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On Sunday, Jordan will host a Palestinian-Israeli political and security meeting in Aqaba to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, with regional and international participation.

An informed source confirmed to "The Kingdom" that "the meeting is in full coordination with the Palestinians, in light of the seriousness of the situation, in order to stop the deterioration."

The meeting is the first of its kind between the Palestinians and the Israelis, with regional and international participation in years, according to the source.

The meeting comes in the context of the efforts exerted to identify unilateral measures and reach a period of calm in order to reach a more comprehensive political engagement between the two sides.

The meeting will be held in the presence of representatives of Egypt and the United States of America.

According to the source, the meeting comes as a continuation of the intensive efforts that Jordan is making in coordination with the Palestinian National Authority and the rest of the parties to stop unilateral measures and the security escalation that threatens to explode large cycles of violence, in addition to reaching security and economic measures that alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.

The source pointed out, "There is great international interest in this meeting, which comes at a very sensitive time. For the international community, holding it represents a necessary step and an important achievement for Jordan to reach Palestinian-Israeli understandings that stop the deterioration and pave the way for procedures that pave the way for more general engagement."

Jordan considers the Palestinian issue to be the first central issue whose solution on the basis of the two-state solution constitutes a condition for achieving stability, security and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.

Jordan affirms the need for Israel to stop all its military operations and all illegal measures that undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving peace.

The number of martyrs who were shot dead by the Israeli occupation army and settlers since the beginning of this year until Friday morning, February 24, 2023, has risen to at least 65 martyrs.

The Israeli occupation increased its crimes during the last period, which are classified as war crimes and against humanity, according to international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as part of aggressive campaigns and incursions that included the cities of Jerusalem, Jenin, Nablus and the whole of the occupied Palestinian territory, and the repeated attacks on it.

Jordan considers the Israeli incursions into the occupied Palestinian cities, along with the continuation of the total stalemate in the peace process, pushing towards a dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability, and kills hope for a just peace and the feasibility of the peace process.

The incursions into the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque continue under strict protection from the Israeli occupation forces, as the Israeli military escalation campaigns threaten to trigger a new cycle of violence, for which everyone will pay the price.

On January 28, 2023, Jordan condemned all acts of violence targeting civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It stresses the need to respect the sanctity of places of worship.

Jordan also condemns the ongoing attacks targeting the Christian presence in Jerusalem, the latest of which was the attack on the Church of the Imprisonment of Christ in the Old City.

Jordan stresses the need for immediate action to prevent the escalating cycle of violence from worsening, to intensify efforts to restore calm, and to stop all unilateral and provocative measures that push for further escalation and tension.

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