Biden says no forced displacement in call with Jordan's King Abdullah

US President Joe Biden agreed it was critical to ensure Palestinians are not forcibly displaced from the Gaza Strip in a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

Biden also discussed the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza and the resumption of essential services, according to the White House.

Biden added it was important that Israel protect civilian lives and respect international humanitarian law amid the war.

King Abdullah is a stalwart US ally who rules a country where at least half the population is of Palestinian descent.

The war has put Jordan's Hashemite monarchy in a "nightmare scenario" as it worries about a spillover in fighting to the occupied West Bank and simmering anger against Israel, with whom Jordan has a peace treaty.