Jordan, a key U.S. ally, said Wednesday it has recalled its ambassador from Israel and told Israel’s ambassador to remain out of the country in protest over the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ayman al-Safadi, who is also the foreign minister, said the return of the ambassadors is linked to Israel “stopping its war on Gaza … and the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing.”
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- Jordan has recalled its ambassador from Israel.
- Israel’s ambassador, who left Jordan two weeks ago amid protests, has been instructed to stay out of Jordan.
- The decision is in protest against the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.
- Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ayman al-Safadi, stated that the return of the ambassadors is contingent on Israel ceasing its actions in Gaza.
- Jordan established a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.
- This move by Jordan is a response to the war in Gaza, initiated after Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
- The foreign ministry emphasized that the ambassador would only return if Israel halted its war in Gaza and resolved the ensuing humanitarian crisis.
The Associated Press has the story:
Jordan recalls its ambassador from Israel in protest of war in Gaza
Newslooks- RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP)
Jordan, a key U.S. ally, said Wednesday it has recalled its ambassador from Israel and told Israel’s ambassador to remain out of the country in protest over the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.
Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ayman al-Safadi, who is also the foreign minister, said the return of the ambassadors is linked to Israel “stopping its war on Gaza … and the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing.”
Jordan signed a peace deal with Israel in 1994, the second Arab country after Egypt to do so.
Jordan on Wednesday said it would “immediately” recall its ambassador to Israel in protest at the war against Gaza’s Hamas rulers trigged by the militant group’s October 7 attacks.
“Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi decided to immediately recall Jordan’s ambassador to Israel,” the foreign ministry said, adding that the move was “to condemn the Israeli war that is killing innocent people in Gaza”.
Jordan has told its ambassador to come back from Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The ambassador would only return to Tel Aviv if Israel halted its war on the enclave and ended “the humanitarian crisis it has caused,” the ministry added.
Israel’s ambassador in Jordan, who left two weeks ago amid protests, would only be allowed to return on the same conditions, the ministry added.
