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Jordan’s king says Gaza crisis worst in ‘modern history’
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Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 29, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Jordan’s King Abdullah II says that the “humanitarian catastrophe” unfolding in the Gaza Strip was the worst in modern history.
“Gaza is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe that exceeds anything we have witnessed in modern history,” Abdullah says, adding that Jordan was in contact with international partners “to pressure for an end to the war,” now in its 22nd month.
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