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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Israel-Jordan relations

Emergency vehicles outside the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Jordan, after gunshots were heard in the area, early November 24, 2024. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 24, 2024, 6:55 am
Gunman opens fire near Israeli Embassy in Jordan, is shot dead; 3 cops wounded
Local officials say incident is over, as state media says gunfire was directed at a police patrol in Amman and that an investigation is ongoing
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A handout picture provided by Jordan's Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II addressing the opening of the 20th ordinary session of the National Assembly in Amman on November 18, 2024. (Chris Setian / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
November 18, 2024, 6:19 pm
Opening new parliament, Jordanian king says Amman ‘working tirelessly’ to end war
Islamist Muslim Brotherhood more than doubles its contingent in new session of parliament to around a fifth of total seats, becoming the largest single group of lawmakers
By Reuters and ToI Staff
View of the border between Israel and Jordan, in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank, on June 17, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 11:30 am
IDF announces formation of new division to defend Israel’s border with Jordan
Move comes weeks after gunmen breached border in an area south of the Dead Sea; IDF chief Halevi says new division will ease burden on reservists
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A man carries a humanitarian aid package provided by UNRWA in central Gaza City on August 27, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
October 29, 2024, 7:24 pm
Israel says UNRWA in Gaza is ‘rotten’ as concern builds over new laws’ impact on aid
While Israeli official says Palestinian refugee agency already limited and other organizations can fill gaps, aid groups sound alarm that UNRWA cannot be replaced by alternatives
By Lazar Berman, Gianluca Pacchiani, Agencies and ToI Staff
Jafar Hassan, left, appointed Jordan's prime minister on Sunday, sits with his predecessor, then-PM Bisher Khasawneh, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 21, 2024. (Ryan Carter/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS)
September 15, 2024, 8:02 pm
Abdullah taps chief of staff as Jordan’s new PM after Islamists gain in elections
King selects Harvard-educated technocrat Jafar Hassan to lead new government, week after Muslim Brotherhood becomes largest party in parliament with 31 out of 138 seats
By AFP and Reuters
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks out over the Jordan Valley on September 11, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 11, 2024, 8:51 pm
Visiting Jordan Valley, Netanyahu vows to work with Amman to boost border fence
Days after deadly shooting at Allenby border crossing, PM says ‘stronger barrier’ needed along boundary with Jordan, a project repeatedly promised and scrapped over the years
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
An election staff member assists a woman casting her ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station at the al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp near the capital Amman on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
September 10, 2024, 2:30 pm
Polls open in Jordan, with Islamists expected to make gains amid anger over Gaza war
Parliamentary elections take place under new law aimed at diluting tribalism, which could bolster Islamist parties in cities mostly inhabited by Palestinian-Jordanians
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Jordan's parliament convenes in Amman, December 15, 2021. (Khalil Mazraawi / AFP)
September 9, 2024, 5:52 pm
Jordan’s pro-Hamas opposition, buoyed by Gaza war, seeks shakeup in Tuesday vote
Muslim Brotherhood political arm demands abrogation of pro-Western kingdom’s ties with Israel, overhaul of electoral system that disadvantages urban Islamists
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli security forces near the scene where three civilians were murdered in a terror shooting attack at Allenby Bridge, a crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 9, 2024, 11:16 am
Jordan crossing reopens to pedestrians after deadly terror attack celebrated in Amman
Allenby Bridge Crossing remains closed to trucks; Israeli security forces meet Jordanian counterparts to discuss investigation into murder of three Israelis, upgrading security
By ToI Staff
Yuri Birnbaum (left), Yohanan Shchori (center), and Adrian Marcelo Podzamczer, killed in a terror shooting attack at the Allenby Bridge Crossing, September 8, 2024. (Courtesy)
September 8, 2024, 1:23 pm
3 Israelis killed in terror shooting at crossing between West Bank and Jordan
Jordanian terrorist drives truck from Jordan, opens fire at Allenby Bridge workers and then is shot dead; IDF rules out vehicle was rigged with explosives
By Emanuel Fabian
People walk along a street after Israeli bulldozers dug up the asphalt in the the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the West Bank following a large-scale military operation on August 30, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
August 30, 2024, 6:21 pm
Report: Jordan fears IDF West Bank ops, settler violence will drive Palestinians across border
Locals describe scenes of destruction in Tulkarem refugee camp; Hamas accuses PA of arresting operatives in Nablus; UK ‘deeply concerned’ by wide-scale operation
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
IDF Col. Yishai Rosilio, in a farewell speech as he departs as head of the Judea Regional Brigade, in the West Bank, August 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
IDF commander rebuked after allowing unauthorized work at Hebron holy site
Work at Tomb of the Patriarchs must be approved in consultation between Israel, PA and Jordan; officer reportedly told his action could have harmed security in time of war
By ToI Staff
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi briefs the media in Berlin, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
August 1, 2024, 9:48 pm
After Haniyeh’s death, Jordan says Israel ‘a rogue state,’ undermining hostage deal
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi calls on UN not to allow Jerusalem to ‘impose more wars and more destruction on the region’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024. (Otzma Yehudit)
July 18, 2024, 1:48 pm
Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, urges PM ‘not to fold’ under pressure to OK hostage deal
Far-right minister says he prayed for hostages’ release, appearing to hint he still aims to change status quo at flashpoint holy site that bars Jewish prayer; Jordan slams visit
By Sam Sokol, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
The Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in 2018. (US Air Force/Alexander W. Riedel)
April 16, 2024, 6:32 pm
With attack, Iran breathes life into nascent US-led alliance from Qatar to Israel
Israeli official calls joint air defense operation run out of war room near Doha a real breakthrough, marking first time coalition has actively banded together against Tehran
By Amir Bar Shalom
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