AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan’s King Abdullah II called Wednesday for halting Israeli settlement expansion and rejecting any attempts to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

His call came during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Al-Husseiniya Palace in the capital Amman.

The meeting came one day after US President Donald Trump’s plan to 'take over' Gaza and resettle Palestinians elsewhere, inviting a storm of condemnations.

King Abdullah underlined “the necessity of achieving a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital," the royal court said in a statement.

He stressed Jordan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people in their pursuit of their legitimate rights.

The king also emphasized "the need to halt all settlement activities and reject any attempts to annex land or forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank," the statement said.

Abdullah called for "sustaining the ceasefire in Gaza and intensifying international efforts to increase humanitarian aid and ensure its delivery to all areas of the enclave."

Abbas, for his part, hailed Jordan’s "steadfast" support for the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people's resilience in securing their legitimate rights, according to the statement.

He also commended "Jordan’s ongoing efforts in facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza and alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people amid dire humanitarian conditions."

Trump first triggered uproar on Jan. 25 by suggesting that Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt, calling the enclave a “demolition site” after Israel’s war. His proposal, however, was vehemently rejected by Amman and Cairo.

A six-nation Arab ministerial meeting in Cairo on Saturday firmly rejected Palestinian displacement from Gaza and renewed calls for implementing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Trump’s proposal came after a ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, suspending Israel’s genocidal war that has killed more than 47,500 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November last year for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.