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===2023 Israel–Hamas war=== |
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On 10 October 2023, the American Friends of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem]] reported that three staff members of the hospital "lost their homes completely during the bombardment of the Rimal area" including that of the hospital's medical director Dr Maher Ayyad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home of Ahli Hospital Hospital Medical Director Bombed in Gaza |url=https://www.facebook.com/afedj/posts/pfbid06c2gooFBrs98ioghtoAMWmaVbdx1nfiMAHofohTrEZJGBAGAZUonTGeYRp5mXDANl |website=American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Facebook page |access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In War We Live Hour by Hour" |url=https://afedj.org/in-war-we-live-hour-by-hour/ |website=American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem |access-date=18 October 2023 |date=11 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aerial Attack claims Medical Director's Home |url=https://www.jmeca.org.uk/latest/news/aerial-attack-claims-medical-directors-home |website=The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association |access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref> |
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====Rockets strike cancer treatment center==== |
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On 14 October 2023, the hospital's Diagnostic Cancer Treatment Centre was hit by rockets, injuring four hospital staff members and severely damaging two of its upper floors, with the [[mammography]] and [[ultrasound]] departments affected the most.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Ahli Hospital Emergency Appeal |url=https://www.abmission.org/appeals/emergency-appeals/al-ahli-hospital-emergency-appeal/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=[[Anglican Board of Mission - Australia|Abmission]]}}</ref> |
On 14 October 2023, the hospital's Diagnostic Cancer Treatment Centre was hit by rockets, injuring four hospital staff members and severely damaging two of its upper floors, with the [[mammography]] and [[ultrasound]] departments affected the most.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Ahli Hospital Emergency Appeal |url=https://www.abmission.org/appeals/emergency-appeals/al-ahli-hospital-emergency-appeal/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=[[Anglican Board of Mission - Australia|Abmission]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:55, 18 October 2023
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| al-Ahli Arab Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gaza City, Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, State of Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°30′18″N 34°27′41″E / 31.5049°N 34.4615°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 80[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
The al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Arabic: المستشفى الأهلي العربي) is a hospital in Gaza City. Its headquarters are located in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the south of the city, and is managed by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem. It is considered one of the oldest hospitals in the city, having been founded in 1882.[2][3] In Arabic, its name means “The Arab People’s Hospital”.[4]
History
The hospital has been in operation since 1882 and was founded by the Church Mission Society of the Church of England. Later, the hospital was managed between 1954 and 1982 by the Medical Mission of the Southern Baptist Church, known then as the Baptist Hospital (Arabic: المستشفى المعمداني). Since 1980, the hospital has been run by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem.[2] It is supported by international charities such as Embrace the Middle East.[5]
2023 Israel–Hamas war
Rocket attack destroys medical director's home
On 10 October 2023, the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem reported that three staff members of the hospital "lost their homes completely during the bombardment of the Rimal area" including that of the hospital's medical director Dr Maher Ayyad.[6][7][8]
Rockets strike cancer treatment center
On 14 October 2023, the hospital's Diagnostic Cancer Treatment Centre was hit by rockets, injuring four hospital staff members and severely damaging two of its upper floors, with the mammography and ultrasound departments affected the most.[9]
Explosion
Three days later, on the evening of 17 October, an explosion occurred in the courtyard which was housing thousands of displaced people as a result of the war. This explosion led to the deaths of 200–500 Palestinians and the injury of more than 600 others, according to preliminary tolls by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.[10][11] The Gaza Health Ministry said the explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike. The Israeli Defense Forces denied this, saying that the explosion was caused by a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad targeting the Israeli city of Haifa. An Islamic Jihad spokesman denied responsibility.
References
- ^ "Al-Ahli Hospital, Gaza". Diocese of Jerusalem. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b Paulsen, David (16 October 2023). "Anglican hospital among facilities struggling to respond to growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "'Living stones' of Al Ahli Arab Hospital build a ministry of healing, witness in Gaza". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza City". American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Embrace the Middle East's Work in Israel/Palestine". Embrace the Middle East. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Home of Ahli Hospital Hospital Medical Director Bombed in Gaza". American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Facebook page. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "In War We Live Hour by Hour"". American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Aerial Attack claims Medical Director's Home". The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Al Ahli Hospital Emergency Appeal". Abmission. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Gaza hospitals are 'facing catastrophe', says Archbishop of Canterbury". The Archbishop of Canterbury. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Borger, Julian (17 October 2023). "Hundreds feared dead after blast at Gaza hospital as Biden set to fly in". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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