Gaza Churches Struggle to SurviveMarch 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...
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...
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...
Israel Relaxes Christmas Restrictions on Gaza ChristiansDecember 24, 2019 — 12/24/2019 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – Only a few days after Israel announced that Gaza Christians will not receive permits to travel to Bethlehem on Christmas Pilgrimage, the authorities have...
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...
Israel Awards 850 Christians in Gaza Travel Permits to Visit Jerusalem during EasterMarch 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a move which has been viewed as a first for the region, Israel has granted a substantially large number of Christians living in Gaza to visit Jerusalem...
