Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt met with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and Washington's efforts to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the White House said on Tuesday.
The meeting came one day after a meeting between Abdullah and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which focused on advancing regional peace.
The Trump administration has been working on a long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, but it has yet to make it public.
According to a White House statement, the senior U.S. envoys and Abdullah "discussed increasing cooperation between the United States and Jordan, regional issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the Trump Administration's efforts to facilitate peace between the Israelis and Palestinians."
As part of their trip to the region, Kushner and Greenblatt are also set to visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar before arriving in Israel on Friday.
The prevailing assessment among Israeli officials is that the envoys are in the Middle East to garner Arab support for what Trump has said would be the "ultimate deal" between Israel and the Palestinians.
Sources close to the Jordanian monarchy said that the Trump peace plan was the main focus of discussions between Netanyahu and Abdullah on Monday.
According to the sources, Abdullah asked and received assurance from Netanyahu that Jordan would maintain its special status as the custodian of the major Muslim and Christian sites in Jerusalem as part of any future arrangement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said Netanyahu "reiterated Israel's commitment to maintaining the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem."
The two leaders also agreed to improve economic ties, with the Hashemite Kingdom announcing Jordan and Israel had signed an agreement to allow Jordan to export produce to Judea and Samaria. The move follows a number of riots that have broken out in Jordan in recent weeks over the economic situation there.
Saudi Arabia and Israel are said to have forged close ties as a result of their shared concerns over Iran. Jordan has been trying as of late to rejoin the anti-Iranian alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
In April, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Iran over Tehran's meddling in the region, while Abdullah made the religious pilgrimage to Mecca during Ramadan. The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment on the matter.
