The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr

10/11/2026

🚨 MIDDLE EAST CHURCHES URGED TO PROTECT CHILDREN ORPHANED BY WAR

As war continues to devastate communities across the Middle East, Christian leaders are calling for urgent action to protect some of its most vulnerable victims: children who have lost their parents, their homes, and their sense of security.

In an interview with Religion News Service, Michel Abs, Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), emphasized that humanitarian efforts must prioritize children suffering from trauma, displacement, and the devastating consequences of conflict.

Across Gaza, Lebanon, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, countless children are growing up surrounded by destruction, uncertainty, and fear. Some have lost one or both parents, while others face severe psychological trauma and the daily struggle to survive.

Abs warned that humanitarian assistance must go beyond providing food and shelter. Children need protection, emotional support, education, and a safe environment in which to rebuild their lives.

The Middle East Council of Churches also highlighted the importance of protecting vulnerable children from exploitation and trafficking, particularly those separated from their families during war.

At the same time, Christian leaders continue to express concern over attacks against clergy, churches, and Christian communities, including the historic Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh.

For the Church, caring for children is not simply humanitarian work. It is a sacred responsibility rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ.

As our Lord reminds us:

“Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them.” — Matthew 19:14

No child should grow up without protection, education, or hope because of war.

🙏 We pray for every child who has lost a parent, every family struggling to survive, and every community working to protect the innocent.

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Together, we can help bring hope to those who need it most.

10/11/2026

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10/07/2026

🫒 Hope of return takes root among the olive trees

More than six months after they were forced from their homes, the Christian families of Alma el-Chaab, a village in southern Lebanon just over a kilometre from the border, are still waiting to go home.

In September, around ten farmers received limited permission to clean their olive groves. Now, with the picking season beginning after mid-October, they hope to be allowed to harvest. For them, it would be a first step on the road back.

“If this stage succeeds, we will be moving along the path we hope to follow,” says their parish priest, Maronite Chorbishop Maroun Ghafari.

Until then, families remain scattered across Lebanon, struggling to pay for food, rent, school fees and medicine. “Without Divine Providence, the displaced families would have died of hunger.”

Around 100 people are ready to return, but that depends on a political decision and on access to food, water, medicine and fuel. Through it all, prayer keeps their hope alive.

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10/04/2026

🕯️ JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE MOURNS MAISA DAOUD AND HER DAUGHTER MARY

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem is mourning Maisa Daoud and her daughter Mary, whom the Patriarchate described as martyrs after they were killed in an air strike on their home in Gaza at dawn on October 3.

In sorrow, but also in the hope of the Resurrection, the Patriarchate prayed for their souls and for consolation and strength for their grieving family.

“Every person is created in the image of God. Every human life is sacred.”

These words remind us that behind every report of war are human lives — mothers, daughters, children and families whose worlds are changed forever.

The Patriarchate called for an end to the war and bombardment, the protection of civilians, healing for the wounded and a just peace, so that the people of Gaza may live without fear for their children and loved ones.

☦️ We join the Church of Jerusalem in prayer for Maisa and Mary, for their family, for Gaza’s suffering Christian community, and for every innocent person enduring this war.

May their memory be eternal. 🕯️

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09/28/2026

🚨 RAMALLAH AREA FACES NEW ROAD CLOSURES AS TREES ARE UPROOTED IN THE WEST BANK

Israeli forces have tightened military restrictions around Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, closing roads and village entrances and establishing additional checkpoints.

According to local Palestinian sources, entrances to Turmus Ayya, Aboud, Nabi Saleh, Atara and Al-Taybeh were closed, while checkpoints were established at Yabrud, Ein Sinya and Jaba, disrupting movement and subjecting travelers to identification checks and vehicle searches.

Separately, Israeli bulldozers were reported uprooting trees in Beit Ur al-Fauqa, west of Ramallah.

Of particular concern for Christians is the closure affecting Al-Taybeh, the historic Christian Palestinian village whose churches and families have faced increasing insecurity and restrictions during recent months.

For communities throughout the West Bank, the loss of access to roads and agricultural land affects far more than movement. It impacts employment, education, family life and the ability of people to remain rooted in their communities.

☦️ The Christian presence in the Holy Land is a living heritage that must be preserved.

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09/25/2026

✝️ WORLD ⁠EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE RAISES ALARM OVER TAYBEH CHRISTIANS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

The situation facing the Christians of Taybeh has now reached the United Nations.
The World Evangelical Alliance, representing a major global Christian constituency, addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and expressed grave concern over escalating settler violence and Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank and their impact on Palestinians, including Christians.

The WEA specifically highlighted Taybeh, the historic Christian Palestinian village northeast of Ramallah, citing repeated settler incursions, intimidation, property damage, fires and attempts to take control of privately owned land.
It called on Israel to protect Palestinian civilians, prevent settler violence, ensure accountability and halt settlement expansion and land appropriation.

This represents an important development for Taybeh. Concerns previously raised by the village’s Orthodox, Catholic and Melkite Christian leaders are now being brought formally before one of the United Nations’ principal human-rights bodies by an international Christian organization.
Taybeh is more than another West Bank village. It represents an ancient, living Christian presence in the Holy Land — one increasingly concerned about whether future generations will be able to remain on their ancestral land.

☦️ The Christians of Taybeh must not be forgotten.
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09/23/2026

🇯🇴 KING ABDULLAH WARNS OVER DEEPENING PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT

His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan warned that the continued failure to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has allowed violations and suffering to deepen.

The King stressed that Gaza and the West Bank cannot be viewed separately, describing them as two fronts of the same unresolved crisis. He highlighted the killing and displacement of Palestinians, the widespread destruction in Gaza, and continuing settlement expansion in the West Bank.

His remarks underline Jordan’s longstanding concern that without a political resolution, continued violence and displacement will further destabilize the Holy Land and the wider Middle East.

For the ancient Christian communities of the region, peace and stability are essential to preserving their future and ensuring their continued presence in the lands where Christianity was born.

We are deeply grateful to His Majesty for his steadfast support of Christian communities in Jordan, Palestine, and throughout the wider Middle East. We are especially grateful for His Majesty’s role, under the historic Hashemite Custodianship, in safeguarding the Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem and in protecting the religious and cultural heritage they represent.

His Majesty’s continued commitment to preserving the Christian presence and defending the sanctity of these holy places remains of profound importance to Christians throughout the region and around the world.

☦️ We continue to pray for the protection of innocent lives, for justice, and for a lasting peace throughout the Holy Land.

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09/22/2026

🚨 ISRAELI FORCES RE-ENTER CHRISTIAN VILLAGE OF DEIR MIMAS IN LEBANON 🇱🇧

Israeli forces have reportedly carried out another incursion into Deir Mimas, a predominantly Christian village in southern Lebanon, only two days after an earlier confrontation ended with an Israeli withdrawal.

According to reports on September 20, three Merkava tanks entered the area and Israeli troops temporarily closed the village entrance, restricting residents from entering or leaving. Soldiers reportedly searched several homes, including a house near the village entrance, while military vehicles damaged electricity and telecommunications infrastructure.

The renewed incursion follows the September 18 confrontation involving Israeli and Lebanese forces near the village. That incident had ended with an Israeli withdrawal following military coordination.

For us, the location is especially concerning.

Deir Mimas is a living Christian community, with a strong Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic presence and churches that remain at the heart of village life. Despite repeated conflict and insecurity in southern Lebanon, Christian families continue to remain in their ancestral homes.

Events such as these deepen fears about whether these historic communities will be able to survive another generation of instability and displacement.

The Christians of southern Lebanon are not simply part of the region’s history. They are a living Christian presence that must be protected and preserved.

☦️ Please keep the people of Deir Mimas and all civilians in southern Lebanon in your prayers.

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09/19/2026

🇱🇧 INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON MUST BE MAINTAINED

After nearly 48 years in Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, is approaching the end of its current mission, raising serious questions about what will follow in an already fragile region.

For decades, international peacekeepers have maintained a presence along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel, monitoring hostilities and providing an international presence in communities repeatedly affected by conflict.

The prospect of UNIFIL’s departure is creating concern among Lebanese officials and international observers who fear that removing international monitoring could leave southern Lebanon more vulnerable to renewed confrontation and instability.

For us, this also carries particular significance for the ancient Christian communities of southern Lebanon. Christians have lived in this region since the earliest centuries of the faith. Recent wars have already brought displacement, destruction and uncertainty to Christian villages and historic places of worship.

The future of southern Lebanon cannot be separated from the future of these communities. Security and stability are essential if Christian families are to remain in their ancestral villages rather than join the continuing migration of Christians from the Middle East.

☦️ We pray that diplomacy, international responsibility and respect for civilian life will prevail, allowing all communities of southern Lebanon to live safely and with dignity.

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09/18/2026

🚨 PALESTINIAN FAMILIES WATCH THEIR HOMES DEMOLISHED IN THE WEST BANK

In the Hebron area of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian families have described desperately trying to save their belongings as Israeli forces demolished homes and residential structures.

One house had reportedly been home to around 20 Palestinians. Residents said pressure on their community had intensified following the establishment of a nearby Israeli outpost, alleging repeated incursions onto their land and damage to trees.

“This is my land, my livelihood. I’ll put up a tent here if I have to and I’ll stay,” one resident said.

Another family described having already fled settler violence before moving to what they believed would be a safer location — only to face demolition there as well.

Israeli authorities said structures were demolished because they lacked required building permits. Palestinian residents, however, argue that the demolitions and restrictions on construction contribute to their displacement and facilitate the expansion of nearby settlements and outposts.

In another affected Bedouin community, residents said they had lived on the land for 35 years. One family had been preparing for their eldest son’s wedding when their home was demolished.

Children searched through the rubble for their belongings, books and animals. Families who once had homes were left confronting the question of where they would live next.

These scenes are part of a wider and deeply contested struggle over land, construction permits, settlements and displacement in the occupied West Bank.

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