Former Congressman says relatives killed in air strike on Gaza church

Former US Congressman Justin Amash revealed that multiple family members of his were killed during an Israeli air strike that targeted the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza.

“The Palestinian Christian community has endured so much. Our family is hurting badly. May God watch over all Christians in Gaza- and all Israelis and Palestinians who are suffering, whatever their religion or creed,” he said on X.

Amash, who is Palestinian-American, served Michigan in Congress as a Republican from 2011 to 2021. 

He became a prominent critic of former Republican President Donald Trump and departed the Republican Party in 2019 to align with the Libertarian Party.

On Thursday night, an air raid in Gaza resulted in the deaths of at least 18 individuals.