Jordan evacuates wounded members of its medical staff in Gaza

By Laith Al-Junaidi

AMMAN, Jordan (AA) - Jordan announced Monday that it had evacuated members of its medical staff in the Gaza Strip who had been wounded in Israeli airstrikes, transporting them to the kingdom to continue medical treatment.

The announcement came amid a humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip which has been extended for an additional two days.

According to a statement from the Jordanian Armed Forces on their website, the evacuation took place in response to a directive from King Abdullah II.

It said that “upon the royal directive, the Jordanian Armed Forces evacuated the injured personnel from the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza to Al-Hussein Medical City in Amman. They sustained injuries while attempting to provide assistance to those injured in Gaza, who were subjected to Israeli airstrikes in the area.”

The statement noted that the Director-General of the Royal Medical Services and the Director of Military Operations were present to receive the evacuees, checking on their initial conditions, which ranged from mild to stable.

It was emphasized that “comprehensive laboratory and radiological examinations would be conducted, and the individuals would be admitted to the various departments of Al-Hussein Medical City for further monitoring.”

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala