NNA - The foreign ministers of Jordan and Qatar called on Sunday on the international community to take "immediate steps to end the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe" in the northern Gaza Strip, where UN estimates indicate that famine is looming, according to "Agence France-Presse".

A statement issued by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said that the two ministers, Ayman Safadi and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is visiting Amman, discussed "continued cooperation in delivering aid to Gaza", and stressed, "the need for the international community to take immediate steps to end the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza as a result of Israel's refusal to allow aid into it".

They also emphasized "continued support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and rejected any attempt to diminish its role".

The two ministers pledged "continued joint work to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza and end the humanitarian catastrophe".

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