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שני חשודים חדרו לישראל דרך הגבול עם ירדן

Bedouin gun smugglers attempt to ram IDF soldiers near Dead Sea; suspects shot

Israeli forces exchanged fire with a Bedouin arms smuggling cell after suspects tried to run over soldiers near the Jordan border; One suspect was moderately wounded; four were arrested

Ilana Curiel | 12.03.25

With pink scarves and hijabs, Arab women unite to fight breast cancer across the Middle East

After years of crisis and rising cancer deaths, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and even war-torn Yemen are rallying women to get screened—reviving breast cancer awareness campaigns under powerful local slogans

Lior Ben Ari | 10.27.25

Three Turkish nationals indicted in plot to smuggle Iranian arms into Israel

Indictment says suspects conspired with Iranian supplier to move handguns via Jordan; one defendant deported in July 2025 and another faces terrorism-related charge, prosecutors say

Yair Kraus | 10.26.25

זיינב עכלה א-סאעדי, יועצת במשרד החוץ העיראקי

Iraqi diplomat accused of stealing towels in Jordanian hotel sparks public outcry

Iraqi Foreign Ministry adviser is accused of stealing towels and other items from a hotel in Amman, triggering a diplomatic scandal, an internal probe, and a wave of online debate over the conduct and accountability of Iraq’s diplomats abroad

Lior Ben Ari | 10.21.25

פסגה בסעודיה - מנהיגי מדינות ערב בתמונה משותפת

Secret Israel-Arab military cooperation during Gaza war revealed, leaked US documents show

Despite harsh public criticism of Israel, at least six Arab states secretly took part in a US-led regional security network, sharing intelligence and training with Israel on tunnel warfare and countering Iran

Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.11.25

Three drone strikes in two weeks: Iron Dome misses Eilat attack as crowds cheer in Aqaba

A Houthi drone struck near Eilat’s Mall HaYam, wounding about 20 people, including two seriously; Iron Dome interceptors missed, and the air force held fire due to low altitude; It was the third drone attack on the city in under two weeks

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 09.24.25

Report: Jordanian textbooks glorify October 7 massacre, encourage anti-Israel hatred

Jordanian school textbooks now call hostages 'settlers living on Israeli colonies around Gaza', erase Israel from maps, and promote antisemitism and violent jihad, according to a new IMPACT-se report

Itamar Eichner | 09.24.25

Israel closes Allenby Crossing indefinitely after terror shooting by Jordanian national

Jordan border crossing to close starting Wednesday, days after a Jordanian national killed two Israeli soldiers in terror shooting; Jordan confirms two-way shutdown as investigation continues

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 09.23.25

Netanyahu blames Jordan for border crossing attack at tense Cabinet meeting

Prime minister accuses Jordan for failing to prevent deadly shooting as cabinet meeting spirals into heated arguments between ministers

Itamar Eichner | 09.19.25

Israeli officials fear rising wave of Palestinian violence after deadly border attack

After attack at Allenby Bridge left two soldiers dead, officials warn surge of violence in West Bank could spark wider unrest, strain IDF resources and derail Gaza campaign amid looming UN debate on Palestinian statehood

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.19.25

סמל אורן הרשקו ז"ל, סא"ל (במיל') יצחק הרוש ז"ל

IDF identifies officer, soldier killed in Jordan border attack

Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, and Sgt. Oran Hershko, 20, killed in shooting and stabbing attack at Allenby Bridge crossing by Jordanian national transporting aid to Gaza; terrorist shot dead by Israeli forces

Yoav Zitun | 09.18.25

Netanyahu: Two soldiers killed in Jordan border terror attack

Foreign Ministry sharply criticizes Jordan, calling attack 'another result of the criminal incitement' there; Amman says launched investigation into 'shooting incident,' which it 'condemns and rejects'

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.18.25

Israel suspends Jordan aid route to Gaza after border attack

Humanitarian aid shipments frozen after Jordanian aid truck driver killed two Israelis at Allenby Crossing; attack mirrors last year’s deadly shooting by another Jordanian ex-soldier, sparking fears in Amman of being dragged into war

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun | 09.18.25

Coffee from chickpeas: Jordanian chef teaches Gazans to make alternative food and hate Israel

Yasmin Nasir leverages her massive social media reach to push a virulent anti-Israel narrative—using symbolic recipes to fuel Gaza starvation claims

Lior Ben Ari | 09.16.25

After 34 years, Jordan reinstates mandatory military service, warns against evasion

Jordan reinstates mandatory military service for men born in 2007, with 6,000 recruits to be selected by lottery and trained starting February 2026, as the government cites national defense needs

Lior Ben Ari | 08.18.25

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