The delegation of the Zionist occupation and the delegation of the Palestinian Authority expressed their joint readiness and commitment to immediate action to stop unilateral measures for a period ranging between 3 and 6 months, during the Aqaba meeting, which brought together security officials from both sides.

The agreement includes the Israeli commitment to stop discussing the establishment of any new settlement units for a period of 4 months, and to stop approving any new settlement outposts for a period of 6 months.

The Palestinian and Israeli sides affirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them, and work to achieve a just and lasting peace.

The statement stressed the importance of working to achieve a just and lasting peace, while reaffirming the need to commit to reducing escalation on the ground and preventing further violence.

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The statement referred to the agreement of the five parties on the importance of preserving the historical status quo in the holy places in Jerusalem unchanged in word and deed, and stressed in this regard the Hashemite guardianship / the special Jordanian role.

The five parties agreed to meet again in Sharm el-Sheikh next March to achieve the goals mentioned in the statement.

The participants agreed to support confidence-building steps and enhance mutual trust between the two parties in order to address outstanding issues through direct dialogue, and the Palestinian and Israeli parties will work in good faith to shoulder their responsibilities in this regard, according to the statement.

Jordan, Egypt and the United States consider these understandings as positive progress towards reactivating and deepening relations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, and are committed to helping facilitate their implementation as needed, according to the statement.

The participants stressed the importance of the Aqaba meeting, which is the first of its kind in years, and the agreement to continue the meetings according to this format, maintain the positive momentum, and build on what was agreed upon in terms of reaching a more comprehensive political process that leads to achieving a just and lasting peace, according to the Aqaba statement. The participants thanked Jordan for organizing and hosting the meeting and for its efforts to ensure the achievement of positive results, and thanked Egypt for its support, primary role and active participation, and the United States for its important role in efforts to reach understandings that led to this agreement, stressing its indispensable role in efforts to prevent deterioration and finding prospects for peace, according to the Aqaba statement.

Jordan called for a meeting of senior Jordanian, Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and American officials in the city of Aqaba, on Sunday, to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories.

An informed source confirmed to “The Kingdom” that “the meeting is in full coordination with the Palestinians in light of the seriousness of the situation in order to stop the deterioration.” The meeting is the first of its kind between the Palestinians and the Israelis, with regional and international participation in years, according to the source.

The meeting comes in the context of the efforts exerted to identify unilateral measures and reach a period of calm in order to reach a more comprehensive political engagement between the two sides.

According to the source, the meeting comes as a continuation of the intensive efforts that Jordan is making in coordination with the Palestinian National Authority and the rest of the parties to stop unilateral measures and the security escalation that threatens to explode large cycles of violence, in addition to reaching security and economic measures that alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.

The source pointed out that there is great international interest in the meeting, which comes at a very sensitive time. After his contract represented for the international community a necessary step and an important achievement that Jordan achieved in reaching Palestinian-Israeli understandings, it stopped the deterioration and paved the way for measures that pave the way for more general engagement.

Jordan considers the Palestinian issue to be the first central issue whose solution on the basis of the two-state solution constitutes a condition for achieving stability, security and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.

Jordan affirms the need for Israel to stop all its military operations and all illegal measures that undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving peace.

The number of martyrs who were shot dead by the Israeli occupation army and settlers since the beginning of this year until Friday morning, February 24, 2023, has risen to at least 65 martyrs.

The Israeli occupation increased its crimes during the last period, which are classified as war crimes and against humanity, according to international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as part of aggressive campaigns and incursions that included the cities of Jerusalem, Jenin, Nablus and the whole of the occupied Palestinian territory, and the repeated attacks on it.

Jordan considers the Israeli incursions into the occupied Palestinian cities, along with the continuation of the total stalemate in the peace process, pushing towards a dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability, and kills hope for a just peace and the feasibility of the peace process.

The incursions into the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque continue under strict protection from the Israeli occupation forces, as the Israeli military escalation campaigns threaten to trigger a new cycle of violence, for which everyone will pay the price.

On January 28, 2023, Jordan condemned all acts of violence targeting civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. And stresses the need to respect the sanctity of places of worship.

Jordan also condemns the ongoing attacks targeting the Christian presence in Jerusalem, the latest of which was the attack on the Church of the Imprisonment of Christ in the Old City.

Jordan stresses the need for immediate action to prevent the escalating cycle of violence from worsening, to intensify efforts to restore calm, and to stop all unilateral and provocative measures that push for further escalation and tension.