12 October 2023; MEMO: A Palestinian official announced this morning that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II today and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tomorrow.
Hussein Al-Sheikh, the secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)’s Executive Committee, posted on X: “In the framework of the efforts made around the clock by the Palestinian leadership to stop this devastating war and as part of the joint effort between Jordan and Palestine, President Mahmoud Abbas is meeting his brother, His Majesty King Abdullah II, today in Amman.”
He added: “The President is also scheduled to meet tomorrow, Friday, with US Secretary of State, Mr Anthony Blinken.”
Blinken begins an official visit to Israel today, during which he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel has imposed a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, stopping fuel, water and food from entry into the Strip, in breach of international law which bans collective punishment from being meted out against a people. World players, including the UK and US, have however said Israel’s right to defend itself is greater than the rights of Palestinians to human rights.
