Israel’s President Isaac Herzog traveled today to Jordan and met King Abdullah II at the monarch's invitation. Herzog was received at Al Husseiniya Palace in a ceremony that included an honor guard against a backdrop of Israeli and Jordanian flags. The two leaders met privately, followed by a diplomatic meeting that included several officials from both sides.

Abdullah started the second meeting by condemning the recent terror attacks in Israel, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims. "The conflict has been going on for a long time and the violence that has been created continues to be fertile ground for extremism. I condemn the violence in the name of Jordan," he said.

Herzog thanked the king for his hospitality. "I bring a message of warm regards and friendship from the Israeli people. We have suffered heinous terror attacks in the last 10 days. Eleven innocent lives were taken in terrible attacks by vile terrorists. We must fight together against any type of terror and cooperate for the benefit of the security of our nations."

Herzog paid tribute to the king’s late father, under whose leadership the 1994 peace treaty between the two countries was signed, saying, "We share common values of prosperity and peace based on our peace agreement, which was carved out by the late King Hussein, your legendary father, as well as by the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Together we must now move forward, and we are offering an alternative … of people-to-people dialogue, of respect, of speaking to each other, of showing the region that there could be a different way."