Despite Donald Trump’s repeated claims to the contrary, Jordan’s King Abdullah has repeated his country’s opposition to the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

The US president has repeatedly said the people of Gaza should be moved to Arab countries including Jordan and Egypt, wrongly claiming that they do not want to return to Gaza.

The United Nations’ top investigator on human rights in Palestine has said Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza is illegal under international law and “amounts to ethnic cleansing”.

And while Trump and King Abdullah praised each other in a cordial news conference following their meeting at the White House, the monarch has now released a statement emphasising Jordan’s stance on the situation.

“I stressed that my foremost commitment is to Jordan, to its stability and to the well-being of Jordanians,” he said.

“I reiterated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This is the unified Arab position. Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all.”

He went on to stress the importance of the US to the maintenance of the ceasefire in Gaza, which both Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have cast doubt on.

“Achieving just peace on the basis of the two-state solution is the way to ensure regional stability,” said King Abdullah.

This requires US leadership. President Trump is a man of peace. He was instrumental in securing the Gaza ceasefire. We look to US and all stakeholders in ensuring it holds.