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Jordan's forces will not 'run around Gaza on patrol,' King Abdullah says on Trump's plan

King Abdullah warns against peace enforcement in Gaza under Trump’s plan, urging peacekeeping efforts instead. He also discusses Jordan's humanitarian role and the potential for lasting peace.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's King Abdullah II reacts as he arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street, central London, on February 15, 2024.
Israeli soldiers walk, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Israel detains four foreign nationals who illegally crossed into Israel from Jordan

The unarmed individuals may have been migrant workers.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025.

Terror? The writing was on the (Jordanian royal palace) wall - opinion

Thursday’s deadly Allenby Crossing attack was years in the making, fueled by Jordan’s rhetoric, radical education, and public anger that now threatens the monarchy itself.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
An Israeli military vehicle waits at a barrier, at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Allenby Crossing attack highlights rising terror threat from Jordan - analysis

Israeli officials have increasing concerns over threats that have come from the Kingdom of Jordan over the last several years. The last attack only confirms the concerns.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

The real face of Jordan

Every once in a while, the Jordanian people are given a chance to express how they really feel about Israel. It’s ugly.

MARCH 20, 2017ByCAROLINE B. GLICK
JORDAN’S KING Hussein leans over and shakes hands with Margalit Badayev, the mother of slain Israeli schoolgirl Shiri, during his 1997 condolence call at the mourning parent’s home.

Trump envoy: Jordan has important role to play in regional peace efforts

US Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason D. Greenblatt is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories this week.

MARCH 16, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt meets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

Analysis: Palestinian issue puts Jordanian-Israeli peace on ice

Government ties, though kept at low volume, are close.

MARCH 14, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
PROTESTERS IN Jordan hold Jordanian and Palestinian flags as they march in protest against Israel.

Analysis: 20 years on, a thorn in Jordan’s side is removed

During his prison term, Daqamseh expressed pride for his actions and was publicly praised by his mother. Even Hussein Mejalli, Jordan’s justice minister at the time, called him a hero.

MARCH 13, 2017ByYOSSI MELMAN
KAMLEH DAQAMSEH, mother of the Jordanian soldier convicted of killing seven Israeli schoolgirls in March 1997, speaks to the media at her home in the village of Ibdir yesterday after her son’s release

Jordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli schoolgirls

Daqamseh receives hero’s welcome, says "normalization with Zionists a lie."

MARCH 13, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
AHMAD DAQAMSEH, the Jordanian Army corporal who massacred seven Beit Shemesh schoolgirls in March 1997, is seen at Umm Alloul Prison in Mafraq, 80 km. north of Amman, in July 2013.

WATCH: Jordanian soldier who killed 7 Israeli children receives hero's welcome

Ahmad Daqamseh was released Sunday after serving a 20 year sentence for the 1997 "Island of Peace" attack.

MARCH 12, 2017ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA
Ahmad Daqamseh (center), a Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls on March 13, 1997, seen at Um Alluol prison in the city of Mafraq, northeast of Amman, [File 2013]

Jordanian soldier who killed 7 Israeli children released from prison

Ahmad Daqamseh murdered the children while they were on a school field trip in March 1997.

MARCH 12, 2017ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
A Jordanian army convoy

Israel, Jordan begin building free trade zone

Plants slated to compete with China in cheap production are projected to provide 13,000 jobs for Jordanians and Israelis.

JANUARY 16, 2017ByDROR FEUER/GLOBES
An IDF guard post is seen near Jericho along the border between Israel and Jordan in the Jordan Valley.

Analysis: Jordan’s image as a stable oasis takes a hit after Karak attack

Last month, three US military trainers were shot dead at a southern Jordanian base.

DECEMBER 20, 2016ByBEN LYNFIELD
An honor guard marches at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan

At least three US trainers shot dead at Jordan base

The incident occurred at the Prince Faisal air base in southern Jordan, which is a close ally of the United States.

NOVEMBER 4, 2016ByREUTERS
US and Jordanian soldiers participate in Exercise Eager Lion at the Jordan-Saudi Arabia border, south of Amman May 18, 2015.