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Jordan repeats calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
16 May 2025 09:47 BST
Jordanian King Abdullah II has renewed his call on Friday for the urgent restoration of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, during a phone call with US Vice President JD Vance.
According to Jordan’s Petra news agency, King Abdullah reiterated the need to immediately reinstate the ceasefire in Gaza, resume the flow of humanitarian aid, and stop the escalations in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
The king has also emphasised the importance of creating a political horizon to achieve just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution.