Jordan will continue providing aid lifeline to war-torn Gaza, West Bank — minister

Jordan will continue providing aid lifeline to war-torn Gaza, West Bank — minister

AMMAN — The government is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank in accordance with Royal directives, Minister of Government Communications Muhannad Mubaidin said on Sunday.

Mubaidin said that Jordan has so far dispatched JD20 million worth of aid, including medicine and cereals for the West Bank, adding that Gaza has received assistance through four aid planes and a special allocation of JD3 million to UNRWA.

Mubaidin reiterated Jordan's call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of relief aid into the besieged strip and its rejection of forced displacement of the Palestinians.