<p>King Abdullah of Jordan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on Monday, August 7, at a time of diplomatic tensions between both Palestine and Jordan and Israel.</p><p>The visit comes after a deadly shooting at the al-Aqsa Mosque complex on July 14, in which an Arab-Israeli shot two Israeli police officers, controversially sparking heightened security at the complex</a>, and another security incident at the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan</a>, on July 23, in which an Israeli security guard shot dead two Jordanians, leading to a diplomatic row between Jordan and Israel.</p><p>Haaretz reported a statement</a> by Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in which he said the meeting led to the formation of a joint Palestinian-Jordanian team aimed at improving coordination between the states after the recent al-Aqsa controversy.</p><p>The visit is the first for King Abdullah to the West Bank since 2012. Credit: President Mahmoud Abbas via Storyful</p><br />
