His Majesty King Abdullah II: My thanks to His Excellency the President for convening this meeting during these difficult times, so we can work urgently together to stop this humanitarian disaster pushing our entire region into the abyss.

His Majesty King Abdullah II: Our priorities today are clear and urgentHM King Abdullah II:First: An immediate end to the war on Gaza, the protection of civilians, & adoption of unified position that indiscriminately condemns targeting of civilians, in line with shared values & international law, which loses all value if implemented selectively.

His Majesty King Abdullah II: Second: The sustained and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid, fuel, food, and medicine to the Gaza Strip. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Third: The unequivocal rejection of the forced displacement or internal displacement of the Palestinians. This is a war crime according to international law, and a red line for all of us. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Yet the message the Arab world is hearing is loud and clear: Palestinian lives matter less than Israeli ones. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Our lives matter less than other lives. The application of international law is optional. And human rights have boundaries—they stop at borders, they stop at races, they stop at religions. His Majesty King Abdullah II: That is a very, very dangerous message. And the consequences of continued international apathy and inaction will be catastrophic—on us all.

His Majesty King Abdullah II:The relentless bombing campaign underway in Gaza as we speak is cruel and unconscionable—on every levelIt is collective punishment of a besieged and helpless populationIt is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian lawIt is a war crime.His Majesty King Abdullah II: Yet, the deeper the cuts of cruelty, the less the world seems to care. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Anywhere else, attacking civilian infrastructure and deliberately starving an entire population of food, water, electricity, and basic necessities would be condemned. Accountability would be enforced, immediately, unequivocally.

His Majesty King Abdullah II:I am outraged and grieved by the acts of violence waged against innocent civilians. HM King Abdullah II: This conflict did not start two weeks ago, and it will not stop if we continue down this blood-soaked path. We know all too well that it will only lead to more of the same—a zero-sum game of death and destruction, of hatred and hopelessness played on repeat.

His Majesty King Abdullah II: The bloodshed we are witnessing today is the price of that, of failing to make tangible progress towards a political horizon that brings peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Because when the bombs stop falling, Israel is never held accountable, the injustices of occupation continue and the world walks away, until the next round of violence. His Majesty King Abdullah II: Today, Israel is literally starving civilians in Gaza, but for decades, Palestinians have been starved of hope, of freedom, and a future.

HM King Abdullah II: Israeli leadership must realise there is no military solution to its security concerns and it cannot continue to sideline 5 million Palestinians under its occupation denied of legitimate rights & that Palestinians lives are no less valuable than Israeli lives. ‎اHis Majesty King Abdullah II: The only path to a safe and secure future for the people of the Middle East and the entire world—for the Jewish people, Christians, & Muslims alike starts with the belief that every human life is of equal value. His Majesty King Abdullah II: The Israeli leadership must realise, once and for all, that a state can never thrive if it is built on the foundations of injustice