AMMAN, August 18, 2025 (WAFA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated on Monday the country’s rejection of the Israeli plan to consolidate the occupation of the Gaza Strip, according to the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC).

The RHC said in a press statement that King Abdullah II Reaffirmed Jordan’s rejection of the Israeli plan to consolidate the occupation of Gaza and expand military control over it, while stressing the urgency of reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ensuring the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid by all possible means to all areas of the Strip.

He made the remarks during a meeting in Amman with a US Congress delegation, which included Senators Markwayne Mullin and Joni Ernst, and Representatives Jason Smith and Jimmy Panetta.

Jordan’s monarch also reiterated Jordan’s rejection of Israeli statements regarding the so-called “Greater Israel” vision, as well as unilateral Israeli measures in the West Bank, including the colonial plan in the (E1) area.

He slammed the colonial construction plan in the E1 area as a violation of international law and an infringement on the right of Palestinians to establish their independent state.

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