#FarhanHaq, a #UN spokesperson, said the new smaller numbers reflected those bodies which had been fully identified. The bigger figures included corpses for whom identification has so far not been completed.
The Jordanian monarchy supports the establishment of a #PalestinianState. While some right-wing politicians in #Israel have envisaged #Jordan becoming an alternative Palestinian state, #KingAbdullah has repeatedly warned that there is no such thing as a "Jordan option."
#Abdullah denounced what he termed global silence on #Israel's attacks, which have killed thousands in #Hamas-“ruled” #Gaza & made >1M homeless, & urged an even-handed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.