Jordan tells its ambassador to leave Israel over war in Gaza - GulfToday

Jordan tells its ambassador to leave Israel over war in Gaza

  • 01 Nov 2023
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A view of the Jordanian flagpole in Amman.

Jordan has told its ambassador to come back from Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The ambassador would only return to Tel Aviv if Israel halted its war on the enclave and ended "the humanitarian crisis it has caused," the ministry added.

Israel's ambassador in Jordan, who left two weeks ago amid protests, would only be allowed to return on the same conditions, the ministry added.

"Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi decided to immediately recall Jordan's ambassador to Israel," the foreign ministry said, adding that the move was "to condemn the Israeli war that is killing innocent people in Gaza".

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