King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a dire warning on Tuesday, October 17, if the confrontation between Israel and the Hamas terror organization is allowed to extend to other nations. This presumably refers to Lebanon, where tensions have also been rising rapidly.
'A Red Line'
The king of Jordan said on Tuesday that neither his nation nor Egypt would welcome Palestinians who are evacuating from Gaza. "On the issue of refugees coming to Jordan - and I think I can quite strongly speak on behalf not only of Jordan as a nation but of our friends in Egypt - that is a red line," he stated, as reported by The Times of Israel.
He stressed that measures to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza must be taken within Gaza and the West Bank.
Abdullah also warned that the whole region was on the verge of collapse. "All our efforts are needed to make sure we don't get there," he expressed, after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Scholz, who will visit Israel later on Tuesday, reiterated these concerns before leaving for the country. "We have a common goal to prevent a conflagration in the region."
Lebanese terrorist organization, Hezbollah, and Iran were given another stern warning in Scholz's remarks to stay out of the fight. Reportedly, Hezbollah members have been engaged in multiple cross-border battles with Israeli troops in recent days.
Since Hamas unleashed the worst terror offensive in Israel's 75-year history last week, Scholz will be among the first leaders of government to visit the country.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
In a surprise deadly attack on October 7, Hamas militants in Gaza broke through the border with Israel. They abducted 200 to 250 individuals to the Strip and murdered 1,300 people (mostly civilians) by shooting, stabbing, or setting them on fire.
Israel has retaliated by launching deadly airstrikes on Hamas sites in Gaza, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 2,750 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry. Israel also confirmed that its troops killed about 1,500 terrorists within the country.
To overthrow the terror organization controlling Gaza, Israel is sending tens of thousands of soldiers to the border in preparation for a massive ground attack.
Nearly half of Gaza's population of 2.4 million has been ordered to evacuate the northern part of Gaza, in preparation for the next ground assault of Israel, which is expected to result in heavy civilian fatalities.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an existential threat, calling the situation in Gaza a "real catastrophe." The situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic stage, with hospital fuel supplies rapidly depleting and key commodities like food and water dwindling to dangerously low levels.
