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Jordan King Tells McGurk of Urgent Need to Reduce Escalation

Jordan's King Abdullah II. Reuters
Jordan's King Abdullah II. Reuters
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Jordan King Tells McGurk of Urgent Need to Reduce Escalation

Jordan's King Abdullah II. Reuters
Jordan's King Abdullah II. Reuters

Jordan's King Abdullah II told US President Joe Biden's top Middle East advisor attending an Israeli-Palestinian meeting on Sunday that efforts should be intensified to bring "calm and reduce escalation" in Palestinian territories, state media reported.

Brett McGurk attended the meeting in the Red Sea port of Aqaba hosted by Jordan that brought Israeli and Palestinian security chiefs together for the first time in many years, along with representatives of key regional parties.

Earlier this month, King Abdullah met Biden and held talks with McGurk in which the United States warned of the threats to regional security and lobbied for a resumption of stalled US-sponsored talks on Palestinian statehood.

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Netanyahu Vows to 'Complete the Job' against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
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Netanyahu Vows to 'Complete the Job' against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel has no choice but to "complete the job" and defeat Hamas, given the Palestinian group's refusal to lay down its arms.
Netnayahu also told a news conference that his new Gaza offensive plans aim to tackle two remaining Hamas strongholds.
He said Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”

According to the AP news, he was speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem and defending a planned military offensive. He asserts that “our goal is not to occupy Gaza, our goal is to free Gaza.” He is also pushing back against what he calls a “global campaign of lies” as condemnation of the plan grows both inside and outside Israel.

Netanyahu said there is a “fairly short timetable” in mind for next steps in Gaza.

The goals there, he said, include demilitarizing Gaza, the Israeli military having “overriding security control” there and a non-Israeli civilian administration in charge.

The prime minister also said he had directed Israel’s military in recent days to “bring in more foreign journalists” — which would be a striking development as they have not been allowed into Gaza beyond military embeds.

Netanyahu again blamed many of Gaza’s problems on the Hamas militant group, including civilian deaths, destruction and shortages of aid.