Ramallah, May 17, 2021, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here today with the visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs and Press and Public Diplomacy Hady Amr. During the meeting, Abbas briefed Amr on the latest dangerous situation which Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is experiencing, due to the ongoing aggressions by the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian people and that shall immediately stop. For his part, the US envoy reasserted the importance of realizing calmness and stopping the escalation, pointing out that the Biden administration exerts efforts with the parties concerned, in order to realize that goal. --SPA 21:17 LOCAL TIME 18:17 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1558981