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Inside the new Arab-Israeli alliance

The Spectator 18 Apr 2024
‘If you invade our airspace, we will shoot you down.’ He lives in a smart neighbourhood of Amman but he thought the rest of the country agreed, albeit by a thin majority as two-thirds of Jordanians are of Palestinian descent.
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Jordan walks a tightrope after downing Iranian drones and missiles

CNN 17 Apr 2024
As the skies over Amman and other Jordanian cities lit up with Jordan’s interception of Iranian drones and missiles headed for Israel last weekend, officials in the country were notably silent for hours.
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JAF Carries Out Five More Airdrops Of Aid Into Northern Gaza

MENA FN 17 Apr 2024
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN - The Jordanian Armed Forces - Arab Army (JAF), in cooperation with other countries, carried out on Tuesday five airdrops of aid into the north of the war-torn Gaza ... .
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Jordan says it won't be 'battlefield' for Israel, Iran

Yeni Ṣafak 17 Apr 2024
Jordan's foreign minister says Amman will intercept any Israeli drones violating country's airspace .
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Saudi Arabia ramps up regional diplomacy to avert Iran-Israel war

Al Monitor 17 Apr 2024
King Abdullah stressed during a visit in the Mafraq governorate (north of the capital Amman) on Tuesday that he will not allow his country to be “a battlefield” between Iran and Israel.
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King Abdullah: Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation

Voa News 17 Apr 2024
AmmanJordan’s King Abdullah says his country will not be a battleground for any party in the confrontation between Israel and Iran and the protection of its citizens and sovereignty are paramount ... In remarks to U.S ... .
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Jordan forced to walk a tightrope over Israel-Iran showdown

Arab News 16 Apr 2024
Later, Amman announced that its air force had intercepted “flying projectiles” and shot them down ... Video footage showed such projectiles being intercepted and shot down across Amman’s skies in the early hours of Sunday.
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JAF Carries Out Three More Airdrops To Northern Gaza

MENA FN 16 Apr 2024
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN - The Jordanian Armed ForcesArab Army (JAF), in cooperation with other countries, carried out on Monday three airdrops towards the North of the war-torn Gaza ... .
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Jordanians angered by government's downing of Iran missiles

The New Arab 15 Apr 2024
Jordanians expressed outrage over the weekend over their country's participation in stopping Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel on Sunday morning, as protests against Israel's war on Gaza continued in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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Jordan faces difficult balancing act amid row over role in downing Iranian drones

The Observer 15 Apr 2024
Underlying its precarious position, Amman summoned the Iranian ambassador on Sunday over comments from Tehran that appeared to threaten Jordan for joining the US-led effort to support Israel in shooting down the incoming salvo.
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Flights resume after Israel attack

CyprusMail 15 Apr 2024
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday, a Hermes Airports spokesperson confirmed that the countries’ airspace has reopened and flights between Larnaca airport and Amman and Beirut are ...
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Arab states unexpectedly helped Israel fight off Iran's attack

Business Insider 15 Apr 2024
Arab countries have complicated motivations for seemingly aiding Israel ... "What the Western countries under US leadership have done to protect Israel yesterday is exactly what Saudi Arabia wants for itself," said Farouk.
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Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with missiles, drones

Gulf Today 14 Apr 2024
... on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Objects are seen in the sky over Amman after Iran launched drones towards Israel, in Amman, Jordan.
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US, UK, France and Jordan help Israel stop Iranian drones, missiles

Israel Today 14 Apr 2024
An official statement from Amman on Sunday morning confirmed the interceptions, adding that some shrapnel had fallen in various places in the country, causing no injuries or damage.
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