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Gaza Death Toll from Israeli Attacks Tops 4,100 as Blast Kills Civilians Sheltering in Church

HeadlineOct 20, 2023

Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from two weeks of unrelenting Israeli attacks has topped 4,100, with over 13,000 wounded. More than a thousand Gaza residents remain missing — many of them under the rubble of collapsed homes. In one overnight incident, the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City, which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, was struck by an apparent Israeli airstrike. Gaza officials say 18 Christian Palestinians were killed. Part of the 12th century structure — one of the oldest churches in the world — was reduced to rubble. This is a survivor.

Survivor: “They came here to escape the airstrikes and the destruction. They thought they were safe here. The destruction followed them. The destruction followed them, Biden. Biden, you are giving all your support to Israel to kill the civilians.”

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