Amman, December 15 (Petra) -- Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Monday received a phone call from Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini.

During the call, Safadi underscored UNRWA's humanitarian role in Gaza, which continues to face a humanitarian catastrophe due to the extensive destruction caused by Israeli aggression, Israel's continued obstruction of the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid and the imposition of illegal restrictions on the work of UN organisations. Safadi and Lazzarini stressed the importance of the UN General Assembly resolution adopting the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israel's obligations as the occupying power regarding the presence and activities of the UN and international organisations in the occupied Palestinian territory.

They called for facilitating aid and relief operations, including those carried out by UNRWA and to ensure that such assistance is not impeded.

They highlighted the significance of the UN General Assembly resolution extending UNRWA's mandate for an additional three years. Safadi urged intensified regional and international efforts to support UNRWA, whose role is indispensable and irreplaceable, enabling it to continue delivering its essential services to Palestinian refugees across its five areas of operation in accordance with its UN mandate.

Safadi reiterated Jordan's condemnation of Israeli forces' raid on UNRWA's offices in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem as a blatant violation of international law and the inviolability of UN premises and an unacceptable escalation.

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