The military in Jordan has planed to install a field hospital in the Gaza Strip to help treat the Palestinians injured during the 22-day massive offensive by Israel, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Monday.
The hospital will be located in Tal Al Hawa area in the coastal enclave of Gaza and is expected to start operating within 24 hours; Royal Medical Services (RMS) Director Major General Abdul Latif Wreikat was quoted as saying.
According to Wreikat, the makeshift hospital, staffed by 180 medics, is fully equipped with the latest equipment and allows major surgeries. Two fully-equipped ambulances will accompany the military hospital.
"Difficult cases" will be transferred to the Royal Medical Services hospitals in Amman, said Brigadier General Mohammad Raqqad, director of the military's Morale Guidance Department.
Currently, there are two Jordanian field hospitals serving Palestinians in the West Bank: one in Ramallah operating since 2000 and another in Jenin installed in 2002.
A third one set up in Nablus has completed its mission and was closed.
Israel had carried out a 22-day large-scale military offensive on the Gaza Strip that ended a week ago, leaving some 1,400 Palestinians dead and 5,500 injured.