Ik weet niet wat uw definitie is van vrede maar mij lijkt het in het beste geval op een "gewapende vrede"
2023 Israel-Hamas war
In October 2023, during the
Israel–Hamas war, King Abdullah condemned Israel's
blockade of the Gaza Strip and the "collective punishment" of Palestinians in Gaza.
[32] On 1 November 2023, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel, accusing the country of creating an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe” and “killing innocent people in Gaza”.
[33] Jordan also declared that Israel's ambassador, who had departed Amman following Hamas' attack, would not be permitted to return.
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In November 2023,
Bisher al Khasawneh, the prime minister of Jordan, said that Jordan was considering all available options in its response to the Israeli aggression on Gaza and its subsequent consequences.
[36][37] Khasawneh argued that Israel's blockade of the heavily-populated Gaza Strip could not be justified as self-defense, and criticised the indiscriminate Israeli assault, which had included safe zones and ambulances in its targets.
[38][39] Jordanian residents (including the approximately 2 million Palestinian refugees and others with Palestinian roots) have staged protests against Israel's actions in Gaza, which adds pressure to the government to take action on the issue.
[40] There is also evidence that there is more sympathy with Hamas among Jordanians in recent years.
[41] However, Jordan's Western allies view the kingdom as a potentially vital mediator, should Israel and
Hamas agree to negotiate. King Abdullah has been taking part in diplomatic meetings in Europe, aiming to secure safe passage of humanitarian aid; however, the government is also grappling with domestic problems such as inflation, unemployment, and trafficking of arms and drugs through Jordan to the
West Bank. The king and
Queen Rania have criticised Israel's action in Gaza, and called for a
ceasefire. Queen Rania, whose family is Palestinian with roots in the West Bank town of
Nablus, called on Western leaders to denounce Israel's attacks on Palestinian civilians in an interview aired on
CNN in the U.S. There are fears of a huge influx of refugees into Jordan as a result of the
Israel-Hamas War.
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