Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza treats dozens after Israeli airstrikes

AMMAN — The Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday treated dozens of injured civilians following a new wave of Israeli airstrikes on the Strip, providing emergency first aid and critical care to the wounded.

According to the hospital's commander, 24 people were admitted for treatment after sustaining injuries in the Israeli bombardment of Khan Younis, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The hospital director said that the injuries included internal bleeding, abdominal trauma requiring surgery, complex fractures, brain and arterial injuries, pneumothorax, pulmonary haemorrhage, and shrapnel wounds. He emphasised that patients received specialised medical care through the hospital’s surgical units and emergency facilities.

Since beginning its mission on January 12, the Jordanian Field Hospital South Gaza has treated 32,414 medical cases, performed more than 1,237 major and minor surgeries, and fitted 403 prosthetic limbs as part of the "Restoring Hope" initiative for Gaza.

Jordan runs two military field hospitals in Gaza, one in the Strip's north, which was established in 2009 following the war in 2008.

The second was established in Khan Younis in the south in November 2023 at the peak of the Israeli war of aggression on the coastal enclave that erupted on October 7, 2023.

Besides the field hospitals in Gaza, the JAF established the Jordanian field hospital in Nablus in late November 2023. It has conducted over 900 surgeries and has received more than 83,000 patients ever since.

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