AMMAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Amman, Jordan today (Saturday).
Blinken is in Jordan to continue his ongoing diplomatic mission to increase humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza and to work towards preventing civilian casualties among Palestinians as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas.
US Secretary of State Antony #Blinken has met Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Amman, #Jordan.#Lebanonhttps://t.co/HEkIX4kOo0
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Blinken’s call for Israel to temporarily pause some military operations to allow assistance in and foreign nationals out appeared to be rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after they met in Tel Aviv on Friday. He is scheduled to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the foreign ministers of Jordan and perhaps other Arab nations on Saturday.
Jordan recently recalled its ambassador to Israel and told Israel’s envoy not to return to Amman at least until conditions in Gaza have improved, further complicating Blinken’s efforts.
