Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says the international community should stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from “stealing” attention away from Gaza by escalating his confrontation with Iran.
In remarks during a press conference with his German counterpart in Berlin, Safadi says Iran had responded to the attack against its consulate and had announced that it “did not want to escalate further.”
“We are against escalating. Netanyahu wants to draw attention away from Gaza and focus on his confrontation with Iran,” Safadi adds.
Jordan’s air force intercepted dozens of Iranian drones that violated its airspace during the attack on Israel early on Sunday morning, saying that it did so to ensure the safety of its citizens.
According to an NBC report, Jordan also allowed Israeli fighter jets into its airspace to shoot down the incoming projectiles, and the two countries’ fighters were coordinated by the US military, in what is thought to be the first time Israel and Jordan have fought side by side.
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