Jordan’s army-run mobile hospital in Beirut is witnessing a large turnout by patients coming from many parts of war-stricken Lebanon, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Thursday. The hospital, which was sent to Lebanon upon directives by His Majesty King Abdullah and started operating on July 28, has received and treated more than 7,772 injured Lebanese so far, according to the hospital commander, Colonel Murtada Majali. Hospital director, Colonel Farhan Kasasbeh, said the 40-bed hospital is treating some 700 patients suffering from various injuries per day, Petra reported.

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