On the eve of Ramadan, Coptic Christians in Egypt were, yet again, targeted for slaughter. 

On Friday night gunmen opened fire on a bus transporting Copts from a church in Cairo, killing at least 26 people so far, including an 8-year-old girl. At least 25 more are injured, Egyptian officials confirmed. Fox News reports: 

As many as 10 attackers stormed the bus dressed in military uniforms and wearing masks, according to witnesses. The Christian victims were on their way to visit a monastery.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Egypt’s Coptic Christians have become the preferred target of the Islamic State in the region. Egypt's Copts, the Middle East's largest Christian community, have repeatedly cried out for help from discrimination, as well as outright attacks, at the hands of the country's majority Muslim population.

Among the wave of recent attacks on Egypt's Christians: twin suicide bombings in April and another attack in December on a Cairo church that left over 75 people dead and dozens more wounded. ISIS in Egypt claimed responsibility for them and vowed more attacks.

The latest deadly attack came on the eve of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The bus was traveling on the road to the St. Samuel Monastery in the Minya governorate, about 140 miles south of Cairo, the health ministry said.

As the month of Ramadan begins, Islamic terrorists will surely use the holiday as a springboard for additional attacks on humanity, as they do each year. The Copts, victims of this genocide, are among those frequently targeted.