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2024 Mucojo attack: Militants stormed a military position of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces. [18] Islamic State – Mozambique Province: Insurgency in Cabo Delgado: 16 February Mass shooting 2 (+1) 4 Kiryat Malakhi, Israel 2024 Kiryat Malakhi attack: A Palestinian man shot at people waiting at a bus stop. The attacker was killed by a ...
On 26 November 2024, a Chabad synagogue in St Kilda, Melbourne was vandalised with pro-Palestinian and antisemitic graffiti. [8] The targeted synagogue in the December 2024 attack was the Orthodox Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne, located in Ripponlea, Victoria. It was built in 1965, designed by Ernest Fooks, [9] and opened on 19 September ...
Attacks on synagogues are a notable feature of antisemitism. The synagogue was regarded as a foe in early Christian literature. [1] Violent attacks on synagogues featured prominently in the Nazi German effort to persecute the Jews of Europe. [2] The destruction of synagogues is also a feature of the activities of Islamist groups. [3]
On 21 November 2024, gunmen attacked a large convoy of vehicles transporting Shia Muslims in the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 54 people and injuring 86 others. The attack was one of northwestern Pakistan's deadliest incidents of sectarian violence in recent years. [4]
On 3 January 2024, Turkish authorities arrested 25 suspected members of Islamic State across the country on suspicion of plotting attacks on churches and synagogues. The attack on 28 January was the group's first attack on a religious target in Turkey, having previously been responsible for other attacks such as the Istanbul nightclub shooting in 2017 and the 2015 Ankara bombings.
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Muslim and Christian leaders issued a joint-statement called "Religions are for Peace" condemning the Marawi bombing as a deplorable act not justifiable under any religion and that they pledge to be "pro-active against similar terrorist acts" after an interfaith meeting from January 16 to 17, 2024. [67] [68]
The rioters went on to attack at least 17 Christian churches within the city, as well as Christian homes and a Christian cemetery. [ 5 ] [ 13 ] The attacked churches, which were either vandalized or set on fire, represented a variety of Christian denominations , including the Presbyterian church, the Salvation Army church, and the Roman ...