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US bolsters defences around Jordan base as it readies strikes in response to drone attack
Fp Staff •The U.S. has also tried more limited military responses in a series of strikes against weapons storage sites and training areas. So far, the U.S. response has not deterred the groups, which have attacked U.S. facilities at least 166 times since October.
UK’s Sunak urges Iran to de-escalate tensions after Jordan drone attack; strike on IRGC location in Syria kills many
Fp Staff •Since America has blamed Iran-backed terror groups for the Jordan strike—Iran has maintained its innocence in the matter—Sunak said he was concerned about tensions in West Asia
AFC Asian Cup 2023: Iraq coach warns one mistake and it's 'bye bye' ahead of Jordan clash
•Iraq's Spanish coach Jesus Casas attempted to play down their AFC Asian Cup title chances, starting against Jordan
Syria faces airstrikes likely carried out by Jordan's air force, 9 killed
Fp Staff •The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said nine people, including two children and at least three women, were killed in the strike on the village of Orman.
Jordan’s King Abdullah slams Israel over ‘brutal’ war in Gaza
Ajeyo Basu •King Abdullah of Jordan stated that one should learn that Gaza's security would never be guaranteed by Israel's "indiscriminate aggression"
Jordan urges global community to condemn any attempt to expel Palestinians
Ajeyo Basu •Jordan has denounced Israel's attempt to construct new settlements in Arab East Jerusalem, the portion of the city under dispute that was taken during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War together with the West Bank and is recognised by the UN as occupied territory
Gaza Conflict: Jordan doubtful whether Israel can destroy Hamas
Ajeyo Basu •Israel's bombardment of Gaza has sparked concerns among international, regional, and UN authorities about who would lead the small, heavily populated region in the event that Hamas loses the enclave it has controlled for sixteen years
40,000 fighters, tunnels: How Hamas will take on Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Fp Explainers •Hamas is ready for a protracted battle in the Gaza Strip. It has amassed enough weapons, food, and medical supplies, and the group is certain its 40,000 fighters can survive for months in a vast web of tunnels that cut deep beneath the Palestinian territory
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jordan as Israel-Hamas war rages
Fp Staff •Blinken arrived in Amman late on Friday and will also join a meeting with foreign ministers from five Arab countries, including a representative from the Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmud Abbas
Jordan's foreign minister to meet Blinken, tell Israel must stop war in Gaza
Fp Staff •The Jordan's foreign ministry has warned that if the Israel-Hamas war does not end, it would lead to a regional conflict that will threaten world peace