US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest developments in Palestine.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest developments in Palestine.

The meeting with Kerry will take place in the Jordanian capital at 1 pm (1100 GMT) on Thursday, Abbas’ spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said.

Kerry was due to arrive in Jordan later on Wednesday for talks with King Abdullah II on the simmering tensions in al-Quds and other regional issues, officials said.
His arrival comes as unrest which has gripped east al-Quds due to Zionist extremists calls for Jews to pray in al-Aqsa Mosque.

"The Palestinian position will be made crystal clear: the Israeli violations are a red line and cannot be tolerated -- especially with the tension and Israeli escalation in Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem," Abu Rudeina said.

Abbas will also tell Kerry that the Palestinians will not be deterred from plans to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council this month, seeking to set an end date for Israeli occupation, he said.

"President Abbas will also affirm... that the Palestinian side is going to the Security Council this month to call for an end date for Israeli occupation because the situation has become explosive and it cannot wait," he said.