Cyprus Mail8 Aug 2026

Cyprus to fund restoration of historic Gaza church damaged by Israeli strikes

Cyprus will provide €150,000 to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem towards the restoration of the historic Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza, which was partially destroyed during an Israeli bombardment in October 2023.

The Greek Orthodox church was struck on October 19, 2023, while hundreds of Palestinians were sheltering inside the compound....

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