Jordan's King Abdullah II has confirmed that he has met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Axar.az reports that Abdullah II himself informed CNN about this.

"I came out of these meetings with great enthusiasm. I believe that in the last two weeks, in addition to the mutual understanding between Israel and Jordan, we will take a step forward in the Israeli-Palestinian issue," Abdullah II said.

Earlier, the Valla newspaper claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Jordan's King Abdullah II had a secret meeting in Amman.