Jordan, Ireland discuss efforts to stop Israeli “aggression” on Gaza

Amman – Jordan and Ireland discussed, on Monday, efforts to stop the “Israeli aggression” on Gaza, and the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing in the Palestinian sector.

This came during a phone call received by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi from his Irish counterpart, Miguel Martin, according to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, a copy of which was received by Anadolu Agency.

The statement said that the two ministers “discussed the latest regional developments, efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza, and the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing.”

Safadi stressed the “need to intensify efforts aimed at stopping the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the ongoing Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law, ensuring the protection of civilians, and delivering sufficient and sustainable humanitarian aid to the Strip without obstacles.”

The Jordanian minister stressed the “necessity of providing protection to the Palestinian people and to international organizations and relief agencies operating in Gaza that seek to mitigate the effects of the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people, and to enable them to perform their vital humanitarian role in providing aid to the Palestinians in the Strip.”

Safadi warned of “the danger of the illegal measures taken by Israel once morest the brotherly Palestinian people and the Palestinian National Authority in the occupied West Bank in a flagrant violation of international law, which constitutes a dangerous escalation that undermines all chances of achieving a just and comprehensive peace.”

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with full American support, has been waging a war on Gaza, resulting in more than 126,000 Palestinian deaths and injuries, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens of children.

In conjunction with its war on Gaza, the Israeli army and settlers escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which led to the killing of 571 Palestinians, in addition to wounding regarding 5,350.

During the phone call, Safadi and Martin also discussed the “deteriorating situation” in southern Lebanon, where Safadi stressed the “need to de-escalate and adhere to Security Council Resolution 1701,” which called for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah following a 33-day war that lasted from July to August 2006.

Since October 8, Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon have been exchanging daily shelling with the Israeli army across the “Blue Line,” leaving hundreds dead and wounded, most of them on the Lebanese side. These factions are making the cessation of shelling conditional on Israel ending its war on Gaza.

In recent weeks, the escalation between Tel Aviv and the Lebanese factions has increased, raising fears of the outbreak of a “comprehensive war,” especially with the Israeli army announcing last month the “approval” of operational plans for a “large-scale attack” on Lebanon.

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