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...
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...
Lebanese Archbishop Detained and InterrogatedJuly 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 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...
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...
Hamas Orders Limited Interactions with ChristiansDecember 24, 2020 — 12/24/2020 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – The Hamas-led Ministry of Religious Affairs has instructed Gaza’s Muslims to limit their interactions with Christians, according to Fides. Such instructions were met with...
Bethlehem’s Beleaguered ChristiansJanuary 14, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Just a few short weeks ago, across time zones and languages, the sound of this...
Gaza Christians Prevented from Christmas PilgrimageDecember 13, 2019 — 12/13/2019 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – Israel has issued a decision that Christians living in Gaza will not be allowed to travel to Bethlehem or Jerusalem for Christmas Pilgrimage. Baptized...
Palestine Officially Recognizes EvangelicalsNovember 20, 2019 — 11/20/2019 Palestine (International Christian Concern) – After twelve years of seeking recognition, the Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land has received official recognition from the Palestinian Authority....
