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France, Jordan provide aid to Gaza as Israel pursues bombing campaign

France and Jordan this week jointly airdropped seven tonnes of aid to civilians and aid workers in Gaza, as Israel continued to conduct air strikes against the militant group Hamas in the area. The United Nations says that the Palestinian territory has now been rendered "uninhabitable".

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Israel, Gaza, and Selective Historical Memory

Who is responsible for the killing and suffering in Gaza?

Reason

Gaza aid, fight against terror on menu for Macron's Christmas visit to Jordan

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting an air base in Jordan this week to mark the holidays with French forces deployed abroad. As well as reiterating France's commitment to fighting terrorism, he is also expected to highlight French humanitarian efforts for civilians caught up in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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David Cameron pushes his plan for Gaza ceasefire as he meets Middle East leaders

Diplomatic blitz in Jordan and Egypt, as foreign secretary argues case for ‘sustainable’ end to conflict

The Independent UK

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike believed to have been carried out by Jordan’s air force hit a southern province in Syria

The Independent UK

A Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria

Jordanian troops have clashed with dozens of drug smugglers along the country's northern border with Syria, leaving several dead including one soldier while another was wounded

The Independent UK

Jordan army kills drug runners at Syria border amid soaring Captagon trade

One Jordanian soldier was killed and another injured in shootout near border with Syria.

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Jordan's Mission To Save Its Ancient Olive Trees

Every morning, Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta swallows two cloves of garlic with a cup of olive oil before heading out to check on his ancient olive trees.

International Business Times

Israel-Hamas war: What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, there’s been a lot of discussion around Zionism.

The Conversation

Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’

Addressing the Doha Forum, Ayman Safadi says Israel’s operation in Gaza meets the ‘legal definition of genocide’.

Al Jazeera

Oscar entries from 26 countries to be screened at IFFK

The movies from countries including Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Malaysia, Poland, Tunisia and Turkey are bound to become a treat for the festival audience.

The Hindu

‘We will never forget’: Reliving the pain of the Nakba amid Israel’s war

A Palestinian family displaced in 1948 and then again to Jordan in 1967 say war on Gaza makes them feel it over again.

Al Jazeera

Regional Tourism A Casualty In Israel-Hamas Conflict

Tourists are abandoning the Middle East region due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, putting at risk nations like Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, whose economies depend heavily upon international tourism.

International Business Times

Jordan's top diplomat wants to align Europeans behind a call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says his country wants a meeting of Mediterranean officials this week to help bridge a gap between Arab and European countries in calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to become a permanent cease-fire

The Independent UK

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We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

We came to a refugee camp in Jordan to ask what is on people's minds, as war and violence unfold in places that may be miles away, but that feel central to their identities.

The Guardian - UK

Israel has long wanted Palestinians out of Gaza – my father saw it firsthand

Decades after the 1967 war, Israel is still under the illusion that violence against the Palestinians will give it peace and security, says Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian lawyer and writer

The Guardian - UK

Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel

Ayman Safadi says credibility of international law at stake as he clashes with senior US official over terms for humanitarian pause

The Independent UK

Jordan's foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on

Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threaten to engulf the wider Middle East

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Al Jazeera

Jordan says it won’t sign energy and water exchange deal with Israel

Top diplomat says Amman’s priority is to end ‘Israel’s barbarism in Gaza’, which can no longer be seen as self-defence.

The Conversation

How colonialist depictions of Palestinians feed western ideas of eastern 'barbarism'

Like so many other Palestinians, my friend Abeer Salah (not her real name) lives in exile. For Salah, home is Baqa’a refugee camp 20 kilometres north of Jordan’s capital of Amman. But she has family and friends trapped in Gaza. Since the horrific Hamas attacks of Oct. 7 and Israel’s…

The Independent UK

Return flights to Egypt sell for under £35 as Israel conflict triggers massive tourism slump in Middle East

Airlines desperately try to stimulate bookings after sales plummet

The Guardian - UK

The two-state solution is not the only viable option for Israel and Palestine

Letters: A three-state solution, whereby Gaza reverts to Egyptian control and the West Bank becomes part of Jordan, has been tried before and worked, argues Dr Martin A Smith. Plus letters from Janet Dubé and Mike Reed

WEKU

How interpretations of the phrase 'from the river to the sea' made it so divisive

It's a nod to the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the tensions between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews who live there. But what does it actually mean?

France 24

Impossible balancing act? Blinken's Middle East tour concludes in Turkey

"We obviously don’t agree on everything." That understatement comes courtesy of the US secretary of state. Now that Antony Blinken's weekend shuttling from Jordan and the West Bank to Iraq and Turkey is over, we can ask: what was it all about?

Zenger

Blinken’s Middle East Mission: Seeking Humanitarian Pause And Two-State Solution

US Secretary of State engages with Israel, Gaza, and Jordan to find a ceasefire and long-term peace

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