GAZA, (PIC)
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates revealed and strongly condemned on Wednesday an attack carried out by Israeli extremists on two Jordanian aid convoys successfully delivered for the first time into the Gaza Strip by the Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization through Beit Hanoun crossing in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Charity Organization explained that it has sent 31 trucks through the Beit Hanoun crossing, after turning it into a new gateway for the entry of Jordanian aid to the people in Gaza, whereas 48 other trucks are expected to arrive through the Kerem Shalom crossing, bringing the total number of sent aid trucks to 79 trucks.
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the failure of the Israeli government to protect the two aid convoys, dubbing it a gross violation of its legal obligations as the occupying power and its duty to permit aid into Gaza.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Sufyan Al-Qudah, also condemned the Israeli extremists’ attack on the two convoys and the failure of the Israeli occupation authorities to provide protection, noting that this undermines all the Israeli government’s claims and commitments to allowing aid into Gaza through crossings including the Beit Hanoun crossing.
Al-Qudah held the Israeli authorities fully responsible for this attack and urged the international community to take a clear position condemning the offence and requiring Israel to fulfill its legal obligations to ensure the protection of aid convoys as well as the UN organizations that work on receiving and distributing them.
The two aid convoys, organized by the Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization in cooperation with several charitable organizations, were attacked on their way to Gaza by a group of extremist Israelis.
Video clips that went viral on social media showed extremist Israelis throwing bags from a truck, tearing them apart and scattering flour on the ground, amid loud laughter.
Despite the attack, the two convoys continued their mission to deliver aid to Gaza, reaching their destinations in light of the humanitarian catastrophe, Al-Qudah said.
