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Royal Hashemite Court/Handout via Reuters Acquire Licensing RightsAMMAN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday the world should condemn any attempt by Israel to create conditions that would forcibly displace Palestinians within the war-devastated Gaza Strip or outside its borders. UNRWA officials say only a trickle of the aid the enclave needs is getting through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt which NGOs and officials say can only handle a fraction of the needs. King Abdullah told Christodoulides there would be dangerous consequences from any attempt to forcibly push Palestinians en masse from their land while it maintained security control, officials said. It could create circumstances that could encourage Israel to forcibly push tens of thousands of Palestians across the Jordan River. Officials say the forcible expulsion of Palestinians would amount to a declaration of war and prompt Jordan to suspend its peace treaty with Israel.
Persons: King Abdullah II, Crown Prince Hussein, Nikos Christodoulides, King Abdullah, Abdullah, Israel, Christodoulides, Jordan, Amman, Israel's, Sufain Qudah, Suleiman Al, Khalidi, Alex Richardson, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Crown, Cyprus, Royal Hashemite, Reuters Acquire, Rights, Cypriot, Western, West Bank, Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: Amman, Jordan, Israel, Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, East Jerusalem
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. "The current situation in Gaza constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity; those responsible must be held accountable under international law," he said. The war against the innocent people of Palestine is a war crime that must be ended now," he said in his address. The "international youth delegate" said he would try to raise awareness at the COP28 conference of the Palestinian cause. The assault sparked outrage in the Arab world, though most Western leaders have supported what they say is Israel's right to defend itself.
Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Al Sudani, Israel, Cyril Ramaphosa, Jordan's King Abdullah, Mohammed Ursof, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Rishi Sunak, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Isaac Herzog, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Herzog, Oded Joseph, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Abdul Latif Rashid, Gustavo Petro, Alexander Cornwell, Nadine Awadalla, Jana Choukeir, Huseyin Hayatsever, Mai Shams El, Richard Valdmanis, William Maclean Organizations: United Nations, Change, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Hamas, United, U.S, State Department, Palestinian Authority, Dubai, UAE, Foreign Ministry, Reuters COP28, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Africa, Palestine, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, COP28
GAZA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Having rebuffed calls for a ceasefire, Israel was set to come under sustained pressure on Monday to avoid civilian casualties during its assault on Gaza, while a U.S. diplomatic blitz in the region sought to reduce risks of the conflict escalating. But after Blinken repeated U.S. concerns that a ceasefire could aid Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled that out unless hostages held by Hamas were released. "We demand that you stop them from committing these crimes immediately," Abbas told Blinken, urging an "immediate ceasefire" from Israel. "Stop in the name of God," he said, calling for humanitarian aid and help for the injured to ease the "very grave" situation in Gaza. Instead, the U.S. wants localized pauses in fighting to allow in humanitarian aid and for people to leave Gaza.
Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, WAFA, we're, Jonathan Conricus, Conricus, William Burns, Burns, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Austin, Kamala Harris, King Abdullah, Mohammed Shia, Al Sudani, Jonathan Ernst, Saeed al, Abbas, Israel, Mohammed al, Pope Francis, Nidal al, Ali Sawafta, Simon Lewis, Dan Williams, Costas Pitas, David Lawder, Lincoln, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Sunday, West Bank, Palestinian, Israeli, Hamas, Paltel, CNN, U.S, CIA, Israel, New York Times, Times, Reuters, . Defense, Pentagon, U.S . Central Command, Baghdad International, REUTERS, Israel Defense Forces, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: GAZA, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Ankara, Turkey, Gaza City, Palestinian, Jordanian, Ohio, Iran, Baghdad, Iraq, LEBANON, Lebanon, Kiryat Shmona, Qatar, Saudi, Egypt, Jordan, Amman, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, Washington
For the first few weeks of the Israel-Gaza war, the Rafah crossing remained shut – leaving Palestinians with no way out of the enclave. Located in Egypt’s north Sinai, the Rafah crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. That has left the Rafah crossing with Egypt as the territory’s only entrypoint to the outside world. How has Rafah crossing access changed over time? People enter the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday.
Persons: , Israel, Kerem Shalom, Mohammed Abed, Jason Shawa, Shawa, Abdel Fattah el, Sisi, , , King Abdullah said Organizations: CNN, Food Programme, United Nations, Hamas ’, European Union, Getty, Travelers, UN Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, United States, Egypt’s, Sinai, AFP, Palestinian American, Seattle, Gazans, Jordan
[1/2] Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses a press conference, after a dialogue with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said in his opening speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that the forced or internal displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime. The summit is being held as Israel prepares a ground assault on Gaza following Hamas' attack that killed 1,400 people. More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, amid a growing humanitarian crisis. Reporting by Nafisa El Tahir, Writing by Adam MakaryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: King Abdullah II, Olaf Scholz, Annegret, King Abdullah, Nafisa El Tahir, Adam Makary Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Cairo Peace Summit, Israel, Health, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Rights CAIRO, Cairo, Gaza
They were addressing a hastily arranged gathering dubbed the Cairo Peace Summit that included leaders and foreign ministers from Europe, Africa and beyond. More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Arab countries have voiced anger at Israel's unprecedented bombardment and siege of Gaza, home to 2.3 million people and one of the most densely populated places on earth. Shortly before the summit opening, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid began entering the Rafah crossing into Gaza. Egypt has been trying for days to channel humanitarian relief to Gaza through the crossing, the one access point not controlled by Israel.
Persons: Mutasem, Abbas, Jordan's Abdullah, Israel's, Jordan's King Abdullah, Mahmoud Abbas, Olaf Scholz, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Abdel Fattah al, Sisi, King Abdullah, Jordan, William Maclean, Tomasz Janowski, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Cairo Peace Summit, European Union, West Bank, British, Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza City, Jordan's Abdullah CAIRO, Gaza, Cairo, Europe, Africa, United States, Israel's, Gaza ., Egypt's, Sinai, Egypt
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Jordan's King Abdullah II go to shake hands, as they attend a press conference, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank. "That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt," King Abdullah said at a news conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, Editing by Rachel MoreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Olaf Scholz, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Annegret, King Abdullah, Riham Alkousaa, Rachel More Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Gaza
BERLIN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank. "That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt," King Abdullah said at a news conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Persons: King Abdullah, Olaf Scholz Organizations: BERLIN, West Bank Locations: Egypt, Jordan, Gaza, Berlin
Multiple airstrikes have been reported around the Rafah Crossing since the war started, including one on Tuesday. Located in Egypt’s north Sinai, the Rafah Crossing is the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. That has left the Rafah Crossing with Egypt as the territory’s only entrypoint to the outside world. Israel then opened the Rafah Crossing, which it controlled until it withdrew from Gaza in 2005. The entrance of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on August 27.
Persons: Richard Hecht, Israel, Kerem Shalom, Said Khatib, Jason Shawa, Shawa, Mohammed Abed, Abdel Fattah el, , , King Abdullah Organizations: CNN, United, Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, Hamas ’, European Union, Getty, Travelers, UN Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Rafah, United States, Egypt’s, Sinai, AFP, Palestinian American, Seattle, Gazans, Jordan
[1/2] Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks at the opening of a new parliamentary session in Amman, Jordan October 11, 2023. Royal Hashemite Court/Handout via Reuters Acquire Licensing RightsAMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Wednesday no peace was possible in the Middle East without the emergence of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. A two-state solution was the only option, the monarch told deputies in a speech at the opening of a new parliamentary session. "Our region will never be secure nor stable without achieving just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution," the monarch said. Jordan's peace treaty with Israel is widely unpopular among many citizens who see normalisation as a sellout of the rights of their Palestinian brethren.
Persons: King Abdullah II, King Abdullah, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Blinken, King Abdullah said, Amman, Suleiman Al, Khalidi, Alison Williams, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Royal Hashemite, Reuters Acquire, Rights, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Amman, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian, Western, Jerusalem, Gaza, East Jerusalem
Factbox: Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
May 19 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's attendance at an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is the result of big policy shifts by Arab states that once backed his opponents in Syria's civil war. The support was a point of rivalry with another Gulf Arab state, Qatar, which backed Islamist groups espousing ideologies viewed with suspicion by Riyadh. It also worked with the United States in a programme to support rebels deemed moderate by Washington. As some Arab states changed course on Assad, notably the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia showed no sign of bringing him in from the cold. Like other Arab states, Saudi Arabia is also expecting Assad to curb the trade in narcotics smuggled out of Syria.
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