Jordan to tell Blinken Israel must immediately stop war on Gaza

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will tell US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel must end its war on Gaza where he said it was committing war crimes by bombing civilians.

In a foreign ministry statement ahead of Blinken’s visit to the region on Friday, Safadi said Israel’s war was pushing the region into a regional war threatening world peace.

Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Friday and will visit Jordan followed by Turkey, according to the US State Department.