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Over 65,000 aid trucks have entered Gaza since October ceasefire, COGAT says

Delivered aid included tents and tarps, humanitarian staff, and the evacuation of Gazans in need of medical treatment and those with dual citizenship.

|ByTPS
Humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on February 4, 2026.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a press briefing during an EU-Jordan summit in Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2026; illustrative.

Foreign ministers from Muslim, Arab countries denounce Israeli West Bank bill to expand control

A group of Arab and Muslim states condemned Israel’s latest Security Cabinet decisions on West Bank land policy, planning authority, and enforcement powers.

|ByJAMES GENN
IDF, Israel Police seize 12 pistols after intercepting a drone attempting to smuggle the guns over the Jordan border, February 8, 2026.

IDF, police intercept drone carrying 12 pistols from Jordan

A drone smuggling 12 pistols from Jordan was intercepted overnight by IDF soldiers and Border Police officers on Sunday night, according to a joint statement.

|ByJAMES GENN, TPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tehran MP Mojtaba Zarei; illustrative.

Iranian MP threatens US bases, urges Jordanians to seize control of air base amid rising tensions

Iranian MP Mojtaba Zarei urged Jordanians to seize the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and take US soldiers captive after Tehran strikes the base in a threatened upcoming ballistic missile attack.

|ByJAMES GENN

Israel's plan to take over Gaza City another indication of intent to commit genocide, Iran FM says

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Jordan condemned Israel's Security Cabinet's decision, as others remained silent

AUGUST 8, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, July 2025.

Jordan says 'Israeli settlers' attacked Gaza-bound aid convoy

"This requires a serious Israeli intervention and no leniency in dealing with those who obstruct these convoys," a Jordanian government spokesman told Reuters.

AUGUST 6, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February 1, 2024.

Activists block humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza, slash truck tires - report

Friends of hostage Rom Braslavski and other Israeli activists blocked humanitarian aid heading for Gaza.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters from the Tzav 9 and Generation of Victory groups demonstrate against humanitarian aid entering Gaza at the Ashdod Port, May 27, 2025.

Swedish man found guilty in killing of Jordanian fighter pilot in Syria

The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced to life in prison for participating in the execution of Muath al-Kasasbeh.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Defendants Salah Abdeslam, Osama Krayem and Mohamed Abrini are escorted by police as they arrive in court during the trial of the 2016 Brussels attacks at the Justitia building in Brussels on April 3, 2023.

PMO: All countries 'that truly want to help' welcome to join humanitarian aid airdrops to Gaza

"We airdropped aid to Gazan civilians and we called on other nations to join us. Some have already done so," the PMO added.

JULY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plane releases airdropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, July 30, 2025.

Israeli-Jordanian agreement over Temple Mount is pathetic appeasement to terrorism - opinion

The network of Temple Mount activists includes advocates from across Israel and Jews from every circle of Israeli society.

JULY 27, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THEN-US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton, prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein attend the Israel-Jordan peace treaty signing ceremony at the Arava Crossing in 1994.

This week in Jewish history: Israel and Jordan end state of enmity

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

JULY 26, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein shake hands, as then-US president Bill Clinton applauds, at the peace treaty signing ceremony at the border between the two countries, in 1994.

IDF to allow foreign countries to drop aid in Gaza Strip

Additionally, the World Central Kitchen organization has begun operating its kitchens inside Gaza again.

JULY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trucks and Humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip seen at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

Southern Border Police arrest three in drug-smuggling operation

During the operation, police, in coordination with IDF soldiers, seized several drones and two operational vehicles at the scene.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Southern Border Police officers thwart drug-smuggling operation near the southern border with Jordan.

IAF intercepts Yemeni drone, Macron recognized Palestinian state

Israeli, US delegations depart Doha • IDF soldiers wounded in Gaza accident US says it is working to get more aid into Gaza without it being looted by Hamas • GHF offers to deliver UN aid

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians gather as they carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 20, 2025