Jordan Cancels 4-Way Summit With Biden as Tensions Heighten in Israel–Hamas Conflict

President Biden was due to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint press conference with Finland's President after the U.S.-Nordic leaders summit in Helsinki on July 13, 2023. (Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images) Jordan’s King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon in Amman, Jordan, on May 26, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via AP

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Tuesday announced the cancellation of a four-way summit set to take place on Wednesday involving U.S. President Joe Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Tensions in the region escalated on Tuesday following an airstrike that hit the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza that day, reportedly killing hundreds. Israel’s military denied involvement, pointing the finger at the Islamic Jihad terror group in Gaza.