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The World Council of Churches (WCC) stands in solidarity with the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem as they condemn Israeli airstrikes that exploded at the Orthodox Church compound of Saint Porphyrios in Gaza on 19 October. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grave concern upon reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent of a concrete request from Israeli authorities for immediate evacuation of Al Quds Hospital in Gaza. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is condemning an attack on one of the buildings within the compound of the St Porphyrios Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza. The building—affiliated with the church, which is one the oldest churches in Gaza—has collapsed in the explosion, caused by Israeli missile strikes, according to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in consultation with heads of churches and representatives of Palestinian Christian organizations within the Jerusalem Liaison Office Advisory Group, is making an urgent call for an international investigation led by the United Nations into the numerous war crimes committed against civilians during the ongoing conflict. 

Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, Mission of Palestine to Switzerland; and Doa Nofal, second secretary at the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, requested an urgent meeting with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss the war in the Holy Land and the current and urgent humanitarian situation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed both outrage and shock at the news of an airstrike on the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. "Thousands of Palestinians who had lost their homes already were taking refuge at the hospital, run by the Anglican Church,” said WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay. “The attack amounts to collective punishment, which is a war crime under International Law.”

Más de 1,1 millones de palestinos luchan por huir de las zonas del norte de Gaza en el punto de mira del Ejército israelí ante la ofensiva terrestre prevista una semana después del sangriento ataque de Hamás en Israel. 

Mehr als 1,1 Millionen Palästinenserinnen und Palästinenser versuchen derzeit, aus dem nördlichen Gazastreifen zu fliehen, den das israelische Militär eine Woche nach dem blutigen Angriff der Hamas auf Israel im Vorfeld der erwarteten Bodenoffensive ins Visier genommen hat. 

Plus de 1,1 million de Palestinien-ne-s essaient de fuir les secteurs du nord de Gaza visés par l’armée militaire, avant une offensive terrestre prévue une semaine après les attentats sanglants du Hamas contre Israël.

À la suite des affrontements qui ont éclaté le 7 octobre, avec des milliers de roquettes qui auraient été lancées de Gaza sur Israël, une incursion d’hommes armés du Hamas au sud d’Israël et la réaction militaire israélienne qui s’ensuivit, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) adapte ses activités en Terre sainte pour pérenniser son soutien aux efforts en faveur d’une paix juste.

Tras el estallido de las hostilidades el 7 de octubre —con el lanzamiento de miles de misiles desde Gaza a Israel y la infiltración de hombres armados de Hamás en el sur de Israel, y la consiguiente respuesta militar israelí—, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) está adaptando su labor en Tierra Santa para seguir apoyando los esfuerzos en favor de una paz justa. 

يدعو مجلس الكنائس العالمي (WCC)، في أعقاب العنف الوحشي فقد فيه آلاف المدنيين الأبرياء حياتهم، إلى مقاربة جديدة لحل الصراع في الأراضي المقدسة.

Tras la brutal violencia que ha costado la vida a miles de civiles inocentes, el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) pide un nuevo enfoque para resolver el conflicto en Tierra Santa.

Au lendemain des violences brutales qui ont ôté la vie à des milliers de civils innocents, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) appelle à une nouvelle approche pour régler le conflit en Terre Sainte. 

More than 1.1 million Palestinians are struggling to flee from areas of north Gaza targeted by the Israeli military ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’s bloody attack into Israel. 

The World Council of Churches will join a Day of Prayer and Fasting on 17 October, which will be hosted by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives, is calling for a new approach to resolve the conflict in the Holy Land.