AMMAN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Wednesday condemned the roadside bombing targeting the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in northern Gaza Strip, state-run Petra news agency reported.
Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said such attempts seek to harm the Palestinian national unity and the realization of the aspirations of the Palestinians.
The minister said that such practices are condemned because they seek to undermine Palestinian reconciliation efforts and increase the agony of the Palestinians, who suffered to obtain their legitimate rights.
Jordan, he added, fully supports the Palestinian unity and the reconciliation efforts.
He also stressed on Jordan's continued commitment to the Palestinian issue until an independent Palestinian state is established.
Hamdallah, accompanied by Chief of Security Intelligence Magid Faraj, arrived in Gaza earlier Tuesday morning from the West Bank city of Ramallah through the Erez crossing bordering Israel.
As soon as the convoy crossed the checkpoint and entered the coastal enclave, a bomb went off on the roadside near the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun close to the convoy, which consisted of some 20 vehicles.
The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party officials condemned the explosion, while holding the Islamic Hamas movement, which has been ruling the coastal Palestinian enclave since 2007, responsible for the attack.
