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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel

Ayman Safadi gestures as he addresses an audience at the summit
Safadi speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue summit in Bahrain on Saturday. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

Jordan’s foreign minister has said Arab troops will not go to Gaza as he delivered a blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas.

Ayman Safadi clashed with Joe Biden’s senior Middle East adviser on Saturday, saying a humanitarian pause should not be conditional on the release of hostages held by Hamas. The US envoy, Brett McGurk, said the onus was on Hamas to release hostages as a pathway to humanitarian aid increasing and a pause in the fighting.

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