Blinken discusses hostage-ceasefire proposal with Jordan’s king

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) on the sidelines of the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea in Jordan on June 11, 2024. (Alaa Al-Sukhni/AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) on the sidelines of the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea in Jordan on June 11, 2024. (Alaa Al-Sukhni/AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met earlier today with King Abdullah on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea.

The two discussed the latest Israeli hostage-ceasefire proposal, with Blinken lauding Jordan’s support for the offer along with Amman’s efforts to deliver aid for Palestinians in Gaza, a US readout says.

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