Palm Sunday Statement by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Regarding the Bombing of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

Palm Sunday Statement on the Bombing of
the Anglican Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
13/4/2025
The Diocese of Jerusalem condemns in the strongest terms today’s missile attacks on the Ahli Arab Hospital, an institution run by the Anglican Church in Jerusalem. The twin strikes demolished the two-storey Genetic Laboratory and damaged the Pharmacy and the Emergency Department buildings. It also resulted in other collateral damage to the surrounding buildings, including the church building of St. Philip’s.
A mere twenty minutes prior to the attack, the [Israeli] army ordered all patients, employees, and displaced people to immediately evacuate the hospital premises prior to its bombing. We thank God that there were no injuries or deaths as a result of the bombing. However, one child who previously suffered a head-injury tragically died as a result of the rushed evacuation process.
The Diocese of Jerusalem is appalled at the bombing of the hospital now for the fifth time since the beginning of the war in 2023—and this time on the morning of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. We call upon all governments and people of goodwill to intervene to stop all kinds of attacks on medical and humanitarian institutions. We pray and call for the end of this horrific war and the suffering of so many.

This statement was published on the official page of the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, His Eminence Bishop Hosam Naoum on Facebook.