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GAZA CITY, Gaza (BP) \u2013<\/strong> The Gaza City hospital that suffered a deadly blast Oct. 17 in the Israeli-Hamas war is formerly Southern Baptist, a Baptist representative confirmed to Baptist Press.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how many Palestinian and other civilians were killed in the blast, with Israel and Hamas blaming one another for the attack.<\/p>\n

Southern Baptists operated Al Ahli Arab Hospital from 1954 until 1981 \u2013 when it was known as Baptist Hospital \u2013 before turning the facility over to Anglicans, Baptist Press reported in June 1993.<\/p>\n

Southern Baptists continued to work at the facility at least through 2007, according to news reports, but information was unavailable as to whether Baptist workers are still employed the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to security considerations for our personnel and the national believers with whom we work, we usually don\u2019t discuss their locations,\u201d a Baptist representative said. \u201cHowever, we want to assure you that with any event in international news that could affect someone\u2019s security, leadership is in contact with anyone who might be affected \u2013 even due to travel or other reasons \u2013 to confirm their safety and security. This is one of those situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 3,000\u00a0people<\/a>\u00a0were either hospitalized or sheltered in and outside the hospital when the blast struck the large medical compound. Many victims remain under rubble, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement, CNN\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Biden said current intelligence indicates the blast was an errant attack by Palestinian terrorists, not an Israeli offensive in response to Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Biden spent six hours in Israel Oct. 18, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before returning to the U.S.<\/p>\n

The hospital founded in 1882 continues to be referenced as Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in some news reports and is widely known in the region as the Baptist Hospital.<\/p>\n

As recently as the mid 90\u2019s, Baptist Press reported that a Southern Baptist and his wife both worked at the hospital, and the couple are believed to have served in the area until the late 2000\u2019s. In the early 90\u2019s, there were approximately 10 Southern Baptist representatives working in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Israel has vowed to obliterate Hamas in response to Hamas\u2019 renewed aggression in the long-term hostile relationship between Israel and Palestine. Hamas killed an estimated 1,400 people in its Oct. 7 attack.<\/p>\n

About 3,500 people have been killed in Gaza in the 11 days of fighting, Palestinian health officials have reported, with conditions said to be worsening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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