Jordan’s royal dog died in Israel during Gaza War

by PressTV (March 30, 2009)

King Abdullah’s dog that was taken to an Israeli hospital during the Gaza War had apparently died in the clinic, an Israeli daily reports.

The endeared regal dog of Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania died of an acute disease a few days after it was sent to the renowned Beit Dagan veterinary clinic in Tel Aviv during Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip that lasted for 22 days and left trails of death and destruction behind.

The Beit Dagan officials returned the body of the royal canine to Jordan’s monarch, apologizing for their failure to rescue the king’s dog, Israel’s daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip killed 1350 people including hundreds of women and children and left more than two billion dollars worth of damage to the area’s infrastructure.

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King Abdullah’s dog dies in Israel

by Nurit Felter–ynet.com News (March 29, 2009)

After falling seriously ill during IDF offensive in Gaza, Jordanian royal family’s pet secretly rushed to Jewish state for medical treatment at Beit Dagan veterinary hospital. Doctors regretfully fail to save beloved pet’s life

The Jordanian royal family’s dog was secretly rushed to Israel for treatment in the midst of Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.

Relations between the royal palace in Amman and the Beit Dagan veterinary hospital have been good for many years now.

The Israeli medical team’s expertise has served Jordan a number of times, almost always under a heavy veil of secrecy, as per the royal court’s request.

During the fighting in the Gaza Strip, the Jordanians once again called on the Israeli veterinarians for help. King Abdullah and Queen Rania’s beloved dog had fallen ill.

In a secret operation, the pet was transferred to the hospital in Israel in very poor condition.

A few days later, despite the veterinarians’ dedicated treatment, King Abdullah’s pet passed away.

The dog’s body was returned to Jordan, along with a sincere apology from the hospital’s vets for being unable to save him.

The Beit Dagan veterinary hospital refused to comment on the report.