Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi said the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza was bombed and in a telephone interview with CNN host Iza Soares he explained the details of what happened.
Al-Safadi said: “At around 5:30 am Gaza time, our medical personnel rushed to the emergency room in response to the transport of injured Palestinians. When our employees arrived at the emergency entrance, they were bombed and 7 of our crew were injured, while dozens of other Palestinians were injured and killed.”
The Jordanian Foreign Minister went on to say: “It is clear that the attack was part of the general war that we see continuing in Gaza and, once again, it is incomprehensible that people trying to provide medical care to the wounded were also attacked.” .
Al-Safadi noted: “This hospital will probably be one of the few hospitals left in northern Gaza. It has been in Gaza since 2009. The services it provides are vital and we obviously call for an investigation into what happened so that we can consider the legal procedures that will be undertaken.” “take it.”
The minister underlined: “The problem now is to ensure that the hospital continues to function and continues to provide care to people in need. That is why we continue airdrops that provide them with supplies on a weekly basis. This is another challenge that we face face”. face.”
He also stressed that his country will keep this hospital there “because, as I said, it is the last refuge for thousands of Palestinians in that area who have been evacuated from any other medical facility because of the Israeli war.”