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Friday, January 2, 2026
Arab, Muslim foreign ministers say Israeli curbs on Gaza aid exacerbating humanitarian crisis
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The foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, express concern about Gaza’s humanitarian situation.
The situation has been “compounded by the continued lack of sufficient humanitarian access, acute shortages of essential life-saving supplies, and the slow pace of the entry of essential materials,” says a joint statement from the foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt.
Israel has said throughout the war that Hamas was siphoning off aid supplies, an accusation that the United Nations and aid groups have denied. Last month, the World Food Program said that there have been “notable improvements” in food security in Gaza since the ceasefire.
The Foreign Ministers of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt expressed their deepest concern… pic.twitter.com/D7hRPcHFMt
— وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية (@ForeignMinistry) January 2, 2026
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