Blinken In Jordan to Discuss War on Gaza with Five Arab FMs

By Staff, Agencies

The foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Amman Saturday to discuss the ‘Israeli’ war on Gaza.

A Jordanian foreign ministry statement Friday said a Palestinian Authority representative will also join the talks that will focus on "repercussions ... of the dangerous escalation which threatens security throughout the region."

After meeting Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken claimed he had discussed the idea of "humanitarian pauses" to secure the release of hostages and to allow aid to be distributed to Gaza's beleaguered population.

"We believe that each of these efforts would be facilitated by humanitarian pauses, by arrangements on the ground that increase security for civilians and permit the more effective and sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance," Blinken told journalists.

Netanyahu, however, warned that there could be no "temporary truce" in Gaza unless Hamas releases the estimated 241 ‘Israeli’ and foreign detainees it took during its October 7 attacks.