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U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken (left) and King Abdullah II of Jordan (right) visit Amman, Jordan, on October 13, 2023.
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(Cairo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Sang-Hoon Kim = King Abdullah II of Jordan asked U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken to pressure Israel, which is at war with Hamas, to initiate an immediate ceasefire, foreign media such as Reuters and Associated Press reported on the 7th (local time). reported.
Jordan’s royal family said in a statement that day, “King Abdullah II met with Secretary Blinken and warned him of the disastrous effects of the Gaza war, demanding that he put pressure on Israel.”
The Arab world, including Jordan, has criticized Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip and is of the position that the war must be stopped before discussing long-term issues such as post-war governance of the Gaza Strip.
In particular, the Arab world has been demanding an immediate ceasefire since mid-October last year, when civilian casualties increased rapidly due to Israel’s strong retaliation for Hamas’ preemptive attack.
However, Israel has ignored these demands, and the United States has focused on a temporary ceasefire or cessation of hostilities on a humanitarian level, rather than a full ceasefire.
As the war entered its third month, the death toll in the Gaza Strip exceeded 22,000, and the involvement of the so-called ‘Axis of Resistance’, including the Lebanese armed faction Hezbollah, Yemeni rebels Houthi, Syrian government forces, and Iraqi pro-Iranian militias, has expanded, leading to political instability in the Middle East. It is getting more and more serious.
Houthi rebels’ attacks and seizures of ships are paralyzing Red Sea trade routes and are having a negative impact on the global economy.
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken visits the World Food Program (WFP) relief goods warehouse in Amman, Jordan.
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Meanwhile, the United States sent Secretary Blinken to the Middle East again to prevent the sparks of war from spreading to other regions in the Middle East. This is Blinken’s fourth visit to the Middle East since the start of the war.
Secretary Blinken met with King Abdullah II and the Foreign Minister in Jordan as the third stop of his trip following Turkye and Greece, and also visited the World Food Program (WFP) warehouse that stores relief supplies destined for the Gaza Strip.
“We are seriously focusing on preventing the spread of conflict,” he said, adding that he would work to reduce the humanitarian disaster by increasing the amount of relief goods brought in.
After completing his visit to Jordan, Secretary Blinken plans to continue his tour through Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia, which serves as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, until the 11th, and to Israel and the West Bank of Palestine.
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