Archaeologists have only uncovered a portion of the complex, which covers an estimated 15 dunams (3.7 acres). The hospital was built by the Knights Hospitaller, a Christian military order.

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In 1261 the fortress was leased to the Crusader Knights Hospitaller who began its fortification. Just four years later, in 1265 CE the fortress fell to the Mamluks who razed it to the ground.

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The Hospitallers retreated to Rhodes, where they established a navy in anticipation of a fresh crusade. The Teutonic Knights shifted the focus of their holy war to the Baltics.