K, U.S AND 9JA MUST SUPPORT ISRAEL TO DESTROY HAMAS, CHANGE GAZA TO EITHER OMEGA OR ARRIVAL FOR ISRAEL AND DECLARE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE A FEDERATION OF TWO STATES, WITH JERUSALEM AS FCT.

PALESTINE, ISRAEL PLACE, IS-REAL PLACE, MERCY PLACE AND HOLINESS. PALESTINE IS NOT ARABIC. IT IS A FEDERATING PART OF ISRAEL, LAND OF SALT, SYSTEM, GREATER JERUSALEM CITY OF GOD.

NO ETERNAL LIFE FOR HUMANS TILL THEY ACCEPT JESUS AS SAVIOUR. SUCH IS THE PUNISHMENT OF ADAM AND EVE. BY 10/7, HAMAS CLIMBED A VERY HIGH TREE BEYOND ITS LEAVES, PRESS THE TRIGGER AND CARRIED A LOG OF STINGING BEES. HAMAS BEHAVED INSANELY LIKE PUTIN'S INVASION OF UKRAINE. HAMAS MUST BE PUNISHED UNTIL IT IS PERISHED FOR ITS INTRANSIGENCE.

AntiChristian:


Just hmmmm?

Let the Christians pray for more bombing and deaths on Palestinians!

Yes ... So you think Israel had not been in wars since ancient times?... Let the Christians pray more for Israel and the Muslims pray for Palestine....