Jordan condemns ‘Israeli’ targeting of journalists in Gaza

Jordan condemned in the strongest terms the systematic ‘Israeli ‘targeting of journalists covering the war on the Gaza Strip, after the latest strikes that killed Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammad Qraiqa, along with cameramen Ibrahim al-Dhahir and Mohammad Nawfal.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Dr. Sufian Qudah affirmed the kingdom’s rejection and condemnation of targeting journalists, calling it a war crime that requires the perpetrators to be held accountable.

He stressed that these crimes against media professionals are a "flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War."

Qudah renewed the call for the international community to "assume its legal and moral responsibilities" and to immediately stop the ‘Israeli’ aggression.

He also called for providing international protection for journalistic, medical, and humanitarian staff working in Gaza, and for fulfilling the Palestinian people's legitimate rights to establish their independent state on their national soil, while holding the perpetrators of these crimes accountable.