List of Attacks
Below is a list of attacks carried out in the Gaza Strip against civilian Christian and other religious populations and sites. This is not a comprehensive list, but a list of major, verifiable attacks on these communities.
October 17, 2023
Location: Anglican Al-Ahli Hospital
Event: Hospital destroyed by Israeli missile fire
Casualties: Hundreds of civilians killed
October 24, 2023
Location: St. Porphyrius Church (one of the oldest Christian churches in the world)
Event: Destroyed in an Israeli airstrike
Casualties: 18+ corpses recovered, several injured.
October 27, 2023
Location: Khalil Al-Rahman Mosque
Event: Destroyed in an Israeli airstrike
Casualties: 12+ killed, several injuries
December 16, 2023
Location: Compound of Holy Family Parish
Event: Targeted by Israeli forces; sniper fire
Casualties: Two women killed, several men wounded while assisting
Location: Convent of the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa’s order)
Event: Struck three times by Israeli artillery shells
Outcome: Convent rendered uninhabitable
December 26, 2023
Location: Gaza’s only Baptist church
Event: Destroyed by Israeli tank shells
July 7, 2024
Location: Holy Family Catholic School
Event: Bombed
Casualties: Four civilians killed
Location: Byzantine Church in Jabalia (northern Gaza)
Event: Destroyed by the IDF
Location: Green Shrine in Deir Al-Balah (first Christian monastery built in Palestine)
Event: Partially damaged