At Least 19 Christians Killed in Gaza Church Strike

October 20, 2023 — 10/20/2023 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – An explosion Thursday night at St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City destroyed the church’s assembly hall, injuring and killing dozens of people...

Christian Hospital in Gaza Hit by Rocket Fire

October 19, 2023 — 10/19/2023 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – As war continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday evening, a rocket hit the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, resulting...

Christians Take Cover in Gaza Churches as Israeli Bombardment Continues

October 17, 2023 — 10/17/2023 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – The past ten days have been filled with horror for southern Israel and for the Gaza Strip. October 7 saw the deadliest single terrorist...

Hamas and Israel War Leaves Christians in the Crossfire

October 12, 2023 — 10/12/2023 Israel-Gaza (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched a deadly attack on southern Israel from the Gaza enclave, which they have controlled since 2007. The...

Jerusalem’s Christian Community Faces Rising Persecution Incidents

August 1, 2023 — “Whoever is ashamed of me and my word, of him the son of man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his father with the holy...

Christians, Messianic Jews, Missionaries Face Hostility from Jewish Radicals in Israel

July 14, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Christians, Messianic Jews, and missionaries face increasing hostility from Jewish radicals in Israel. Recently, activists from the Lehava organization and the Or l'Achim organization...

The Death and Resurrection of the Church in the Middle East

July 13, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The headlines coming from the Middle East in the past few decades have seemed anything but comforting and hopeful: war, terrorism, social upheaval, natural...

Israel at a Political Crossroads

March 30, 2023 — 03/30/2023 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Israel has been shaken by days of protests by tens of thousands of Israelis taking to the streets to protest controversial proposed judicial reforms....

Proposed Law in Israeli Knesset Against Religious Conversion

March 28, 2023 — 03/28/2023 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Two members of Israeli’s party, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher have proposed to the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) new legislation to...

Gaza Churches Struggle to Survive

March 8, 2023 — 03/08/2023 The Gaza Strip (International Christian Concern) – Gaza’s Christian community is struggling to survive after years of steady decline in numbers. Only an estimated 1,000 Christian remain in the...

Christian Establishments Vandalized Amid Escalation in Jerusalem

February 2, 2023 — 02/02/2023 (International Christian Concern) – Christians in the city of Jerusalem were targeted in several incidents in January. On January 4th more than 30 graves were vandalized by two young...

Worsening Conditions for Christians in the Middle East

November 30, 2022 — 11/30/2022 country (International Christian Concern) – According to a report released by Aid to the Church in Need, many countries that have experienced persecution in the Middle East have worsened...

Lebanese Archbishop Detained and Interrogated

July 27, 2022 — 07/27/2022 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) - Lebanese Maronite Archbishop Musa Al-Hajj was detained and interrogated upon his return from a trip to Israel on July 19. Al-Hajj, who was returning...

Fifth-Century Church Opens as Museum in Gaza

February 5, 2022 — 02/05/2022 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – In an effort to boost domestic tourism, a fifth-century Byzantine church in northern Gaza was renovated into a museum. The director-general of antiquities at the...

Churches Request Urgent Dialogue to Safeguard Christians in the Holy Land

December 25, 2021 — 12/25/2021 Israel (International Christian Concern) – The Heads and Patriarchs of the Churches of the Holy Land have submitted a request for “urgent dialogue” with Israel, Palestine and Jordan to "safeguard...

Bethlehem Closed to Foreign Visitors Yet Again During Christmas

December 22, 2021 — 12/22/2021 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – Bethlehem’s residents still employed in the tourism sector are in despair after surges in the Omicron COVID-19 variant prompted Israel to stop all foreign travel...