With filed hospitals, constant aid via land and air, life-saving initiatives, Jordan remains Gazsns’ number one supporter

AMMAN — Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, the Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army (JAF), under Royal directives, has utilised all capabilities to support the resilience of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

These efforts have translated into comprehensive humanitarian, relief and medical aid that reached various sectors and benefited countless Palestinians, significantly alleviating the humanitarian suffering caused by the war.

This reflects Jordan's unwavering stance in supporting the Palestinian cause and its people.

At the outbreak of the conflict, the JAF deployed a military field hospital to Khan Younis in southern Gaza, making it the first field hospital sent to the besieged Strip during the war to bolster the local healthcare system.

This initiative was followed by the reinforcement of the northern Gaza field hospital with specialised medical personnel and the establishment of a third military field hospital in Nablus to serve Palestinians in the West Bank.

Jordanian field hospitals have treated 521,066 patients since the war began on October 7, 2023.

Medical teams conducted over 21,147 surgeries, including numerous complex operations performed for the first time in Gaza.

They also treated 55,722 war casualties, reflecting Jordan's commitment to deploying highly qualified medical personnel to provide advanced healthcare services to the injured.

To ensure the continuous supply of urgent medical materials to Gaza, His Majesty King Abdullah directed the JAF to conduct airdrop operations using Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft.

These missions delivered significant quantities of medical, humanitarian and relief supplies, marking one of the largest logistical support operations in modern military history.

The scale of the airdrops was expanded to cover both northern and southern Gaza, with the personal involving King Abdullah, HRH Crown Prince Hussein, and HRH Princess Salma.

These efforts underline the Hashemite commitment to the Palestinian cause, prioritising it by personally contributing to the delivery of aid to affected areas and standing with the Palestinian people in these challenging times.

Jordanian aircraft have carried out 125 airdrops to Gaza, with an additional 266 coordinated with allied nations to meet humanitarian and medical needs.

His Majesty ordered the dispatch of a squadron of military aircraft loaded with essential relief, medical and pharmaceutical supplies for the people of Gaza.

This unprecedented operation was part of the "humanitarian bridge" flights to the Strip, during which eight military planes from Jordan transported over seven tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food, medicines, health supplies, and items for children.

The aid was handed over to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Gaza for distribution within the Strip.

In addition to air support, Jordan has established a humanitarian air bridge from Marka Military Airport to El Arish Airport in Egypt to facilitate the delivery of medical and humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Fifty-three planes have transported 8.866 million tonnes of aid to date under the initiative, which ensured the transportation of large quantities of medical supplies, food and other essential items in cooperation with humanitarian and international organisations to meet urgent needs amid the dire conditions in Gaza.

JAF, in cooperation with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) and several international organisations, sent 140 land convoys comprising 5,063 trucks.

Under Royal directives, the JAF launched the "Restoring Hope" initiative on September 16, 2024, to provide prosthetic limbs to amputees in Gaza.

Two mobile clinics equipped with the necessary tools and staffed by a specialised medical team from the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Amputation Injuries were sent to Gaza.

These clinics began operating and received cases for prosthetic fitting, resulting in the installation of 267 upper and lower limbs.

As part of Royal initiatives, the JAF embarked on preparing the infrastructure for a specialised military field hospital for gynaecology and obstetrics.

This hospital, the first of its kind globally, is equipped with advanced facilities and staffed predominantly by female medical personnel.

The facility will be managed by 82 medical, nursing, technical and administrative personnel, including 55 women from the Royal Medical Services.

It will feature two delivery rooms, an operating room, 30 patient beds, a pharmacy, a laboratory, and a blood bank to enhance maternal and neonatal healthcare amidst the ongoing crisis.

The JAF also supplied the Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza with 2,000 blood units of various types, in collaboration with the Health Ministry.

This effort is part of the extensive and ongoing support for the people of Gaza to meet the growing demand for blood units due to the increasing number of surgeries for war victims.