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Coverage dated October 17, 2023 to October 19, 2023

Seventeen People Killed in Airstrike on Gaza Church, Officials Say

Headline from Wall Street Journal

An Israeli airstrike that hit the Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza on Thursday killed 17 people, according to church officials and witnesses. More than 400 Palestinian Christians and Muslims were taking shelter in the 2,000-year-old church and nearby campus buildings at the time of the strike,

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  1. Christianity Today

    Hundreds Killed in Blast at Gaza’s Only Christian Hospital (opens Christianity Today)

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    The fatal explosion hit a well-known facility run by Anglicans—and formerly by Southern Baptists—“in the middle of one of the world’s most troubled places.”

  2. The Times of Israel

    Hamas claims several dead in strike on church in Gaza (opens The Times of Israel)

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  3. Al Jazeera

    ‘We were baptised here and we will die here’: Gaza’s oldest church bombed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    At least 18 dead after Israeli air strike hit Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City which served as shelter for displaced.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Seventeen People Killed in Airstrike on Gaza Church, Officials Say (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    An Israeli airstrike that hit the Greek Orthodox Church campus in Gaza on Thursday killed 17 people, according to church officials and witnesses. More than 400 Palestinian Christians and Muslims were taking shelter in the 2,000-year-old church and nearby campus buildings at the time of the strike,

  5. The Guardian

    ‘Destruction chased them’: funeral held for those killed in Gaza church airstrike (opens The Guardian)

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    Hundreds of Christians and Muslims were sheltering in Saint Porphyrius church when a missile brought down part of the complex, killing 16 people