Israel - Hamas War : Jordan says 'all options' open as Israel-Hamas war intensifies
Additionally, jordan declared last week that the Israeli ambassador, who departed Amman soon after the attack by Hamas, would not be permitted to return. In reaction to what it perceived as Israel's inability to distinguish between military and civilian targets in its escalating bombing and invasion of the Gaza Strip, jordan said on monday that it was keeping "all options" open.
Prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh did not specify what more action jordan will take, days after the country recalled its ambassador from israel over Israel's incursion against Gaza, which was instigated in response to Hamas's cross-data-border rampage on october 7. Additionally, jordan said last week that Israel's ambassador, who departed Amman soon after Hamas' attack, was persona non grata and would not be permitted to return to continue his responsibilities.
Jordan had signed a peace treaty with israel in 1994. "All options are on the table for jordan in our dealing with the Israeli aggression on Gaza and its repercussions," Khasawneh said to state media. Israel's siege of the heavily populated Gaza Strip, according to Khasawneh, was not in self-defense as it claims. "The brutal Israeli attack does not discriminate between civilian and military targets and is extending to safe areas and ambulances," he stated.
Israel has refuted claims that it intentionally targets civilian items in densely populated areas, claiming that Hamas transports its fighters in ambulances, and tunnels beneath hospitals, and uses citizens as human shields. According to diplomats with knowledge of Jordanian policy, the country is reevaluating its political, security, and economic relations with Israel. If the carnage in Gaza continues, jordan may even consider pausing further implementation of its peace accord.
Prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh did not specify what more action jordan will take, days after the country recalled its ambassador from israel over Israel's incursion against Gaza, which was instigated in response to Hamas's cross-data-border rampage on october 7. Additionally, jordan said last week that Israel's ambassador, who departed Amman soon after Hamas' attack, was persona non grata and would not be permitted to return to continue his responsibilities.
Jordan had signed a peace treaty with israel in 1994. "All options are on the table for jordan in our dealing with the Israeli aggression on Gaza and its repercussions," Khasawneh said to state media. Israel's siege of the heavily populated Gaza Strip, according to Khasawneh, was not in self-defense as it claims. "The brutal Israeli attack does not discriminate between civilian and military targets and is extending to safe areas and ambulances," he stated.
Israel has refuted claims that it intentionally targets civilian items in densely populated areas, claiming that Hamas transports its fighters in ambulances, and tunnels beneath hospitals, and uses citizens as human shields. According to diplomats with knowledge of Jordanian policy, the country is reevaluating its political, security, and economic relations with Israel. If the carnage in Gaza continues, jordan may even consider pausing further implementation of its peace accord.
In jordan, which is home to a sizable population of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, the Israel-Hamas conflict has reignited long-standing concerns that israel may take advantage of an opportunity to drive out Palestinians in large numbers from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian residents have increased since Hamas's attack on october 7.