Defense Minister Benny Gantz met King Abdullah II on Wednesday in Jordan to discuss regional stability, the two sides announced on Wednesday.
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According to a statement from the Jordanian monarchy, the king reaffirmed the "importance of maintaining calm in the Palestinian Territories and taking all measures to create the horizon needed to achieve just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution."
It follows a secret meeting last year between Abdullah and current Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, as well as a separate meeting between the countries' foreign ministers.
Gantz's office said that the minister "emphasized the strategic importance of the close ties between Israel and the Jordan, which contribute to the security of both nations." According to the statement, the two "discussed security and diplomatic issues and Gantz thanked the king for his efforts to maintain the stability of the region and for strengthening the peace and normalization."
The meeting comes just days after Gantz met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss efforts to calm the tension between Israel and the Palestinians amid a spate of attacks by terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria. Gantz came under attack by lawmakers on the Right for supposedly bolstering Abbas' stature and hosting him at his home in Rosh Ha'Ayin.
Israel and Jordan made peace in 1994 and maintain close security ties, but relations soured in recent years over tensions relating to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and the peace process with the Palestinians. The countries also fell out over a shooting incident by a guard at Israel's embassy in Amman.
Both Jordan and the Palestinians were adamantly opposed to the Trump administration's Mideast plan.
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