Calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza are growing, with Arab leaders using a summit in Jordan to urge the United States to back the measure. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says such a move would be counterproductive and could encourage more violence by Hamas.
L-R: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint media conference in Amman, Jordan.
The Arab ministers, such as Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, have repeatedly called for the fighting to stop and condemned Israel’s war tactics. "It's our view that a ceasefire now would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7th." Israel has admitted responsibility for an attack on a convoy of ambulances outside a major hospital in the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 15 people and injured 50 others.
Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Tim Watts told Sky News the government is also pushing for the urgent provision of aid.
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