![Palestinian Christians attend a Christmas Mass at the Holy Family Church with Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa taking part in the service amid Israel’s blockade, in Gaza City, Gaza, on December 21, 2025. [Khames Alrefi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251221-40040254-40040247-JERUSALEM_LATIN_PATRIARCH_CARDINAL_PIZZABALLA_LEADS_MASS_IN_GAZA.jpg)
This April to June saw 83 Israeli attacks on Christians in Israel or Israeli-occupied territories in 76 incidents, most of them in Jerusalem, according to a report released Friday, Anadolu reports. The report was issued by Israel’s Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) and the its Hotline for Documenting Harassment against Christians in Israel, a nongovernmental center specializing in documenting attacks related to freedom of worship. According to the report, 68 incidents took place inside Jerusalem, a city also revered by Christians. Two incidents were recorded in Haifa and the Galilee in northern Israel, one in the Sea of Galilee area, one in the West Bank, one in Beit Shemesh west of Jerusalem, and two in Mevaseret Zion west of Jerusalem. […]