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Safadi: We Cannot Afford Another War in the West Bank

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Safadi: We Cannot Afford Another War in the West Bank

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib, not pictured, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday that his country could not afford another war in the neighboring Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank, according to Reuters.

The Israeli military launched an operation in Jenin on Tuesday.

The offensive came one day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump and just days after a ceasefire deal paused fighting between the Jewish state and the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli assault has killed at least 10 Palestinians and injured 40 more, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry.

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Palestinians Hold Friday Prayers in the Ruins of Mosques in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians perform Friday prayers among the rubble of their homes destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 24 January 2025. (EPA)
Palestinians perform Friday prayers among the rubble of their homes destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 24 January 2025. (EPA)
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Palestinians Hold Friday Prayers in the Ruins of Mosques in the Gaza Strip

Palestinians perform Friday prayers among the rubble of their homes destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 24 January 2025. (EPA)
Palestinians perform Friday prayers among the rubble of their homes destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 24 January 2025. (EPA)

Palestinians have gathered for weekly Muslim prayers in the ruins of mosques in the Gaza Strip that were destroyed by Israeli strikes.

The prayers were held on the first Friday since a ceasefire went into effect that is aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war and bringing about the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned or detained by Israel.

Dozens of worshippers gathered amidst the crumbled walls and drooping ceiling of a mosque in the southern city of Khan Younis, while others prayed outside.

In the urban Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, children climbed on the destroyed minaret of a mosque.

Israel’s 15-month military campaign, launched after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, caused vast destruction across Gaza.

Israel blames the devastation on Hamas because the fighters operate in dense, residential areas. Over the course of the war, the military released photos and video showing the placement of tunnels and other militant infrastructure near homes, mosques and schools.

The Palestinian Authority says more than 800 mosques were completely destroyed and more than 150 were damaged.