The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East protested the closure of Al-Ahli Arab Anglican Hospital in Gaza City as a result of the evacuation ordered by the Israeli military, as the army intensifies its attacks on the Palestinian city. A statement issued in the name of the Diocese of Jerusalem said the hospital has been “compelled to close by the Israeli army”. On Sunday evening, a large amount of firing from drones occurred in the immediate vicinity of the hospital, it said. “This was followed by an IDF (Israeli military) announcement that the area had been declared a red zone and …