US Secretary of State Blinken is expected to hear calls for a ceasefire today when he meets in Jordan with foreign ministers of Middle Eastern countries, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said.

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan, as well as Palestinian representatives, will emphasize the “Arab position calling for an immediate ceasefire, delivery of humanitarian aid and ways to end the dangerous deterioration that threatens security in the region,” the ministry said in a statement yesterday.

In a meeting with Blinken in Amman earlier today, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, stressed the need to work towards a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to what he described as Israeli aggression in southern Lebanon, according to a statement from Mikati’s office.

Mikati also emphasized Lebanon’s commitment to international legitimacy and the implementation of UN resolution 1701, which calls on the international community to pressure Israel to stop violations.

Blinken, who arrived in Jordan yesterday after meeting with Israeli leadership, said after those meetings that the US is determined that there will be no second, or even third, front in the conflict. He also called on Israel to take measures to protect civilians in Gaza.

King Abdullah said yesterday in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the international community urgently needs to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to protect civilians.

The monarch declared that Israel’s military campaign would not succeed and the only path to lasting peace was to revive negotiations for an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.