"Here's a look at why Jordan and Egypt refuse to accept large numbers of Palestinian refugees.A history of displacementBefore and during the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, some 700,000 ...

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon Israel refused ...

The Israel Defense Forces, in a statement to The Washington Post at the time, denied targeting civilians, including journalists. Nasser told The Post in December that Jordan had given Wahidi a ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war ... Alghorra President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent ...

Jordan is ready to declare war on Israel in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to forcibly expel Palestinians into its territory, Middle East Eye understands. The warning ...

Trump last month called on Egypt and Jordan to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, much of which has been decimated by the war between Hamas and Israel that broke out in October 2023 after Hamas ...

His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.

Today, Egypt is one of the highest recipients of US foreign aid in the Middle East after Israel. US foreign aid also plays a significant role in Jordan. Israel and Jordan signed the Wadi Araba ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House and renewed his push for Gaza ...

Around half of Jordan’s 11.5 million population is of Palestinian origin, most of whose families were displaced during the 1948 Nakba, or catastrophe in Arabic, when the state of Israel was ...

Taking in Palestinians is also widely considered as the end of a two-state-solution with an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, which is Jordan's key demand. In addition, it will set a ...