Former Congressman Justin Amash Says His Palestinian Christian Relatives Were Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Orthodox Church
Former US Representative Justin Amash revealed that several members of his family were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering, along with hundreds of other Palestinians, when part of the complex was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. He wrote: “The Palestinian Christian community has endured so much. Our family is hurting badly. May God watch over all Christians in Gaza—and all Israelis and Palestinians who are suffering, whatever their religion or creed.”
The IDF admitted to Reuters that they damaged “part” of the church. At least 18 people, including multiple children and at least one baby, were reportedly killed and an unknown amount of people were buried under the rubble. The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem accused Israel of targeting churches and accused it of a war crime.
The church is less than 300 meters from the Al-Ahli hospital compound, where an explosion on October 14, 2023 killed and injured hundreds of people who had fled there to try to escape Israeli airstrikes on their neighborhood. Israel and Palestine blamed each other for the attack.
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