Jordan treats new group of Gaza patients

With the coordination and assistance of the Jordanian Armed Forces, the sixth group of patients from the Gaza Strip arrived in Jordan local time to receive medical treatment. A total of 19 child patients were among the arrivals, accompanied by 40 family members. Under the coordination of the Jordanian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, the patients will be transferred to local public and private hospitals, where they will receive treatment from professional medical teams. As planned by the Jordanian side, patients who complete their treatment will be promptly sent back to Gaza, making room for the next group of patients to be treated.

Jordan put forward an initiative to receive and treat 2,000 critically ill patients from Gaza in February this year. Since March, the country has received a total of 246 people from Gaza in groups, including 77 patients and 169 family members. The Jordanian side has stated that it hopes to transfer more patients from Gaza and to accelerate the process. However, due to technical and logistical challenges, as well as restrictive measures imposed by Israel, there have been some obstacles in working out the process. In particular, the continued military operations carried out by Israel have made it hard to ensure the safety of patients and their families during transport and at assembly points. 

At least 17 people were killed after an Israeli strike hit the 'Mustafa Hafez' school, which shelters displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, and 20 others were wounded according to health officials at al-Shifa hospital.

Palestinians were seen going through the rubble and debris at the school, searching for any salvageable items.

The strike came as Hamas said it was studying what U.S. President Donald Trump called a final ceasefire proposal for Gaza but that Israel must pull out of the enclave, and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would be eliminated.