Egypt and Jordan condemn Shepherd Hotel demolition

Egypt and Jordan on Monday strongly condemned Israel's demolition of an old hotel in east Jerusalem, a symbolic building for the Palestinians, and warned against the risk of violence.

Egypt "condemns" the demolition of the old Shepherd Hotel, in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, and argues that continuing Israeli settlement projects will lead to a "new explosion of violence" in the Palestinian territories," warns a statement Egyptian Foreign Affairs. (AFP)