Jordan says it hopes Gaza truce will be a step to end the war

November 22, 2023 - 5:11 PM
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Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 22, 2023. (Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko)

Jordan said on Wednesday it hoped the Gaza truce would be a step that would end the war in Gaza and prevent the targeting of Palestinians and their displacement from their land.

In a statement on state media, the foreign ministry said it hoped the four-day pause in fighting agreed between the Israel’s government and Hamas will allow much-needed humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

— Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Andrew Heavens