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Jordan’s baptism-site boom could reshape Israel’s quiet eastern border

Analysis: A $120 million expansion at Al-Maghtas is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Jordan River, raising new surveillance, drone and crowd-control challenges directly across from Israel’s Kasr al-Yahud crossing

Amine Ayoub | 08.14.26

Jordan accuses Israel of Temple Mount changes as Arab, Muslim ministers gather for emergency talks

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warns changes to the status quo could ignite religious conflict across the Muslim world, as Amman fears intensified Jewish prayer at the site during September holidays and pressure on its custodianship

ynet Global | 08.04.26

Iranian strike hits Chinese company in Kuwait, killing worker

Attack severely damages building hours after Jordan intercepts five Iranian missiles and US strikes dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets; drone incidents in Egypt and Saudi Arabia deepen fears of renewed all-out war

AP | 07.30.26

Jordan foils Iranian missile attack as US launches new wave of strikes

Jordan says it intercepted five Iranian missiles targeting US forces, as renewed American strikes hit military sites across Iran and a residential building on Qeshm Island, killing three members of one family and wounding two young children

News Agencies, Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari, Ron Crissy | 07.30.26

IDF downs drone near Jordan border for second straight day; origins remain unknown

Aircraft did not enter Israeli territory and no alerts were activated; IDF has yet to identify where three drones intercepted near the border since Monday were launched

ynet | 07.28.26

IDF intercepts two drones near Jordan border

The drones were downed before crossing into Israeli territory, the military says; their launch origin remains under investigation and no alerts were activated under existing policy

ynet | 07.27.26

Iran fires missiles at Jordan’s Aqaba as explosions heard in Eilat

Flights were delayed and security forces searched open areas near Eilat as prominent Jordanians demanded the removal of foreign troops, warning that the country’s growing role in US operations was exposing it to attack

Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel, Elisha Ben Kimon, Alexandra Lukash | 07.22.26

US military identifies 3rd service member believed to have been killed in Iranian attack

Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York had been missing following the attack Friday on a base in Jordan; her official status is now 'Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown' and she is 'believed to be deceased'

Associated Press | 07.22.26

US launches new round of strikes against Iran for 10th straight night

CENTCOM announces a new wave of attacks after the American death toll rises to 17; Iran continues targeting US forces in Jordan, while Israel prepares for possible participation but waits for Washington’s decision

News Agencies, ynet | 07.20.26

Jordan under Iranian fire as Trump vows revenge for every US soldier killed

Jordan intercepted three more Iranian missiles after days of attacks targeting US forces in the kingdom; Trump ordered military leaders to exact a heavy price for every American death as strikes and maritime attacks widened across the region

Lior Ben Ari | 07.20.26

נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ פגישה עם מלך ירדן עבדאללה

‘Simply can’t say no’: how Jordan became a US safe haven and a prime Iranian target

Iranian attacks have intensified as Washington relies more heavily on bases in Jordan, where nearly 4,000 US troops are stationed and the kingdom remains deeply dependent on American aid

Lior Ben Ari | 07.20.26

US intercepts Iranian launches to Jordan, interceptors also sent from Israel

Interceptor fragments fell in Eilat, where residents reported hearing explosions; No change to the Home Front Command's guidelines; Flights to Aqaba were delayed, as well as to Ben Gurion Airport

Roni Green Shaulov, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.19.26

Jordan denies Aqaba evacuation as Iran condemns US nuclear-site strike

Jordan says no evacuation order was issued and no threat detected at Aqaba’s airport or seaport, contradicting a US Embassy alert; Iran separately accuses Washington of violating international law by striking the unfinished Darkhovin nuclear power plant site

Reuters | 07.19.26

Israeli teen, 15, killed in fall at Jordan hotel

Najat al-Shamali of Ramla was vacationing with her family when she fell from a height inside their hotel and was pronounced dead at the scene; Jordanian police opened an investigation into the circumstances

Hasan Shaalan | 07.19.26

CENTCOM: 2 US troops killed, 1 missing after Iran attack in Jordan

US Central Command says service members killed while US and partner forces defended against Iranian missile and drone strikes; four others were hospitalized and later released

ynet Global | 07.18.26

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