Gaza city: People with severed limbs from across the Gaza Strip visit the Jordanian field hospital, unable to stand due to their severe injuries, but leave on their feet with prosthetic limbs provided by the Royal Medical Services. They’re being taken care of by qualified staff with experience in rehabilitation sciences, giving hope to 576 people whose limbs were severed by the Israeli war machine.
According to Jordan News Agency, Issa Suboh, 34, from Nusseirat in central Gaza, had an amputated leg. He sustained his severe injury in a bombing by Israeli troops of a nearby area, which required a series of surgeries that led to the amputation of his leg. He never imagined he would walk again, seeing the scale of destruction and genocide. He was carried by family to the Jordanian Hospital offering free prosthetic limbs, and in just one hour, he had a prosthetic limb fitted and underwent physical therapy.
Petra traced the stories of amputees in Gaza, whose exact numbers are not known, given the widespread destruction and rising deaths and injuries from relentless Israeli bombardments and airstrikes. However, expert estimates put the number at about 14,000 serious injuries that needed immediate treatment.
Jordan takes the delicate humanitarian task of installing prosthetic limbs in Gaza through specialized teams that daily follow up on cases through means of communication. A prosthetic limb costs JD1,500 and could reach 2,000. “Hope was born despite the wounds,” said Soboh, who set a model of civilian suffering under Israeli bombardment.
The operation was not just a mechanical installation. It was a restoration of dignity, freedom of movement, and a sense that someone feels the pain and stands by the injured. Soboh expressed gratitude to the Kingdom, headed by His Majesty King Abdullah II, and the Jordanian hospital in Gaza for their efforts that revived hope for a new life.
Saeed Abu Rahmeh, a Palestinian journalist and activist in the Gaza Strip, emphasized the humanitarian nature of the Jordanian initiative, as the Gaza Strip experiences an ongoing health disaster due to aggression and blockade. Thousands in Gaza had lost limbs as a result of bombings, especially young people and children, who are left with no effective medical treatment.
At the Royal Jordanian Medical Services, Colonel Dr. Mohammed Al-Bakhit, a joint replacement rehabilitation consultant, concludes a videoconferencing therapy session for an injured person from the Gaza Strip. He told Petra that restoring mobility to a human being in a catastrophic situation is indescribable and a massive and invaluable Jordanian effort.