Jordanian field hospital in north Gaza commences operations

AMMAN — Personnel of the Jordanian field hospital in north Gaza began receiving patients in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, providing medical services in continuation of the Royal directives to offer help and assistance to the people in the strip.

The hospital commander said that the presence of the field hospital personnel reflects the Royal concern and care to alleviate the suffering of the people in the Gaza Strip, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.  

He pointed out that the medical, technical, and administrative teams started their work by receiving patients with various medical conditions, in line with the significant role played by the General Command of the Armed Forces – Arab Army (JAF) and its commitment to the people in the strip.

The commander also said that the medical and nursing teams consist of highly qualified personnel capable of handling various injury cases. 

The visitors and residents expressed their gratitude and appreciation for His Majesty King Abdullah’s stance towards the Palestinian people and their pride in the continuous efforts of the JAF and the medical and humanitarian services they provide.

The former team returned home after providing medical and treatment services to around 24,067 patients.

Jordan runs two military field hospitals in Gaza, one in the strip’s north, which was established in 2009 following the Hamas-Israel war in 2008.

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

Besides the field hospitals in Gaza, the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army established the Jordanian field hospital in Nablus in late November 2023 and has conducted over 900 surgeries and received more than 83,000 patients ever since.

The Kingdom has also established two health centres in Ramallah and Jenin, serving tens of thousands of patients in the West Bank.