#Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war (something strange about this accusation - these SYR-based groups don’t have much in common with MB (if that’s really who it was) in Jordan) @jordan
#Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war (something strange about this accusation - these SYR-based groups don’t have much in common with MB (if that’s really who it was) in Jordan) @jordan
#FarhanHaq, a #UN spokesperson, said the new smaller numbers reflected those bodies which had been fully identified. The bigger figures included corpses for whom identification has so far not been completed.
The Jordanian monarchy supports the establishment of a #PalestinianState. While some right-wing politicians in #Israel have envisaged #Jordan becoming an alternative Palestinian state, #KingAbdullah has repeatedly warned that there is no such thing as a "Jordan option."
#Jordan - Daoud Kuttab: The Islamist TV station Yarmouk TV studios in Amman has been raided by Jordanian security. It was operating using a delayed method of taping and rebroadcasting online at a later stage to circumvent restrictions @jordan
#Jordan - US:
Laura Rozen: King Abdullah of Jordan will participate in a private meeting with President Biden at the White House when he is in DC next week, WH spox says. @jordan
#Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked Jordanian aid convoys on way to Gaza (why does Reuters write “Jordan says”? As if it is dubious?) @jordan@israel
Look: British and American fighter jets are now shooting down Iranian #drones (#Shahed) over #Israel, #Syria and #Jordan. And yet they are not in a direct war with #Iran.
Why can't we shoot down exactly the same Shahed drones over #Ukraine, just like that - without a state of war?!
from#WashingtonPost [gift article link below]
Leaders of #Jordan, #France and #Egypt: Cease fire now in #Gaza
By King Abdullah II, Emmanuel Macron and Abdel Fatah El-Sisi
April 8, 2024
It demands immediate ceasefire, respect and protection for [#UN agencies including #UNWRA, respect for Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, etc.]
Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth: An Israeli army patrol sustained damage last night at Sheikh Hussein border crossing following a shooting operation carried out by resistance fighters from inside #Jordan.
Jordanians took to the streets of Aman in the 8th consecutive night to protest against Israeli embassy that is heavily guarded by police and the military.
The hand written sign says "we will not stop until all the shameful agreements and the peace deal have been revoced".
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
The foreign minister, #PennyWong, announced the decision to unfreeze $6m in emergency funding for #UNRWA on Friday, as part of a broader package of support.