{"id":2071255,"date":"2023-10-18T05:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-cancels-4-way-summit-with-biden-as-tensions-heighten-in-israel-hamas-conflict\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:07:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:07:44","slug":"jordan-cancels-4-way-summit-with-biden-as-tensions-heighten-in-israel-hamas-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-cancels-4-way-summit-with-biden-as-tensions-heighten-in-israel-hamas-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan cancels summit with Biden amid rising tensions in Israel-Hamas conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjordan-cancels-4-way-summit-with-biden-as-tensions-heighten-in-israel-hamas-conflict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Jordan \u200dCancels Four-Way Summit \u200dAmid \u2062Escalating Tensions in the Middle East<\/h2>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s Foreign\u2063 Minister\u200c Ayman Safadi on\u2063 Tuesday announced the cancellation of a highly anticipated four-way summit involving\u200d U.S. President Joe Biden, Jordan&#8217;s King Abdullah\u200d II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah \u2064el-Sissi, \u2064and Palestinian Authority\u2062 leader \u2062Mahmoud Abbas.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions\u2064 in the region reached a boiling point following an airstrike on Gaza&#8217;s Al Ahli\u2062 Hospital, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of\u200d hundreds of people.\u200b While Israel&#8217;s military denied involvement, blaming the Islamic Jihad \u2062terror group, the incident further \u200cexacerbated \u200dthe Israel-Hamas\u200d conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concerns about the dangerous situation\u2063 in the Middle East, Mr. Safadi revealed that the summit had been\u2062 postponed, \u2062stating that the region was\u2063 being pushed &#8220;to the brink.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/senate-to-begin-confirmation-process-for-bidens-pick-for-israel-envoy-amid-war-5510966?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Senate to Begin Confirmation Process for Biden&#8217;s Pick for\u200c Israel Envoy Amid War<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/17\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-to-visit-israel-on-wednesday-5511282?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Biden to Visit \u200cIsrael\u200d on Wednesday<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/16\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The summit was originally scheduled \u200dto take place \u200cin Amman, Jordan, following President Biden&#8217;s visit \u200bto Israel.<\/p>\n<p>According to White House officials, the cancellation was a mutual decision \u200dafter Mr. Abbas \u2064withdrew\u2064 from the summit to\u2064 observe three days\u2063 of mourning for \u200dthe hospital attack.<\/p>\n<p>White House National Security Council spokesman\u200b John Kirby explained, &#8220;There\u2063 was a general feeling &#8230;\u2062 that not going to Amman was the right thing\u2062 to \u200cdo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064White House had intended to address \u2063the recent Hamas attack on Israel, the status\u2062 of hostages\u2062 held by \u2062Hamas, \u2063and humanitarian aid for Gaza during the summit.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Palestinian official confirmed Mr. Abbas&#8217;s withdrawal, which was a\u200b protest against the Gaza hospital airstrike.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-cancels-4-way-summit-with-biden-as-tensions-heighten-in-israel-hamas-conflict\/\" title=\"Jordan cancels summit with Biden amid rising tensions in Israel-Hamas conflict.\">strike caused immense devastation<\/a>,\u200b with the hospital engulfed in flames and bodies scattered across the\u200c grounds, including those\u2063 of \u200cinnocent children.<\/p>\n<p>As accusations flew, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently denied \u200breports implicating Israel in the\u2062 strike, emphasizing that it was carried out by &#8220;barbaric terrorists&#8221; \u2063in Gaza.<\/p>\n<h2>Islamic Jihad \u2062Fired &#8216;Barrage of Rockets&#8217; Near\u2064 Hospital: IDF<\/h2>\n<p>Leaders\u200d of the Iran-backed Hamas initially blamed\u2063 Israel for the hospital strike, claiming\u2062 over 500 lives were lost. However, the Israel Defense Forces\u2064 (IDF) conducted an investigation and attributed responsibility to\u200c the Islamic Jihad, a smaller Iran-backed terror group that collaborates with Hamas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A map supplied by the Israel\u2063 Defense Forces (IDF) on Oct. 17, 2023, \u200cshowing the\u2063 path of rockets fired by the Islamic Jihad Terror Organization toward Israel\u2064 that they claim struck the Al Ahli Hospital. (Courtesy of IDF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel \u200cHagari confirmed\u2063 that the hospital was hit during a barrage of rockets fired by\u2064 terrorists in Gaza, absolving Israel of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>President \u2062Biden, who departed\u2064 Washington on Tuesday, is \u200dset to\u2062 arrive\u200b in Israel \u2063on Wednesday to\u200d express support as Israeli\u2063 forces continue\u200b operations in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The White House updated \u2062the \u200bAmerican death count \u200bsince the start of the conflict \u200dto 31, with 13 Americans still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>The Associated \u200bPress contributed to this report.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does the postponement\u2063 of the summit signify for the future of\u2064 the Israel-Hamas conflict and the broader peace\u2064 efforts in the Middle East<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Amidst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">escalating tensions<\/a> in the Middle \u2063East. The four-way summit was seen as an opportunity for leaders\u200d to\u2062 discuss and find solutions to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and address the\u2062 broader issues in the \u2064region.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the summit \u200bcomes in the wake of an airstrike on Gaza&#8217;s Al Ahli Hospital, which led to the deaths of hundreds of people. While Israel&#8217;s \u200dmilitary denied involvement and blamed the Islamic Jihad terror group,\u200d the incident further intensified the already volatile situation between Israel and Hamas. The attack on the\u2062 hospital raised concerns about the indiscriminate use of force and the impact on civilian lives\u200c in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s Foreign Minister,\u200b Ayman Safadi, expressed his concerns about \u2062the dangerous situation in the Middle East and the region \u200bbeing\u200b pushed to the brink. This signaling of escalating tensions and violence led to\u2064 the decision to postpone the summit. It is clear that the leaders recognized the urgency and sensitivity of the situation\u200b and believed\u200c it was prudent to prioritize stabilizing the region and\u2063 preventing \u2064further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the summit also \u2063came \u200cafter Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud\u2064 Abbas withdrew from the meeting. Abbas declared\u200c three days of mourning for\u200d the victims \u200dof the hospital attack and decided \u200bto observe this\u2063 period rather \u2063than attend the summit. The\u200b withdrawal\u2064 of Abbas played a significant role in the mutual decision to cancel the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>White House National Security Council spokesman,\u2063 John Kirby, \u200cacknowledged \u2064the decision, stating that not going to Amman was the\u200b right thing to do. The mutual understanding among the leaders \u2062and their advisors reflects \u200cthe gravity of the situation and the\u2063 need for immediate action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a> and \u200dwork\u200d towards peace and stability \u2063in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The original plan was\u200c for the summit to take place \u200din Amman, Jordan, following President Biden&#8217;s\u2063 visit to Israel. The postponement of\u200b the \u200dsummit \u200craises questions about the future \u2062of the peace \u200dprocess and diplomatic efforts in the region. It highlights the challenges and complexities involved in\u2063 resolving the \u200bIsrael-Hamas conflict and achieving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israel-and-saudi-arabia-on-cusp-of-region-changing-peace-netanyahu-says\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Netanyahu predicts groundbreaking peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia\">lasting peace agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062related news, the US\u200d Senate has announced the beginning of the confirmation process for President\u2062 Biden&#8217;s pick for Israel envoy amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">ongoing war<\/a>. This\u200d development underscores the US administration&#8217;s \u200ccommitment to actively engaging in the\u200d region and working towards\u2063 a \u2064peaceful resolution. President\u2062 Biden himself\u200b is \u200calso set to\u200c visit Israel in the coming days, further \u2063emphasizing the significance of the situation and the US&#8217;s involvement.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062Middle East continues to face escalating tensions, it is crucial for all parties involved to prioritize dialogue, diplomacy, and the well-being of civilians. It is only through constructive engagement and\u200b a genuine commitment to lasting peace that the region can move towards stability \u200dand prosperity. The cancellation of the four-way summit serves as\u200d a reminder of the urgent need\u2063 for concerted \u2064efforts\u2063 and international cooperation to address the challenges and complexities in \u2062the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan&#8217;s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, canceled a four-way summit scheduled for Wednesday. The summit would have included U.S. President Joe Biden, Jordan&#8217;s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. 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