AMMAN: Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged after rare talks in Jordan on Sunday (Feb 26) to prevent more violence, which has surged this year and saw two Israelis killed in the West Bank as th
After"comprehensive and frank discussions" that included officials from Egypt as well as the United States, the Palestinian and Israeli sides"reaffirmed the necessity of committing to de-escalation on the ground and to prevent further violence", a joint statement in English said after the meeting in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba.
With the talks underway, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said in a statement that"two Israeli civilians were killed in a Palestinian terror attack" after a shooting in Huwara in the northern West Bank, which Israeli has occupied since the 1967 Six-Day War.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement after the talks that there was"much work to do over the coming weeks and months to build a stable and prosperous future for Israelis and Palestinians alike".The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority"confirmed their joint readiness and commitment to immediately work to end unilateral measures for a period of three to six months", the joint statement by participants said.
The joint statement said participants further agreed to pursue"confidence-building measures" to help"address outstanding issues through direct dialogue".King Abdullah II met McGurk and stressed"the importance of intensifying efforts to push for calm, de-escalation in the Palestinian territories, and stopping any unilateral measures that would destabilise stability and undermine the chances of achieving peace", a royal court statement said earlier.
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