Jordan's King meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu in Amman

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
24 Jan 2023 18:21
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Netanyahu's visit to Amman on Tuesday is his first official journey abroad since taking office.

Israeli occupation Prime Minister and Jordanian King Abdullah II during the former's visit to Amman in 2014 (AP)

Jordan's King Abdullah II hosted Israeli occupation's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman on Tuesday.

The Jordanian royal palace said they tackled the situation in Al-Aqsa Mosque and "the importance of respecting the historical and legal status quo."

Netanyahu, who previously served as the occupation's Prime Minister from 2009 to 2021, returned to power last month as the head of a coalition that includes extreme parties.

The incursion of Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir into Al-Quds on January 3 sparked an international outcry.

According to Netanyahu's office, the Israeli Prime Minister discussed "regional concerns," as well as bilateral ties with Jordan's King Hussein.

It is worth noting that the two last met in Jordan in 2018.

Netanyahu's visit to Amman on Tuesday was his first official journey abroad since taking office.

Meanwhile, "Israel" is waging a brutal offensive against Palestinians, most notably in the occupied West Bank, which resulted in several arrests in near-daily raids, not to mention the murder of over 150 Palestinians, many of whom were teenagers, in less than one month into the new year.