Jordan

Jordan officials use products from Israeli company to violate activists privacy, rights - report

The Citizen Lab states that the use of Cellebrite's tool "likely violates international human rights law."

An engineer shows devices and explains the technology developed by the Israeli firm Cellebrite's technology on November 9, 2016
 View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

Egypt joins Jordan, UAE as third Arab country to visit American CMCC base in Kiryat Gat - KAN

M-16 rifles intercepted and seized by the IDF after they were attempted to be smuggled into Israel, January 16, 2025

IDF intercepts drones smuggling weapons through western border


On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war

Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

An image of the front page of The Jerusalem Post on October 27, 2025.

Turkish nationals charged over plot to smuggle firearms from Iran into Israel

Three Turkish nationals were charged in Nazareth with plotting to smuggle pistols from Iran into Israel through Jordan, including one accused of aiding terror.

 General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019.

Iraq launches probe after diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordan hotel

Iraqi diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordanian hotel, now she demands investigation and is receiving tribal support.

A beach Towel is seen draped over a boat with the flag of Jordan (illustrative)

Jordan, Arab Parliament welcome Gaza ceasefire agreement

Jordan and the Arab Parliament praised the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, calling it a key step toward peace and urging urgent aid for Gaza.

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a press conference in Amman, September 10, 2025.

'Peace finally feels obtainable': World welcomes imminent release of hostages, Gaza deal signing

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "stakes had never been higher" for establishing a two-state solution.

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against state

Nine defendants were sentenced after being accused of plotting to use drones and missiles in attacks on sensitive locations within Jordan.

Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023

Palestinian mother of US Navy sailor evacuated from Gaza in coordinated operation - report

Ahlam Firwana was extracted through Israeli and Jordanian coordination after her son’s pleas to US officials.

PALESTINIANS RELOCATE after the IDF issued evacuation orders in Gaza City in June. The writer asks: How is it that an army that warns civilians before striking and holds itself to impossible ethical standards is accused of genocide?

Israel deports 131 Gaza flotilla activists to Jordan, Jordan state news says

The activists were deported via the Allenby Bridge crossing.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by the USB union to condemn the Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Bologna, Italy, October 3, 2025.

Queen Rania and manifestations of antisemitism in Jordan - opinion

The atmosphere in Jordan blurs the line between legitimate criticism of Israeli policy and antisemitism.

JORDAN’S QUEEN RANIA: She argued in a CNN interview in November 2023 that ‘Israel uses antisemitism to deflect criticism,’ the writers note.

Israeli citizen imprisoned in Jordan for three months returns to Israel

Salameh was transferred back to Israel via the Jordan River Crossing after talks that took place in recent months with the assistance of the Foreign Ministry, Shin Bet, and Israel Police.

Mahmoud Salameh, an Israeli citizen who was imprisoned in Jordan for three months, returns to Israel, October 1, 2025.