Hashemite king calls on Jerusalem to respect 'historical and legal status quo' at holy site; Turkish leader slams 'intervention against worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque'

President calls for calm on Temple Mount, stresses that Israel maintains religious status quo at holy site; adds that comments by Ayman Odeh about police were 'stomach turning'

Palace says Abdullah advised by his doctors to undergo 'urgent' operation at Frankfurt hospital, will return to Jordan after a week

PM thanks Abdullah for condemning recent attacks in Israel; Amman says Jordanian monarch urged prevention of ‘any tension or escalation in the Palestinian territories’

In letter posted on Twitter, King Abdullah II's half-brother says his values 'are not in line with approaches, trends and modern methods of our institutions'

Amid pre-Ramadan spate of Arab terror in Israel, Hashemite ruler warns Israel against restrictions on Muslim worshipers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

President will be third senior Israeli official to travel to Jordan to meet with Hashemite monarch this month in continued bid to lower tensions ahead of Ramadan

Defense minister presents steps Israel intends to take to ensure freedom of worship in Jerusalem, plus measures to benefit Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza

Omer Barlev reportedly met Jordan's FM, and the two talked of steps in Jerusalem during Muslim holy month to avert violent escalation

Abdullah arrives on eve of potentially incendiary Ramadan holiday, after kingdom declined invitation to Negev summit of Arab diplomats on same date