2023-11-06 09:55:18
Jordanian King Abdullah II announced the airdrop of “urgent medical aid” at dawn on Monday into Gaza, designated for a Jordanian field hospital.
The king wrote on the “X” platform: “At midnight tonight, the Air Force members of our armed forces were able to airdrop urgent medical and pharmaceutical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip,” adding: “This is our duty to help the wounded and injured who are suffering as a result of the war on Gaza.” .
During his meeting on Saturday, Jordanian King Abdullah II called on a number of Arab foreign ministers who participated in the Amman-Gaza ministerial meeting, which Jordan is hosting in the context of efforts to stop the war on Gaza, to “continue Arab coordination to speak with one voice with the international community about developments.” danger in Gaza.
In turn, the Jordanian army announced in a statement that “medical supplies were dropped by parachute from an Air Force plane, due to the hospital running out of supplies.”
An Israeli official told the Axios website that the Jordanian Air Force’s airdrop to deliver aid to a hospital in Gaza “was carried out in coordination with the Israeli army.”
The American website did not reveal the identity of the Israeli official or even add broader details about the coordination mechanism regarding this operation.
The Jordanian side did not confirm the existence of coordination with Israel regarding this aid.
Israel imposed a comprehensive blockade on Gaza, stopping supplies of electricity, water and other basic supplies, after attacks launched by the Palestinian Hamas movement on October 7.
24 thousand wounded
In this context, the Palestinian Minister of Health, Dr. Mai Al-Kaila, warned of a catastrophe inside Gaza’s hospitals, where many wounded people are breathing their last, as a result of the lack of medical capabilities and the lack of fuel.
Al-Kaila confirmed on Sunday/Monday night that the Gaza Strip is in dire need of field hospitals in light of the rise in the number of injured people to more than 24 thousand.
The Palestinian minister said in a post on Facebook that more than 24,000 wounded are in Gaza and we need field hospitals, and we appeal to the international community and humanitarian institutions to intervene to open the Rafah crossing.
The college added that 51 clinics out of 72 in Gaza were out of service due to the Israeli bombing and fuel shortages, noting that the health sector’s situation is catastrophic, and the Israeli claims regarding Gaza’s hospitals are aimed at creating excuses for targeting.
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