His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday urged a united Arab stand on Israel's onslaught on Lebanon during talks with Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa.

"It is necessary to elaborate a united Arab stand to deal with the current crisis in Lebanon," the King told Musa.

He also reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon "to spare the Lebanese people further deaths and destruction".

Musa, who is on a regional tour to muster Arab efforts to end the violence in Lebanon, earlier criticized the "paralysis" of the United Nations Security Council and its inability to call for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Also today, King Abdullah telephoned Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi to discuss the Lebanese crisis.

The King urged European countries to intensify their efforts to push for an immediate ceasefire.

The Jordan Times