WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden met with Jordan’s King Abdullah on the White Home on Monday (Feb 12) coming face-to-face with a longtime ally who has been calling for a Gaza ceasefire.
The assembly comes as Biden has turn into more and more vocal in his demand that Israel not undertake a floor offensive in Gaza’s southern metropolis of Rafah, with out a plan to guard Palestinian civilians who’re massed there.
Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, and the White Home stated he pressured that “a army operation in Rafah mustn’t proceed with out a credible and executable plan for guaranteeing the protection of and assist for the multiple million folks sheltering there.”
JORDAN’S KING WANTS CEASEFIRE
Earlier than embarking on a tour of Western capitals, Abdullah participated in an airdrop of humanitarian assist to Gaza, a transfer that highlighted his kingdom’s position in pushing Israel to cease limiting efforts to assist fend off sickness, starvation and hunger within the war-torn enclave.
The king, who has been vocal in calling for an finish to Israel’s marketing campaign, is anticipated to induce Biden to assist an instantaneous ceasefire.
Biden’s crew has been making an attempt to barter a pause within the combating to safe the discharge of hostages held by Hamas because the Palestinian militant group that governs Gaza launched an assault in southern Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 folks.
Palestinian well being officers estimate that greater than 28,000 folks in Gaza have been killed in Israel’s offensive towards Hamas fighters.
A senior Biden administration official instructed reporters on Sunday that Biden’s assembly with the king would concentrate on ending the warfare in Gaza.
