Al-Ahli Arab Hospital

Al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Arabic: المستشفى الأهلي العربي, lit. 'The Arab People's Hospital'[2]) is a hospital in Gaza City. Its headquarters are located in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the south of the city, and it is managed by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest hospitals in the city.[3][4] The hospital is the only cancer hospital in Gaza. [5]

Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem
Geography
LocationGaza City, Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
Coordinates31.5049°N 34.4615°E / 31.5049; 34.4615
Organisation
FundingPrivate
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds80[1]
History
Opened1882

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 Convention, known then as the Baptist Hospital (Arabic: المستشفى المعمداني). Since 1980, the hospital has been run by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem.[3] It is supported by international charities such as Embrace the Middle East.[6]

Rocket strike at Cancer Diagnostic Centre

According to the Anglican Communion News Service, at 7:30 p.m. EEST on 14 October 2023, the hospital's Diagnostic Cancer Treatment Centre was damaged by rockets, causing four hospital staff members to be injured and severely damaging two of its upper floors, with the mammography and ultrasound departments affected the most.[7][8][9][10] The IDF did not respond to BBC enquiries about this strike.[11]

Explosion
Main article: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital 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. According to preliminary tolls by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, this explosion led to the deaths of 200–500 Palestinians and the injury of more than 600 others.[7][12][13]

References
  1. "Al-Ahli Hospital, Gaza". Diocese of Jerusalem. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. "Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza City". American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "'Living stones' of Al Ahli Arab Hospital build a ministry of healing, witness in Gaza". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. Gostoli, Ylenia. "Gaza's only cancer hospital could shut down amid Israel's war and siege". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. "Embrace the Middle East's Work in Israel/Palestine". Embrace the Middle East. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. "Gaza hospitals are 'facing catastrophe', says Archbishop of Canterbury". Archbishop of Canterbury. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. "Al Ahli Hospital Emergency Appeal". Abmission. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. "Anglican-run al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza damaged by Israeli rocket fire as war continues". Anglican Communion News Service. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. Paulsen, David (16 October 2023). "Anglican hospital among facilities struggling to respond to growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. Brown, Paul; Cheetham, Joshua; Seddon, Sean; Palumbo, Daniele (18 October 2023). "What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Gaza hospital blast". BBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. 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.
  13. "WHO statement on attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital and reported large-scale casualties". WHO. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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