NEW YORK, September 21, 2026 (WAFA) — Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi said today that more than two million Palestinians in Gaza are trapped in oppression, deprivation, and suffering because the international community has failed to use the tools available under international law against violations of international humanitarian law.

Speaking at a seminar in New York on humanitarian diplomacy and the preservation of international humanitarian law, Safadi said Palestinians in Gaza are being deprived of food and medicine not because aid is unavailable, but because Israel is preventing it from entering the Strip.

He said aid supplies are consequently expiring in warehouses while their delivery to Gaza remains obstructed.

Safadi added that Jordan had served as a gateway for international aid to Gaza before Israel blocked its entry, reaffirming that Jordan remains ready to work with all partners to ensure an effective humanitarian response.

He stressed that the international community must activate the tools provided under international law to halt escalating violations across more than 100 conflicts worldwide, particularly in Gaza, and called for concerted international action to ensure accountability for those who violate international law.

The seminar, opened by Queen Mathilde of Belgium, was sponsored by Jordan, the African Union, Brazil and Canada and organized by the European Union and Ireland. It addressed the risk of the international community becoming desensitized to violations of international humanitarian law.

Safadi said Israel has destroyed 92 percent of buildings and healthcare infrastructure in Gaza and that more than 700,000 Palestinians have been deprived of their right to education.

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