Jordan’s Queen Rania appeared on CNN and had the following comments (see the text of her comments and/or the video, posted below; with these specific comments starting at about the 5:00 minute mark of the video):

“These evacuation orders, I do not believe are for the benefit of the Gaza civiliians. They are not the target audience; the rest of the world is. It is Israel’s attempt to try to legitimize their actions.”

“And when it comes to human shields, I think we need to defer to international law. Of course, the use of human shields is criminal. But even if one side uses … puts a civilian in harms way, that civilian is still entitled to full protection under international humanitarian law. That is the global standard and no nation is exempt. So before firing any bullet, before dropping any bomb, it is the responsibility of the nation to weigh the risk to civilian life, and if that risk is disproportionate to the military target then it is deemed unlawful. And frankly, I find it really outrageous when Israeli officials audaciously dismiss Palestinian casualties as human shields. In a place like Jabalia, which is one of the most crowded corners of Gaza; Gaza being one of the most densely populated spots on Earth … civilian death is not is not incidental, it is not accidental. It is a foregone conclusion, and that makes it a war crime.

Comments by Queen Rania of Jordan during interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson; posted to Twitter / “X” on November 5, 2023; see @BeckyCNN (these specific remarks start at about the 5:00 minute mark of the video).