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King of Jordan, Palestinian President Discuss Peace Process

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Amman. (Petra News Agency)
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Amman. (Petra News Agency)
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King of Jordan, Palestinian President Discuss Peace Process

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Amman. (Petra News Agency)
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in Amman. (Petra News Agency)

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Monday on the latest Palestinian developments and efforts to push the peace process forward.

Meeting at the al-Husainiah Palace, both leaders underscored the importance of sustaining coordination and consultation on developments related to the Palestinian cause and Jerusalem.

King Abdullah said that a lasting and comprehensive peace is the only way to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and realize security in the region.

He expressed his country’s full support to the Palestinian people in defending their legitimate rights to freedom and establishing their independent state.

Jordan will exert further efforts in coordination with concerned parties to revive the Middle East peace process and launch Palestinian-Israeli negotiations based on the two-state solution, the Arab Peace Initiative and the international legitimacy resolutions conducive to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as it capital, the Royal Court stated.

King Abdullah reiterated Jordan's rejection of Israel's unilateral measures and recurrent violations of Jerusalem's holy sites. He stressed that Jordan will continue its historic role in protecting holy sites under the Hashemite custodianship.

The meeting with Abbas is part of continued coordination between the two sides to protect Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian sanctuaries, especially after US President Donald Trump declared in December Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced that the US embassy will be relocated there in May.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat, head of the General Authority for Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Sheikh, Director of General Intelligence Majid Faraj, presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah, presidential Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi Khalidi, and Palestinian Ambassador to Jordan Attallah Khairy.

Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki, Jordan's Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi, Director of General Intelligence Adnan al-Jundi and the King's Advisor Manar Al-Dabbas were also present.

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Iraq Preoccupied with Potential Broad Israeli Attack

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
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Iraq Preoccupied with Potential Broad Israeli Attack

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shi al-Sudani at an emergency national security council meeting. (Iraqi government)

Baghdad has been preoccupied this week with serious possibilities that Israel may expand its war on Gaza and Lebanon by striking several targets in Iraq in retaliation to attacks by Iran-backed armed factions.

Concern has been high that Israel may attack government buildings, oil fields and strategic locations, not just the positions of the armed factions that have previously launched attacks against Israel, said sources close to the pro-Iran ruling Coordination Framework.

Media sources have spoken of government speculation that Iraq could come under “300 Israeli attacks”.

The fears in Iraq have been compounded by an Israeli complaint to the United Nations Security Council against seven armed factions and holding Baghdad responsible for the attacks they have carried out against it.

This prompted the government, through the foreign ministry, to send an official letter to the Security Council, UN Secretary-General, Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation in response to the Israeli threats.

The ministry said on Saturday that Iraq is “the cornerstone of stability in the region and world and it is one of the countries that are most committed to the UN Charter.”

“The Zionist entity’s letter to the Security Council is part of a systematic policy aimed at creating claims and excuses in an attempt to expand the conflict in the region.”

It said Iraq has turned to the Security Council out of Iraq’s keenness on the international body carrying out its duty in maintaining international peace and security and the need to rein in the “Zionist aggression in Gaza and Lebanon.”

Moreover, it stressed that Iraq has been keen on exercising restraint when it comes to the use of its airspace to attack a neighboring country.

Israel has used Iraqi airspace to launch attacks against Iran in October.

Iraq underscored the importance of the international community stepping in to “stop this hostile behavior that is a flagrant violation of international law.”

It called for international efforts to stop the Israeli escalation in the region and ensure that international laws and treaties are respected to consolidate security and stability.

Meanwhile, a source close to the Coordination Framework said the main Shiite parties are taking the Israeli threats “very seriously”, urging Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's government to take “all the necessary measures to avert a potential Israeli strike.”

All leaders of armed factions, as well as Shiite leaders, have taken up alternative locations and are moving under great secrecy, confirming that they have changed the majority of their military positions, said the source.

It also dismissed claims that Israeli jets have overflown Iraq, saying nothing has been confirmed, but not ruling out the possibility, especially since US forces have control over Iraqi skies and Iraq is helpless against stopping these violations.

Iraq had submitted a formal complaint to the UN and Security Council over Israel’s use and violation of its airspace to attack Iran.

Analyst and former diplomat Ghazi Faisal said the pro-Iran armed factions have been gathering their forces in the Sinjar province, which is strategic for Iran’s arms deliveries and logistic support to Syria where attacks can be carried out against American forces and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Sinjar is one of the most important strategic bases for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, he added.

Furthermore, he noted that the armed factions insist on continuing the war against Israel, rejecting government calls for calm and neutrality.

The government’s statements are aimed at delivering a message that it “is not directly responsible for the strategy of these factions,” which follow Iran’s policies.

Iraq has repeatedly said that it refuses for its territory to be used to attack another country, but some observers believe that it may allow Iran to do so should Israel strike.