Amman – Jordan and Egypt affirmed, on Thursday, the continuation of coordination and consultation with “friendly and sisterly” countries in order to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
This came during a meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdel Aati in Amman, as part of an official visit of indefinite duration that the latter is making to the Kingdom, according to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, a copy of which was received by Anadolu Agency.
The statement said that the talks “focused on efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza, and end the humanitarian disaster it is causing and the threat it poses to the security and stability of the region.”
The two ministers stressed “continuing to work together, in coordination and consultation with sisterly and friendly countries (without naming them), to achieve an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and to achieve immediate access to humanitarian aid to all parts of Gaza.”
They also stressed the need to “open all crossings to allow immediate, adequate and unconditional aid to reach the Palestinian people throughout the Gaza Strip, and to launch a real and effective plan to implement the two-state solution as the only way to resolve the conflict and achieve just and lasting peace.”
They held Israel “fully responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe caused by its siege of Gaza, its prevention of the entry of sufficient aid, and its targeting of international humanitarian organizations, including UNRWA, in flagrant violation of the rules of international law and international humanitarian law.”
The two ministers also stressed their “rejection of any future approach that does not treat Gaza as part of the occupied Palestinian territory, and ensures Israel’s withdrawal from the entire Gaza Strip, including the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah Crossing.”
They stressed that “any proposal regarding the future of Gaza must be part of an integrated plan that confirms that Gaza is part of the occupied Palestinian territory and is organically and inseparably linked to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and aims to resolve the roots of the conflict represented by the occupation, and to embody the independent Palestinian state.”
Al-Safadi and Abdel-Ati renewed their “rejection of the displacement of Palestinians inside or outside their occupied land, and that displacement is a red line that Jordan and Egypt will confront with all their capabilities.”
They warned that “the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza and the illegal Israeli steps in the occupied West Bank increase the risk of the war expanding regionally, which endangers regional and international peace and security.”
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been waging a war on Gaza, resulting in more than 128,000 Palestinian deaths and injuries, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing amid massive destruction and deadly famine.
Tel Aviv continues this war, ignoring the UN Security Council resolutions to stop it immediately, and the International Court of Justice orders to end the invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, take measures to prevent acts of genocide, and improve the dire humanitarian situation in the Strip.
The Jordanian and Egyptian ministers condemned the Israeli Knesset (parliament) decision to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state.
They considered the decision a “dangerous escalation and violation of international law, and further evidence of Israel’s undermining of all efforts to achieve a just and comprehensive peace.”
On Thursday morning, the Knesset voted by a majority in favor of a resolution rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state, claiming that “the establishment of a Palestinian state in the heart of the land of Israel would constitute an existential threat to Israel and its citizens, and would lead to the perpetuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilization of the region.”
Safadi and Abdel-Ati also condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an “extremist racist” Israeli minister yesterday, Thursday, considering it a “violation of international law and a provocative act.”
They stressed the need to “formulate an international position obligating Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo in the Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.”
Yesterday, Thursday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, under heavy police guard, for the fifth time since assuming office in late 2022.
Regarding the Israeli threats to invade southern Lebanon, the Jordanian and Egyptian ministers affirmed “their support for the sisterly Lebanese Republic, their rejection of any aggression once morest it and its sovereignty, and the necessity of adhering to Security Council Resolution 1701 to prevent further escalation,” according to the same statement.
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2024-07-19 21:10:54
