Secretary Blinken’s Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi today.  Secretary Blinken thanked Jordan for its close partnership in coordinating joint U.S.-Jordan airdrops to Gaza to provide life-saving humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians and emphasized that it is critical significant amounts of additional humanitarian assistance be delivered.  They discussed efforts to secure an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza over a period of at least six weeks as part of a deal that would release hostages and surge humanitarian assistance.  Secretary Blinken underscored the need to preserve the historic status quo at Jerusalem’s Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and recognized the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s special role with respect to the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.