Israel’s war on Gaza threatens Middle East stability: Jordan’s monarch
King Abdullah II has said that the region will remain vulnerable to an expansion of the conflict that threatens its stability, as long as the war on Gaza continues.
The monarch made his statement to a visiting delegation of US Congressional staffers in Jordan’s capital, Amman.
His Majesty King Abdullah II receives #US Congress staffers and warns that the region will remain vulnerable to an expansion of the conflict that threatens its stability, as long as the war on #Gaza continues#Jordan pic.twitter.com/R2kM5ybCgc
— RHC (@RHCJO) August 11, 2024
PLO condemns Israeli statement on Jenin refugee camp
Rawhi Fattouh, the head of the PLO’s Palestinian National Council, has condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz’s remarks that claimed the refugee camps in the occupied West Bank are “hotbeds of evil under Iranian influence”.
Fattouh said that Katz’s comments were an attempt to justify ongoing Israeli aggression in the West Bank, particularly in the Jenin refugee camp.
Earlier today, Katz said: “We must address a terrorist hub like the Jenin refugee camp by temporarily evacuating its residents to a secure location and thoroughly dismantling the terrorist infrastructure within the camp, as was done in Gaza.”
Fattouh said that “this is part of the silent war launched by Israel on the West Bank, and it includes everything from land confiscation to home demolitions and destruction of refugee camps”.
Hamas holds US responsible for ‘horrific massacres in Gaza’
The Palestinian group says war crimes and genocide perpetrated by Israel in the besieged coastal enclave “would not be ongoing if it weren’t for the support of some Western capitals, led by Washington”.
In a post on its official Telegram channel, Hamas said the US has provided Israel with political and military support, making it “a direct accomplice in [al-Tabin school] massacre and other crimes and violations”.
