AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah has told French President Emmanuel Macron that ending Israeli-Palestinians war in Gaza is an urgent need and warned there could otherwise be an “explosion” in the region, Arab media reported on Wednesday.
King Abdullah to Macron: Ask Israel to End War in Gaza
According to a royal court statement, the King told the French President Israel must be pressured by world powers to halt its brutal bombing campaign in Gaza and end its siege of enclave of 2.3 million Palestinian people.
Gaza’s health ministry said that more than 6,546 Palestinian people, including 2,704 children, have been martyred by Israeli brutal strikes.
President Macron, who arrived in Jordan following holding discussions on Tuesday with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, discussed with King Abdullah means to end the crisis, the statement added. Global powers say they back the “two-state solution” of Palestinian independence in Israeli-occupied territories.
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“The continuation of war in Gaza will lead to an explosion of the situation in the middle east,” King Abdullah was quoted as telling President Macron, echoing worries among leaders the conflict could expand well beyond Palestine. King Abdullah said that they are against any attempt by Israel to create an emigration of Palestinians.
