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‘Blast’ Reported at Site of Historic Church in Gaza

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The Church of St. Porphyrius, one of the oldest in the world, was sheltering several hundred displaced Palestinians at the time of the reported explosion.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza City
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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