Jordan calls for immediate action to provide relief to Gaza

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called on Tuesday for immediate international action to provide relief to the Gaza Strip, which has been reeling under an Israeli war and blockade since October 2023.

This came during his meeting in Amman with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, according to a statement from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry.

Safadi stressed that "the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip and the prevention of aid entry, calls for immediate international action to enforce the entry of aid through relevant UN organizations, in implementation of international law and international humanitarian law."

He stressed that "Israel's denial of the Palestinian people's right to food and medicine is a war crime and a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and shared human values, and must be addressed immediately and effectively by the international community."

Safadi also stressed "the centrality of UNRWA's irreplaceable role in Gaza and across its five operational areas, in accordance with its UN mandate, and the Kingdom's continued efforts to support it."

He also stressed the need for "joined efforts to immediately halt the Israeli aggression on Gaza, reach a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire agreement, and support the efforts made by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States to achieve this."

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.

The genocide left approximately 191,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.