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Jordan To Host 4-Party Summit Inc. US' Biden, Egypt & PA Leaders 18 Oct

MIDEAST

Jordanian state media reporting that a four-party summit will be hosted by King Abdullah II in the capital Amman on 18 October involving US President Joe Biden, and the leaders of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority. Biden's visit to the Middle East is viewed as a potentially pivotal moment in efforts to de-escalate the situation between Israel and Hamas to ensure that the conflict does not develop into a regional conflagration.

  • Following US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's two visits to Israel and whistlestop tour of the Middle East, Biden may have more impact on ensuring that the conflict remains limited to Hamas and Israeli. Natan Sachs at the Brookings Institution: "Biden earned a lot of goodwill in the Israeli public with his public stance of solidarity. [This gives the US room] to influence Israeli public opinion and expectations for the war’s end,”

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