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U.S. Rep. Justin Amash said Friday that he has confirmed that"several" of his relatives were killed amid intense fighting between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas as they sheltered at the Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in the Gaza Strip. He said he was made aware that part of the structure they were taking cover in was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. The Congressional representative from Michigan said,"The Palestinian Christian community has endured so much.
I was really worried about this. 😔 With great sadness, I have now confirmed that several of my relatives were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering, when part of the complex was destroyed as… pic.twitter.com/w5k1xEeTgFThe U.S. State Department said at least 32 Americans have been killed and 10 remained unaccounted for, including 9 U.S. citizens and one permanent resident.
On Friday President Joe Biden and the Israeli government confirmed they had secured two American hostages who were held in Gaza. A spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter Natalie Raanan were received by security forces at the border of the Gaza Strip.
Zakaria Alarayshi and his family — who have lived in Livonia, Michigan for the last 23 years — traveled back to Gaza just before Hamas militants attacked targets in Israel, including a music festival near the border with Gaza. President Joe Biden returned this week from a swift wartime visit to the region, which included Tel Aviv, to reinforce America's strong support for the Jewish state while working to keep the conflict with Hamas from escalating. A top priority during the trip was to facilitate the movement of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, an agreement some experts say still faces risks.
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Former Rep. Justin Amash says several relatives killed in Gaza church blastRemains of Orthodox church hit by Israeli air strike
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Former U.S. Rep Amash says relatives killed in Gaza church air strikeFormer U.S. Representative Justin Amash said on Friday that several of his relatives had been killed when a Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip was hit overnight by an Israeli air strike.
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Israel-Gaza war live updates: Biden to address nation on U.S. response to Israel-Gaza warPresident Biden will discuss the U.S. response to developments in Israel and Gaza during an Oval Office address Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern, the White House said.
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Rep. Moulton calls Israeli government's treatment of civilians in Gaza 'troubling'Moulton did not call for an Israeli ceasefire, but said that the U.S. needs to 'carefully calibrate' the support it is providing for Israel to make sure it isn't counterproductive or in violation of human rights.
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