The Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Archbishop Atallah Hanna was reportedly hospitalized yesterday after being poisoned by chemical substances, according to Quds TV.
مصادر محلية: تعرض المطران الفلسطيني عطا الله حنا للتسمم بمادة كيماوية نقل على إثرها لإحدى مستشفيات القدس المحتلة pic.twitter.com/IqlLiUrg7E
— Quds TV – قناة القدس (@QdsTvSat) December 18, 2019
Reports said the Archbishop was rushed to hospital after an Israeli gas canister was fired into his church in Jerusalem.
Archbishop of Sebastia for Greek Orthodox in Palestine Atallah Hanna was hospitalized today for inhaling poisonous gas after Zionist occupation forces threw gas canisters into his church in AlQuds. The Archbishop suffered from temporary paralysis, but is now in stable condition. pic.twitter.com/RCUZUfPSg2
— Marwa Osman (@Marwa__Osman) December 19, 2019
He is expected to make a full recovery.
The outspoken Palestinian Christian leader has been a staunch critic of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its acts of aggression in neighboring Lebanon and Syria.
(Middle East Monitor, PC, Social Media)
