June 20, 2025, 2:51 p.m. ETJune 20, 2025
Rawan Sheikh AhmadReporting from Haifa, Israel

One of the buildings affected by the shockwave of an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, on Friday was the Ottoman-era al-Jarina Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Haifa.

Omar Hussein, 24, the mosque’s muezzin and deputy imam, said in an interview that his father was injured and transferred to the hospital after the missile struck nearby. He said that the mosque lacks a proper shelter, raising concerns for the safety of worshipers.

“It’s a significant mosque that serves Muslims in the city and nearby towns,” he said, expressing sadness over the damage and the war, adding he hoped it would end soon.

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June 20, 2025, 2:37 p.m. ETJune 20, 2025
Adam RasgonReporting from Jerusalem

The Church of Our Lady and the House of Grace, a halfway house associated with the church, were damaged by an explosive blast caused by an Iranian missile slamming into downtown Haifa, Israel, on Friday afternoon, according to Jamal Shehade, the director of the halfway house.

Though Shehade described the damages as not being severe, he said colored glass windows in the church were shattered by the blast. The church building, he said in an interview, was erected in 1862, and some of the windows were about 100 years old.