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Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) bringt angesichts der Meldungen über einen Luftangriff auf das Al-Ahli- Krankenhaus im Gazastreifen seine Entrüstung und Erschütterung zum Ausdruck. „Tausende Palästinenserinnen und Palästinenser, die schon ihr Zuhause verloren hatten, hatten in dem Krankenhaus Zuflucht gesucht, das von der anglikanischen Kirche betrieben wird“, erklärte ÖRK-Generalsekretär Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay. „Der Angriff kommt einer Kollektivstrafe gleich, die laut Völkerrecht ein Kriegsverbrechen darstellt.“

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. 

A World Council of Churches (WCC) morning staff prayer focused on the Weekend of Prayer and Action Against Hunger, as well as the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for the churches and people of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize.

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.”

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. 

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. 

After an emergency committee of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem met on 13 October, they urged immediate actions to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.