King Abdullah on Gaza: 'No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt'

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Jordan's King Abdullah II go to shake hands, as they attend a press conference, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights

BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank.

"That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt," King Abdullah said at a news conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, Editing by Rachel More

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CheetoBandito11 on October 17th, 2023 at 12:15 UTC »

I read his book our last chance for peace. His father really did want peace and tried. King Abdullah had many secret meetings in Israel for peace. But the extreme elements that just want war screamed louder than them

Newone1255 on October 17th, 2023 at 11:40 UTC »

Random fact, King Abdullah is the only monarch in history to be in an episode of Star Trek

Tsukis98 on October 17th, 2023 at 09:53 UTC »

Honestly their faces just makes the title sound like "lol , no"