Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with King Abdullah of Jordan on Wednesday, Israeli media reported, adding that the meeting took place in the King's palace in Amman.

Abdullah told Lapid that Palestinians should be part of US-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle East.

His Majesty King Abdullah II meets Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid; reaffirms need to create political horizon to achieve just, comprehensive, lasting peace on basis of two-state solution and bolster regional security, stability, and development, which must include Palestinians pic.twitter.com/ubS7frjE7I

— RHC (@RHCJO) July 27, 2022

In their first meeting since US President Joe Biden's visit to the region earlier this month, he also told Lapid that the establishment of a Palestinian state was critical to "achieving long-term peace between Arabs and Israelis."

The leaders also discussed how to strengthen their "long-standing friendship" and strengthen their "mutual interests", according to Walla.

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Previously, Israeli media stated that an Israeli official revealed that Biden’s trip to the region is an “unprecedented opportunity to change dynamics in the Middle East.”

The announcement that "Israel" had been waiting for, which eventually surfaced hours before Biden took off for Jeddah, is that the Civil Aviation Authority of Saudi Arabia stated that all commercial aviation carriers could now fly across the nation.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid referred to the Saudi statement as "the first official step in normalization with Saudi Arabia" despite the fact that it made no mention of "Israel".

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