Israel should allow displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to return to their homes, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Thursday.
Safadi was speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Amman, where he said it was necessary to end the war in Gaza and prevent an escalation of violence in the region as a whole. Safadi noted:
“With regard to the current priorities, they are clear: ending the aggression in Gaza, letting in sufficient permanent humanitarian aid to all parts of the Strip, south and north, stopping the destruction, and working immediately for the return of displaced Gazans to their areas and homes.”
The Israeli offensive, launched after a deadly attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel on 7 October in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed, has displaced most of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million and killed more than 24,000 people, Palestinian health officials say.
Iranian-backed armed groups have carried out attacks in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen in solidarity with the Palestinians.
