Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is suffering from an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, calling for an end to the aggression against it.

This came during his reception, in two separate meetings, of delegations from the American organization "Churches for Peace in the Middle East" and peace process experts from the European Union missions accredited to the United Nations in New York.

According to a statement issued by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, Safadi stressed the "necessity of halting the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and opening the crossings designated for the entry of aid into the Strip, which is suffering from an unprecedented humanitarian disaster."

He also stressed "the importance of halting the dangerous escalation in the West Bank and Israeli violations of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, and respecting the legal and historical status quo there."