| Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israel–Hamas war | |
 Saint Porphyrius Church in 2022, before the Israeli airstrike | |
  Church Location within the Gaza Strip | |
| Location | Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories |
| Date | 19 October 2023 |
| Target | Building adjacent to the Church of Saint Porphyrius |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 18 Palestinian civilians |
| Injured | Several |
| Perpetrators |  Israeli Air Force |
On 19 October 2023, part of the Church of Saint Porphyrius, a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City, in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, was damaged during an Israeli aistrike, killing at least 18 Palestinian civilians during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Over 450 Christian and Muslim Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip had been sheltering there.[1]
According to the Israeli military the explosion resulted from one of its airstrikes, which had targeted a nearby Hamas command post.