Washington DC, United States: Jordan has decided to cancel a Summit with US President Joe Biden and Egyptian and Palestinian leaders in Amman on Wednesday. This announcement was shared by the Foreign Minister of Jordan – Ayman Safadi.
After this cancellation, Biden’s official visit to Jordan was also canceled. Reportedly, Safadi underscored that the Summit would be again organized when parties will decide to end the “war and the massacres against Palestinians,” as per Reuters,
The Minister further took the platform to blame the Israeli government for pushing the region to “the brink of the abyss.”
Biden’s official trip to Israel and Jordan:
According to the schedule shared by the White House, President Biden was supposed to visit Israel, followed by a visit to Jordan. During the Summit in Jordan, as per the Jordanian authorities, Biden was expected to meet the President of Egypt – Abdel Fattah al Sisi, and the President of Palestinian – Mahmoud Abbas.
According to the details shared by the authority of Jordan, the nation was preparing to host a four-way summit, which would have emphasized the assistance that should be presented to Gaza in the midst of a humanitarian catastrophe. One of the important topics was to tamp down the conflict between Israel and Hamas – the Palestinian-aided group.
Why did the Jordanian authority cancel the Summit?
The Summit was canceled by the authorities of Jordan and other participants following a tragic attack on the Gaza hospital, which took the lives of hundreds of people. The authorities of Israel and Palestine have started blaming each other for the attack.
The Prime Minister of Israel has blamed the Islamic Jihad militant group for the attack. He mentioned that the hospital blast was the result of a failed missile mission by the group.
However, Abdullah blamed the authorities of Israel and stated that the blast was because of an air raid from the Defense Forces of Israel. The attack has killed about 500 Palestinians, and Abdullah has called the attack a “shame on humanity,” according to Reuters.
He furthermore asked the nation to end its military campaigns against Gaza. The reports have mentioned that the authorities of both countries have been blaming each other for the causalities.
Outpouring of anger against Israel
The reports have outlined that the general public in Jordan has been outpouring anger against the Israeli authorities. In this regard, a large rally was gathered near the Israeli Embassy in Amman. Accordingly, the local police used tear gas to disperse the protestors.
The reports have mentioned that the protestors were heard chanting slogans in support of Hamas while demanding for the government to close the Embassy.
A large audience gathered in front of the Embassy also urged the government to scrap the peace treaty with Israel.
Biden’s support to Israel
On Wednesday, President Biden landed in Tel Aviv. The motive behind this visit was to show firm support towards Israel, which has been giving a fight-back to the terrorist group – Hamas, which surprisingly attacked the country on October 7.
Post reaching, US President Biden was supposed to meet the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. During the meeting, the leaders discussed the need for Tel Aviv to defend itself. In addition to this, Biden also assured that the United States will continue its support to the Jewish nation.
In addition to this, Biden also mentioned that it seems like the attack at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza was carried out by the other team, not Israel. According to the reports by news agency Reuters, Biden outlined that he has stated the above statement on the basis of data shown by the US Department of Defense to him.