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Cautious statement from the Presiding Bishop following Israeli attack on al-Ahli Hospital

Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: Early this Palm Sunday morning, we received confirmation that al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, was hit last night by Israeli missiles. The diocese and many media outlets report that the emergency...

A statement from the Archbishop of York on the missile attack on the Anglican-run Ahli Hospital in Gaza

The Anglican-run Ahli Hospital in Gaza is a place of healing and care for Palestinians living through unimaginable suffering. In unbearable conditions, its heroic doctors and nurses have cared for civilians who have endured 18 months of devastating violence. For the only Christian hospital in...
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