Strength Amid Chaos in the Middle EastOctober 3, 2024 — 10/3/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel approaches, Christians across the Middle East find themselves caught in a...
Helping Christians Affected by the Israel-Hamas WarSeptember 20, 2024 — 9/20/2024 Gaza (International Christian Concern) — As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the year mark, the devastation in Gaza is overwhelming. More than 40,000 Palestinians have died in the densely populated...
ICC Perspectives: Christians are Leaving the Middle East. So Why is Persecution Increasing?May 24, 2024 — 5/24/2024 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — Every month, International Christian Concern (ICC) sources in the Middle East witness Christians leaving the region. The rates are especially alarming in countries...
Christians in Gaza Face Dilemma as Famine SpreadsApril 4, 2024 — 4/4/2024 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – As the conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its sixth month and fears of famine become a reality, Christians in Gaza are asking themselves...
Christians Take Cover in Gaza Churches as Israeli Bombardment ContinuesOctober 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 CrossfireOctober 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...
The Death and Resurrection of the Church in the Middle EastJuly 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...
Worsening Conditions for Christians in the Middle EastNovember 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...
Fifth-Century Church Opens as Museum in GazaFebruary 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 LandDecember 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 ChristmasDecember 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...
New Palestinian Christian Assembly and Conference Held in BethlehemDecember 8, 2021 — 12/08/2021 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – A new conference took place in Bethlehem, the Conference of the Assembly of Christian Associations in Palestine, held to encourage Palestinians to remain in their...
Christian Institutions 3rd Largest Palestinian EmployerMarch 24, 2021 — 03/24/2021 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – Christian institutions are reportedly the third-largest employer of local Palestinians. Just behind the Palestinian National Authority and the UN Agency for the Support of Palestinian...
Palestinian Christians Allocated Higher Percentage of RepresentationMarch 7, 2021 — 03/07/2021 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently increased the number of parliament seats reserved for Christians from six to seven. The next election, scheduled to occur on...
Attempted Arson at Church of Gethsemane in JerusalemDecember 9, 2020 — 12/09/2020 Israel (International Christian Concern) – Police have arrested a 49-year-old man who poured a flammable liquid inside the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. The suspect was an orthodox Jew...
Jordanian Think Tank Criticized for Referencing BibleJune 16, 2020 — 06/16/2020 Jordan (International Christian Concern) – A white paper published by Jordan’s Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought has come under criticism for its use of Biblical references when...
