Trump UN envoy Waltz, EU’s Kallas in Jordan to discuss Gaza aid

SCMP | Dec. 7, 2025, 11:59 a.m. | Original
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Internally displaced Palestinians, including children, hold pots as they gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. On Sunday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz held meetings in Jordan to discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza. Photo: EPA

US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas were both visiting Jordan on Sunday to discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza.

Their visits came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the second phase of the US-sponsored ceasefire plan for the Palestinian territory to begin soon.

Waltz said on social media that he was in the Jordanian capital Amman to discuss speeding up the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and “to see the vital work Jordanian and UN partners are doing”.

“We’re ready to move forward with the rebuilding of Gaza … So we’re here to knock down those bureaucratic barriers and get things moving,” he added.

Kallas was also in Jordan on Sunday, where she held talks with King Abdullah on the Gaza ceasefire and regional developments, the royal palace said in a statement.

Abdullah notably reiterated “the need to adhere to the terms of the agreement to end the war on Gaza and ensure the flow of relief aid”, the palace said.

Kallas and the king discussed “the need to achieve comprehensive calm in the region and preserve the sovereignty of states,” it added.

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