In a meeting between its leaders in Cairo, a Jordanian-Egyptian-Emirati pledge to work to stop the escalation in Jerusalem

Jordan, Egypt and the UAE pledged to work to stop the escalation in all its forms and restore calm in the occupied city of East Jerusalem, during a tripartite meeting that brought together the leaders of the three countries on Sunday in Cairo.

And he met King Abdullah II of Jordan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, around an iftar table at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, according to two statements by the Jordanian Royal Court and the Egyptian Presidency.

Clashes erupted in the middle of this month in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, which raised fears of a new escalation between Israel and the Palestinians, after a year of war in Gaza.

According to the statement of the royal court, the three leaders considered that "their countries will spare no effort to work to restore calm in Jerusalem, and stop all forms of escalation to enable worshipers to perform their religious rites without hindrances or harassment."

They also stressed the importance of "respecting the role of the historical Jordanian guardianship in protecting the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem."

They also stressed the importance of "supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian brothers and enabling the Palestinian National Authority to play its role to achieve the aspirations of the Palestinian people and alleviate their suffering."

Back to serious negotiations

The three leaders called for "the necessity of Israel stopping all measures that undermine the chances of achieving peace, and finding a political horizon to return to serious and effective negotiations to resolve the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution and in accordance with international law."

King Abdullah condemned, according to the statement, "Israeli violations, including extremists' storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, attacks on worshippers, restricting Christians' access to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, and reducing the number of revelers on (Saturday of Light)."

Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, followed by Jordan in 1994. As for the UAE, it normalized relations with Israel in 2020 within the framework of the Abraham Accords signed under the auspices of the United States of America.