LONDON: Jordan’s King Abdullah II, in separate phone calls on Tuesday, spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The king discussed international efforts towards regional deescalation, according to Jordan News Agency.

King Abdullah warned against a regional expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict, stressing the need to safeguard security and stability in the region.

He also highlighted the importance of reaching an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as protecting civilians and preventing a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation.

King Abdullah also discussed the same issues with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday, Jordan News Agency said.

The Jordanian and Egyptian leaders both agreed on the need to achieve peace in the Palestinian territories on the basis of the two-state solution, guaranteeing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.