evidence: Gaza’s Saint Porphyrius church has narrowly escaped destruction for a second time after being struck by an Israeli missile that did not detonate. Believed to be the third-oldest church in the world, the compound was struck last week (on 29 July), nearly ten months after it was first attacked, leaving three people wounded. [...] Saint Porphyrius church was first damaged when struck by a missile on 19 October 2023, which killed at least 18 people. The church is an important site for Christians in the Gaza Strip, who make up an estimated 1,000 people—most of them Greek Orthodox—of the enclave’s total population of 2.3 million. Saint Porphyrius, dating back to AD407, was converted into a mosque in the seventh century. A new church was built in the 12th century by crusaders. It was last renovated in 1856, and today only a few cornices and bases remain from the crusader period.