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U.S. Sent F-22 Fighter Jets to Israel, Official Says
ByChristoph Koettl, Aaron Boxerman, Sanjana Varghese and Eric Schmitt February 25, 2026

Videos show a dozen F-22 Raptors left Britain on Tuesday, and flight tracking data indicates they flew toward the Middle East.

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U.S. Forces Leave Base in Syria Used in Fight Against ISIS
ByJohn Ismay February 12, 2026

The military base at Al-Tanf had hosted U.S. troops fighting against the Islamic State since 2016. Some of the troops are expected to be repositioned at a Jordanian military base across the border.

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Jordan used Israeli phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds
ByStephanie Kirchgaessner January 22, 2026

Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phonesAuthorities in Jordan appear to be using an Israeli digital tool to extract information from the mobile phones of activists and proteste…

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‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat
ByMohamed Ersan in Amman January 1, 2026

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old traditionAbu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dus…

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‘What other silences filled my childhood?’: Tareq Baconi on excavating his queer and Palestinian identities
ByEmma Graham-Harrison December 28, 2025

In his memoir, the author recalls the boy he loved while growing up in Jordan – and weaves the tale with his family’s history of dispossessionSeven decades after Tareq Baconi’s grandmother fled in terror from the port city of Haifa, carrying a Bible, a…

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Israel Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack
ByFatima AbdulKarim September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Israel Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack
ByFatima AbdulKarim September 21, 2025

The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
ByJason Burke in Petra September 20, 2025

Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaignersBy noon, the sun is high over Petra, bleaching the coloured sandstone cliffs and temporarily emptying its celebrated ruins of tourists. Vine…

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‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
ByJason Burke in Petra September 20, 2025

Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaignersBy noon, the sun is high over Petra, bleaching the coloured sandstone cliffs and temporarily emptying its celebrated ruins of tourists. Vine…

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Assailant Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers at West Bank-Jordan Border
ByNatan Odenheimer September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Israel’s military said the attacker crossed the border in a truck transporting aid. He was armed with a gun and a knife, initially opening fire and then stabbing people.

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